Sterile Processing Tech Advanced - OSC Central Sterile

Responsibilities

• Affirms instrumentation to ensure surgical sets are clean, sterile, and complete.
• Conducts quality control checks on instrumentation for function, defects, breakage, and overall general condition.
• Assembles kits, sets, and packages per content/count sheet.
• Communicates content/count sheet and instrumentation discrepancies to CSR Leaders.
• Expands knowledge of specialty instrumentation and other services, becoming proficient in General Surgery instruments and three additional Pod areas.
• Reports any suspected equipment malfunctions to a Supervisor, Team Leader, or Lead Technician.
• Operates all sterilizers and performs tests on sterilizers, maintaining sterilization records.
• Assembles case carts for surgical procedures.
• Acts as a preceptor for other employees, assisting in education and acting as a resource.
• Assists in rotating stock and out-of-date supplies, folding towels, restocking supplies, distributing supplies, and wrapping basins.
• Unloads instrument and cart washers, dries, and puts away items.
• Reports any suspected equipment malfunctions to a Supervisor or Team Leader.
• Supports the team in operating all washers.
• Assists the department with restocking supplies, clearing Decontam window, unloading elevator, replenishing racks, and breaking down of cases carts.
• Replenishes trash carts to the OR.
• Cleans and disinfects all equipment that comes from the floors, endoscopes, and surgical instrumentation.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent required.
• Prior CSR experience preferred.
• Basic computer skills required.
• Certified in Sterile Processing through either Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) or Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA) upon hire.