Central Service Tech II or III 1st shift 100%- Downtown Campus

About the role

The University of Iowa Medical Center Downtown's Central Sterilizing Services department is seeking a full-time Central Service Technician II or III. This position will be located within the Downtown Campus.

Responsibilities

• Serves as lead technician by demonstrating expertise in all central sterilization processes.
• Identifies operational concerns and takes corrective action.
• Assigns technical duties to personnel and assumes responsibility for accurately completing shift duties.
• Participates in assessment and monitoring of staff competency, provides feedback and support to assist with performance evaluations.
• Decontaminates, disassembles, inspects, cleans, sorts, and reassembles complex surgical instrument and implant trays, operates automatic scope washers, sonic washers, mechanical washer/decontaminators, inspection equipment and sterilizers...
• Performs transportation of contaminated and sterilized/ high level disinfected devices following infection prevention practices and organizational guidance.
• Performs microbicidal processes, standard/transmission-based precautions and engineering and work practice controls.
• Handles large volumes of complex medical instrumentation, flexible scopes, delicate eye instruments, power equipment and different instrument patterns.
• Maintains inventory records and prepare reports, as needed, for assigned areas.
• Conducts challenge tests on sterilization and decontamination equipment.
• Performs preventative maintenance functions on all equipment, as needed.
• Recommends measures to improve production/service methods, equipment performance, scheduling, quality control, and suggests changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency and safety of the unit.
• Serves as a hospital wide resource on complex and or technical questions related to sterilization, decontamination, disinfection, and maintenance of sterile supplies.
• Advises medical staff and others concerning policies pertaining to sterilization and the maintenance of sterile products.
• Participates in and contributes to department/division/unit committees, meetings and/or projects and in-services.
• Works with management to plan for future needs of assigned shift, including personnel needs, program development, intradepartmental relationships and instrument/equipment needs.
• Maintain departmental policies and procedures and established quality improvement, safety and infection control standards.
• Performs other projects or tasks as assigned.

Requirements

• Verified experience with or documented completion of a medical terminology course.
• High school graduation or equivalent, with courses in the physical and natural sciences and mathematics.
• Must possess and maintain certification from the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) or the International Association of Health Care Service Material Management (IAHCSMM).
• Central Service Tech III: Four years of related experience working in a medical field that includes a sterile processing component, or, Three years of working in sterile processing and one year of experience in a functional supervision role, or; Three year of related experience in a medical field that includes a sterile processing component and one year of college level course work.
• Central Service Tech II: Two years of related experience working in a medical field that includes a sterile processing component, or, One year of working in sterile processing and one year of experience in a functional supervision role, or; One year of related experience in a medical field that includes a sterile processing component and one year of college level course work.

Qualifications

• Central Service Tech III: Verified experience with or documented completion of a medical terminology course and High school graduation or equivalent, with courses in the physical and natural sciences and mathematics; and Must possess and maintain certification from the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) or the International Association of Health Care Service Material Management (IAHCSMM); and Four years of related experience working in a medical field that includes a sterile processing component, or, Three years of working in sterile processing and one year of experience in a functional supervision role, or; Three year of related experience in a medical field that includes a sterile processing component and one year of college level course work.
• Central Service Tech II: Verified experience with or documented completion of a medical terminology course and High school graduation or equivalent, with courses in the physical and natural sciences and mathematics; and Must possess and maintain certification from the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) or the International Association of Health Care Service Material Management (IAHCSMM); and Two years of related experience working in a medical field that includes a sterile processing component, or, One year of working in sterile processing and one year of experience in a functional supervision role, or; One year of related experience in a medical field that includes a sterile processing component and one year of college level course work.

Skills

• Knowledge of technical names, general uses and physical properties and characteristics of medical supply items and equipment, and respond to inquiries about same for medical and nursing staff.
• Knowledge of cleaning, decontaminating and sterilizing procedures.
• Knowledge of assembling, packaging and wrapping procedures in order to prepare items for sterilization.
• Knowledge of the mechanical operation of various types of sterilization and cleaning equipment and keeps current with the technological changes in equipment.
• Knowledge of the precautions to take while handling trays of sharp or delicate instruments or of contaminated equipment and supplies.
• Ability to operate various types of complex technical cleaning and sterilization equipment.
• Ability to maintain records and prepare reports.
• Ability to perform duties safely and promotes special safety and health precautions as set forth in federal, state, hospital and industrial policies and standards.
• Ability to read and understand instructions and guidelines and to read data indicators such as dials, timers, charts, color-coded strips, etc.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Pay Level: 11

Schedule

Full-time
7am-3:30pm Monday- Friday with rotating weekends, on call, and holidays.