Sterile Proc Tech II - TMC Rincon

About the role

Mentors and provides guidance to Sterile Processing Technician I and others as assigned. Under supervision, assembles and maintains reusable equipment and instruments, disinfects and inspects patient use and specialized single instruments and trays, collects equipment and instruments from units returning them for processing. Disassembles and decontaminates instruments and equipment in preparation for further processing. Operates and maintains washers, decontaminators, heat sealers, case carts and other associated equipment and machinery dedicated to processing instruments and accessories.

Responsibilities

• Receives requests for equipment or instruments via telephone, printer or status board.
• Delivers requested equipment or instruments to OR procedures areas and all ancillary procedural areas served, as needed.
• Maintains compliance with the Department of Health, TJC, OSHA, CDC, AAMI, and AORN standards and facility’s goals and policies.
• Certified by Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) or International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management (IAHCSMM) and maintains required continuing education units to keep certification current.
• Supports daily operations of all activities that relate to the reprocessing of reusable medical supplies and instrumentation including scanning and tracking, decontamination, cleaning, inspection, assembly, wrapping, sterilization, and storage processes with basic knowledge of professional standards and regulations.
• Inspects patient instruments and reusable equipment and assesses for functionality and safety; enters work orders for repairs into computer system.
• Prepares cases for OR by conducting an inventory review of OR suites and single peel packed instrumentation and collects needed items designated by preference cards to case specific carts to ensure optimal levels of stock are available.
• Orders and restocks single instrumentation, trays, and equipment as needed, returns unused instruments and trays to their designated spot as deemed via the tracking system, and regularly reviews for damaged or non-repairable instrumentation to be removed from service for repair or replacement.
• Maintains cleanliness and sterility during transport.
• Differentiates between steam and Sterrad supplies-package instrumentation and equipment according to specifications and appropriate method of sterilization.
• Operates & understands the sterilization process. Loads and unloads sterilizers according to departmental and AAMI standards.
• Performs, under supervision, quality control checks and maintains standards as required by TJC, AORN, and AAMI on all process related equipment.
• Conducts and records mechanical, chemical, and biological monitoring of the steam autoclaves and peroxide based sterilizers.
• Recognizes improper functions, reports findings, and calls for repairs.
• Maintains detailed records for each sterilizer; identifying the operator, loads contents as scanned into tracking system, lot numbers, monitoring results, temperature, exposure, and time in accordance with AAMI, AORN, and CMS standards and documents all into the tracking system.
• Responds to STAT/Priority requests on a timely and accurate basis.
• Exhibits excellence in customer service through appropriate attitude and interaction with all customers, including but not limited to patients, visitors and staff.
• Participates in the daily cleaning of the department.
• Maintains flexibility and performs other related duties as required by surgery schedule.
• Adheres to and supports team members in exhibiting TMCH values of integrity, community, compassion, and dedication.
• Adheres to TMC organizational and department-specific safety, confidentiality, values policies and standards.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

  Requirements

  Completion of a Scrub Technician program preferred. One (1) year of experience. Working knowledge of instrumentation and supplies preferred. Prior Operating Room or Sterile Processing service experience preferred.

  Qualifications

  Must obtain one of the following certifications within 6 months of hire: Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) through the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA) or Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT) through the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD).