Sterile Processing Tech

About the role

Receives, cleans, decontaminates and sterilizes reusable patient care equipment, instrumentation and supplies. The position has responsibility for maintaining adequate inventory levels for all surgical/house instrumentation/trays and supplies.

Responsibilities

• Printing, verifying and assembling the Perioperative Surgical schedule daily.
• Coordinating Perioperative room instrument and equipment needs utilizing Perioperative surgical schedule as directed in collaboration with dept. Supervisor and/or OR leadership team.
• Coordinating suitable substitutes for specific instrumentation.
• Coordinating room needs based on specific physician needs.
• Guiding and assisting Central Sterile and OR technicians in performing daily activities.
• Maintaining daily sterilization records.
• Inspecting, assembling and sterilizing all surgical and house instrumentation used throughout WVU Medicine in accordance with departmental policy and procedure.
• Accurately restocking case carts with supplies, instrumentation and equipment as indicated by surgeon preference cards generated from daily surgical schedule.
• Accurately restocking Surgical Services including the Outpatient Services and Labor & Delivery supply, specialty carts and top track.
• Staging and delivering case carts, stocking carts and equipment via clean cart lift, clean or services elevator as needed.
• Inventorying and maintaining adequate levels of all instrumentation and sterile supplies utilized throughout University Healthcare.
• Receiving returned items, properly recording and returning items to inventory.
• Responding to instrument and equipment requests from physicians.
• Serving as initial contact for physicians and Perioperative staff to coordinate solutions to instrumentation problems.
• Reporting and recording missing and/or damaged instrumentation/equipment in accordance with set policy and procedure.
• Serving as initial contact for departmental inquiries from customers.
• Assisting in the training and development of new employees.
• Assisting other Central Sterile Instrument Technicians with daily assignments.
• For facilities with specialty accreditation requirements: completing annual required education related to specialty accreditation as defined by accreditation standards (training may be completed through CBLs, trainings, in-services, and competency validation).

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Certified Registered Central Service Technician through the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA) or Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT) through Certified Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD).

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduate of a vocational or college Central Sterile processing program.
• One (1) year of sterile processing experience.

Skills

• Use a computer keyboard, monitor and mouse.
• Answer telephones and transcribe messages.
• Communicate verbally, written and electronically with healthcare personnel, families and patients.

Schedule

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40; Exempt/Non-Exempt Shift: United States of America (Non-Exempt).