SPS Technician 1

Job Summary

Performs a variety of processing duties including: decontamination, instrument assembly, packaging, sterilization, and case cart assembly. Fulfills all processing and documentation requirements to ensure efficient distribution of high quality sterile products that meet customer expectations. Maintains a thorough knowledge of instrumentation, equipment, utilization, and sterile processing. Works in collaboration with peri-operative services to provide appropriate surgical instrumentation.

Job Responsibilities

• Provides appropriate instrumentation for surgical procedures according to scheduled and anticipated demand.
• Demonstrates ability to manage and execute case cart picking function.
• Utilizes proper forms and procedures.
• Retrieves case carts from Operating Room and delivers to the decontamination area.
• Retrieves clinical floor sets from Labor and Delivery and all clinical floors.
• Performs Steam, Sterrad sterilization and is able to disinfect flexible scopes in the Steris unit in a timely and accurate manner ensuring strict adherence to all documented requirements.
• Performs decontamination of medical-surgical instrumentation and equipment according to department policies, infection prevention guidelines and manufacturer’s written instructions.
• Efficiently and accurately inspects, assembles, packages and wraps instruments and supplies in preparation and packaging area of Central Sterile Supply according to priority needs and daily assignments.
• Delivers medical-surgical instruments and supplies to patient care areas and the Operating Room Surgical Suites.
• Stocks linen and clinical floor sets on clinical floors.
• Adheres to Safety Standards, Blood and Bodily Fluid Precautions and Hand Washing.
• Strictly follows the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) standards including the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN) standards.
• Takes Inventory on all Clinical Floors and OR and replenishes medical–surgical supplies by par level.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent experience.
• Experience: One (1) year experience in Sterile Processing Svcs preferred.
• Licensure, Certification, Registration: Current "Sterile Processing Distribution Technician Certification" from the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution Inc. (CBSPD) or Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) from IAHCSMM required.
• Language Skills: Ability to read, write and speak English required.