Certified Instrument Tech - Evenings

Responsibilities

• Ensures that all instruments are rapidly decontaminated for turnover procedures and that instrument sets are assembled according to count sheets.
• Completes the necessary processes for sterilization; keeps records of cleaning of all steam sterilizers in the department.
• Assembles and maintains sterilization charts for the following sterilizers: steam, automated reprocessors, and low temperature sterilizers.
• Performs an inventory review and orders and restocks the supplies needed for the autoclaving processes.
• Determines the need for and the replacement of routine instruments and initiates repairs and purchase orders with director approval.
• Affords assistance in the education onboarding of new employees and participates in annual review of competencies.
• Affords assistance in calling vendors to make sure correct vendor trays arrive at the facility in time for proper sterilization.
• Affords assistance in checking the surgery schedule to verify required trays are in the facility/sterile.

Qualifications

• LICENSE/CERTIFICATIONS: HSPA-CRCST (Certified Registered Central Service Technician) OR HSPA-CIS (Certified Instrument Specialist) OR HSPA-CER (Certified Endoscope Reprocessor) OR CBSPD-CSPDT (Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician)
• MUST BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY IN ENGLISH (VERBAL/WRITTEN).
• PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: 2 years of experience preparing and sterilizing surgical instruments and supplies 2 years of experience working with specialty instrument sets such as cardiovascular sets, robotic sets, trauma sets, and or vascular sets

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