EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

High School diploma or GED equivalent. Sterile Processing experience strongly preferred.

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, and/or REGISTRATION: N/A

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Operates all department machinery and promptly reports issues to the Instrument Processing Supervisor or Lead Instrument Technician.

• Performs manual and/or automated decontamination of instruments.

• Inspects instruments to ensure cleanliness and proper functionality.

• Assembles instruments into containers according to count sheets.

• Packages instruments according to manufacturers instructions.

• Performs sterilization and verifies adequacy of the sterilization process.

• Maintains documentation of sterilization processes.

• Stores sterile containers in identified location.

• Assembles case carts according to the picklist and deliver to the OR.

• Participates in the departments weekday surge plan and weekend call.

• Assists other team members as needed.

• Protects self, coworkers, and facility by following policies and procedures concerning the prevention of spreading blood borne and or airborne contaminates/diseases.

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ability to operate equipment such as the steam sterilizer, low temperature sterilizers, ultrasonic washers, and washer decontaminators

• Proficient in Microsoft Office

• Proficient communication skills

• Knowledge of instrument tracking software

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Exposure to hazards associated with bodily fluids and tissue

• Regular exposure to the risk of blood borne diseases

• Exposure to chemical agents used in cleaning

• Exposure to hazards of steam and heat, may be subject to burns

• Loud stressful environment due to equipment and high demands

• Subject to varying and unpredictable situations

• Subject to many interruptions

• Occasional pressure due to multiple calls and inquiries

• Exposure to sharp instruments that may result in cuts or abrasions