Central Service Tech III - (Turn Center 1st shift)

Characteristic Duties And Responsibilities

• Serves as lead technician and provides expertise regarding technical procedures related to the preparation of sterile instruments, supplies and equipment for use in medical and surgical procedures.
• Identifies operational concerns and takes corrective action.
• Assigns technical duties to personnel and assumes responsibility for accurately completing shift duties.
• Affirms staff competency, provides feedback and support to assist with performance evaluations.
• Maintains productivity in assigned areas according to established standards and procedures.
• Insures that Quality Assurance tasks are performed.
• Performs, or may direct performance of, all aspects of training within their area of responsibility and documents employee training progress in training guides.
• Decontaminates, disassembles, inspects, cleans, sorts, and reassembles highly complex surgical instrument and implant trays, operates automatic scope washers, sonic washers, and mechanical washer/decontaminators.
• Performs microbicidal processes, standard/transmission based precautions and engineering and work practice controls.
• Handles large volumes of complex, high dollar flexible scopes, delicate eye instruments, power equipment and different instrument patterns.
• Interprets manufacturer specifications for care and handling of instrumentation and determines proper sterilization techniques.
• Inspects and evaluates instruments for proper function and cleanliness.
• Confirms all quality assurance mechanisms are in place.
• Performs, or may direct performance of, all aspects of sterilization, packaging inspection, equipment operation, safety procedures, proper documentation, and prioritization.
• Sterilizes items per manufacturer’s instructions, verifies correct parameters used for all instruments.
• Assembles, or may direct assembly of, instrument trays in accordance with patient/surgeon procedure specific cards within appropriate time frame and documents missing items.
• Performs duties in a high stress environment, responds to emergencies and urgent add-on cases.
• Receives and responds to a high volume of phone calls to provide additional items as needed.
• Performs, or may direct performance of, inventory management for high volume of supplies and implants.
• Maintains inventory records and prepare reports, as needed, for assigned areas.
• Performs biological monitoring of sterilizers to ensure sterilizer efficacy. 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.

Minimum Eligibility 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).
• 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 years of related experience in a medical field that includes a sterile processing component and one year of college level course work.