JOB TITLE:              Instrument Room/Central Supply and Sterile Processing Technician

                                   (Core Technician)        

REPORTS TO:          Surgery Center Manager

FLSA STATUS:          Non-Exempt

JOB OVERVIEW:     Responsible for decontamination and reprocessing of instruments and reusable sterile supplies.  Responsible for preparation of case carts, maintaining surgeon’s preference cards and supplies.

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

 

• Maintains and updates instrument sets and supply lists.
• Responsible for cleaning, sterilization and repair of instruments and sets.
• Works collaboratively with materials coordinator to organize loaner equipment and instrumentation. (Including ordering, receiving, sterilizing and returning of equipment and instrumentation as appropriate).
• Assist in turn-over of operating rooms as directed, including timely turnover of instrumentation needed for other cases.
• Anticipates and responds to needs of OR rooms to ensure case flow.
• Organizes and maintains case carts, supply carts and cabinets to have ready for next day’s cases, utilizing surgeon preference cards to pick cases.
• Maintains supplies, instruments, and medication in core and sub-sterile mini-cores including adequate par levels, ordering and rotation of supplies and instruments. Maintenance of temperature logs and cleaning of refrigerators, freezers, autoclaves and warmers per policies. Includes stocking, receiving and inventorying of supplies and instruments
• Assess and identify compromises in sterility of supplies and equipment, following through with appropriate action.
• Able to operate all autoclaves, washer-decontaminators, steris machines, ultrasonic cleaners and sealers utilized in the surgery center.
• Responsible for maintaining load and biological testing documentation on all autoclaves, washer-decontaminators, and steris.

             

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

1.           Attends in-services and seminars to maintain current knowledge of

              job discipline.

2.           Adhere to all policies and procedures, including but not limited to

              standards for confidentiality, Infection Control, safety (OSHA), 

              attendance, punctuality and personal appearance.

3.           Ability to assist in establishing and maintaining a quality assurance

              program for the decontamination room.

4.           Other duties as assigned.

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

 

Education:    High school diploma or equivalent.

Certification/Licensure:  Sterile Processing Certification preferred.

Experience:  Minimum one (1) year central processing/instrument room experience.

Skills:

1.           Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.

2.           Ability to identify problems and recommend solutions.

3.           Working knowledge of all phases of instrument decontamination and

              sterilization/central processing to include theory, practice and

              standards. Certification preferred.

4.           Ability to assist in developing and maintain department quality

              assurance.

5.           Ability and willingness to flex work hours as needed or requested by

              manager.

 

Other Requirements:

1.           Knowledge of organizational policies, regulations and procedures to

              perform duties.

2.           Knowledge of surgical equipment, individual instruments and sets,

              including proper care and handling.

3.           Ability to react calmly and effectively in all situations. 

5.           Ability to interpret, and apply guidelines and procedures.

6.           Ability to communicate effectively in the English language in person,

              by phone and in writing.

7.           Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with

              physicians, management and peers.

 

Physical Requirements:

Hearing:  Adequate to perform job duties in person and over the telephone.  Speaking:  Must be able to communicate clearly to patients in person and over the telephone.

Vision:  Visual acuity adequate to perform job duties, including reading information from printed sources and computer screens.                       

Other:  Requires frequent lifting and carrying items weighing up to 50 pounds unassisted.  Adequate physical ability including sufficient manual dexterity to perform the requisite health care service. Requires frequent bending, reaching, repetitive hand movements, standing, walking, squatting and sitting, with some heavy lifting, pushing and pulling exerted regularly throughout a regular work shift.  Requires exposure to communicable diseases and/or bodily fluids.

 

THE DOCTORS CLINIC IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Last update: 01/21/2005

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