Instrument Tech

About the role

The Sterile Processing Instrument Technician is responsible for the cleaning, sterilization, distribution, and recording of patient reusable supplies and equipment; decontamination and assembly of instruments for the OR and throughout the Hospital and Mercy Family clinics; ensuring OR case carts are properly stocked; and managing instrument inventory, ordering, vendor coordination, and repair under the direction of OR clinical leaders. MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center is a 342‑bed regional referral teaching hospital in Mason City, Iowa, serving over 260,000 residents across 15 counties in northern Iowa and southern Minnesota, with more than 3,000 colleagues and almost 500 physicians.

Responsibilities

• Cooperates and communicates with and accepts direction from the Director of Sterile Processing, Surgical Services, Sterile Processing supervisor, and OR clinical leaders regarding preparation and distribution of surgery supplies and case cart setups.
• Maintains an accurate inventory of supplies in work areas and assumes responsibility for decontamination, distribution, and recording of patient reusable supplies and equipment.
• Ensures OR case carts are properly stocked with all instruments necessary for each procedure and ready for surgical use.
• Responsible for the cleaning, wrapping, assembling, and sterilization of all hospital and Mercy Clinic instruments and equipment.
• Manages instrument inventory, ordering, vendor coordination, and repair under the direction of OR clinical leaders.