Instrument Technician-Central Processing (Main Campus-Multiple Schedules Available)

Job Description

Cleans, sterilizes, and assembles surgical instruments, equipment, and supplies.

Ensures quality, safety, and service for all hospital departments and off-sites requiring sterile supplies.

Essential Functions

• Sorts, disassembles, and cleans surgical instruments and equipment.
• Prepares and sterilizes instruments using various sterilization processes.
• Operates and maintains washing and sterilization equipment according to standard procedures.
• Inspects for and reports any malfunctions to the manager.
• Performs quality control on all instruments and scopes, checking for visual damage, sharpness, cleanliness, and working condition.
• Maintains inventory and requests repairs or replacements as needed.
• Maintains accurate and appropriate documentation of inventory and of daily production and quality control.
• Collaborates with healthcare professionals to ensure that sterile instruments and equipment are available when needed.
• Maintains assigned work areas and equipment in a clean, organized, and safe environment.
• Affords assistance in training and orientation of co-workers.

Education Requirement

A High School Diploma or equivalent, required.

Licensure Requirement

(Not specified)

Certification

• Certified Central Service Technician or ability to become certified within one year of hire, preferred.
• Certificate of Completion from an accredited Surgical Scrub Technical program, preferred.

Skills

Working knowledge of standards of infection control.

Experience

Six months of related experience, preferred.

Physical Requirements

• OCCASIONALLY: Chemicals/Medications, Climb stairs/ladder, Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens, Decision Making, Hot Temperatures, Lifting / Carrying: 21-40 lbs, Loud Noises, Power Tools, Problem solving, Reaching above shoulder, Sitting
• FREQUENTLY: Audible speech, Bend/twist, Blood and/or Bodily Fluids, Flexing/extending of neck, Fume /Gases /Vapors, Hearing acuity, Interpreting Data, Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs, Lifting / Carrying: 11-20 lbs, Patient Equipment, Pushing / Pulling: 0-25 lbs, Pushing / Pulling: 26-40 lbs, Squat/kneel
• CONTINUOUSLY: Color vision, Computer skills, Depth perception, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Machinery, Peripheral vision, Repetitive hand/arm use, Seeing – Far/near, Standing, Walking
• Performed But Not Listed Above (not specified)