Technician II - Central Sterile Processing Distribution Procedures
About The Position
The Technician II is responsible for decontaminating, preparing, and sterilizing instruments, instrument trays, and equipment; assembling trays and case carts; documenting sterilization processes; and delivering surgical instrumentation and patient care equipment to the Perioperative team. The role ensures quality standards are met in accordance with departmental procedures and established industry standards, and incorporates the organization’s vision, values, mission, and critical goals into job performance. The technician may also serve as a preceptor to staff. The position is based at John C. Lincoln, 250 E Dunlap Ave, Phoenix, Arizona, in the OR Central Sterile department. The posting identifies the schedule as PRN days.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- More than 10 months of any CSPD experience.
- Surgical technical training or sterile processing training is preferred.
- Completion of a sterile processing training program or certification as CRCST or CSPDT is preferred.
- One year of experience as a certified technician is preferred.
- Completion of an accredited training program is preferred.
Nice To Haves
- Surgical technical training or sterile processing training.
- Completion of a sterile processing training program.
- Certification as either CRCST or CSPDT.
- One year of experience as a certified technician.
- Completion of an accredited training program.
Responsibilities
- Use chemical agents and automated decontamination machinery to clean and decontaminate instrumentation and medical equipment.
- Assemble, prepare, and pack instrumentation; inspect instruments for cleanliness, function, breakage, and intact identification tape.
- Assemble trays using instrument tray lists; locate and replace missing instruments, and identify and label instruments that are missing.
- Contain, wrap, or pouch instruments and sets, selecting wrapping materials appropriate to the size, weight, and sterilization method.
- Sterilize instruments according to prescribed procedures and guidelines.
- Challenge sterilization processes using internal, external, and biological monitoring systems.
- Monitor, read, document, and interpret parameters for sterilization processes to ensure proper function and process validation.
- Maintain appropriate load configurations and the flow of instruments through sterilization; prioritize instrument needs using the instrument needs list.
- Pick case carts according to resource map requisitions and document deficiencies on the daily case cart needs list.
- Fill case cart needs before utilization and order sterile supplies from logistics as needed to maintain inventory.
- Pick cases, stock the sterile storage area, and return sterile supplies to inventory.
- Collaborate with perioperative sterile core personnel to determine priorities and maintain flow in the sterile storage area.
- May serve as a preceptor to staff.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
