Technician II - Sterile Processing - Full Time 10 Hour Days (Non-Exempt) (Union)

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for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections when posting has real specific content. We must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. Must preserve all substantive info. We need to parse the posting. Content: - Under general supervision of the Sterile Processing Supervisor or Sterile Processing Educator, the Sterile Processing Technician (SPT)II serve with basic knowledge of Sterile Processing techniques/skills and is responsible for decontaminating, operationally checking, assembling, sterilizing, and distributing reusable surgical/clinical instrumentation and implants throughout the organization. Operate Steam (autoclave) and H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide) sterilizers, sonic equipment, automated washers and heat sealers. Store, date, rotate and distribute reusable surgical/clinical instrumentation. All in accordance with department and manufacturer IFU guidelines. - Departmental Specific Summary Essential Duties (list of duties). Let's extract bullet points. List: - Assemble and package surgical/clinic procedure instrument sets following protocols established by electronic count sheets and manufacturer IFU. - Operationally check instrumentation for functionality and cleanliness - Disassemble instruments/equipment, remove gross contamination, manually wash instruments, decontaminate and load automated washers according to manufacturer's instructions for use (IFU). - Operate and maintain sterilization and disinfection equipment according to established protocols and professional standards. - Maintain sterilization documentation related to items processed, quality assurance, maintenance, and troubleshooting. - Dispense sterile instrumentation to appropriate locations in the Sterile Storage and OR. - Maintain sterile inventory through par level maintenance, stock rotation, and quality assurance. - Proper distribution of sterile clinic instrumentation. - Maintain timely and efficient process flows through communication with outside departments and sterile processing technicians in other assignments. - Train and assist other Sterile Processing Technicians in the duties listed above. - Troubleshoot and address routine equipment, instrument, and customer issues. - Interface with OR, ancillary departments, and other customers to resolve issues. - Receive loaner trays via Casechek and communicate with outside companies to help resolve instrument issues. - Prepares loads, operates equipment involved in sterilization processes. - Must be knowledgeable of and adhere to all SPD policies/procedures/SOPs in performance of duties. - Prepares OR case carts and places any missing items on the OR shortage list. - Inspects packages for indications of proper sterilization. - Obtain knowledge of documentation and logging of information and use of the Censitrac tracking system - May train or provide guidance or work direction to the Sterile Processing Technician I as needed. - Performs all other duties as assigned. Qualifications: - Req High School or equivalent - Req Specialized/technical training Completion of a Sterile Processing Program or an accredited Surgical Technician program. If no completion of program, must have an additional three years of experience as a Sterile Processing Tech. - Req 1 year Sterile Processing - Req Basic knowledge of computer systems including Windows OS, keyboard and mouse operation. - Req Ability to operate complex machinery including washers, ultrasonic cleaners, and sterilizers. - Req Demonstrated ability to competently perform multiple, complex tasks. - Req Knowledge of medical terminology - Req Sterile Processing Certification Current Certification as a Sterile Processing Technician through an accredited organization (HSPA, CBSPD) or Valid Certified Surgical Tech (CST) or Surgery-Certified Credential (TS-C) from CAAHEP or ABHES certification (Must be maintained by renewal before expiration date). - Req Fire Life Safety Training (LA City) If no card upon hire, one must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained by renewal before expiration date. (Required within LA City only) Additional info: Keck Hospital of USC description (maybe about the role? Could be "About the role" or "About the organization"? The instruction says use headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to map content. We have: - About the role: maybe the introductory paragraph describing role under supervision etc. Could be "About the role". - Responsibilities: the list of duties. - Requirements: maybe the qualifications (education, experience, certification). Could be "Requirements". - Qualifications: maybe the specialized training etc. But we have overlapping. The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We could combine Requirements and Qualifications into one? But they ask to use headings for those sections if content exists. We have both "Req" lines that could be considered qualifications. Could treat "Requirements" as the list of req items (education, experience, certification, etc.) and "Qualifications" maybe not needed if same. However we have also "Skills" maybe we could extract skills like ability to operate complex machinery, knowledge of medical terminology, basic computer skills, etc. Could put those under Skills. We also have Pay: The hourly rate range for this position is $27.45 - $46.68. Schedule: Not mentioned. So we should not include Schedule heading. Benefits: Not mentioned explicitly. So no Benefits. Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (or Qualifications), Skills, Pay. We need to decide which headings to use. Let's map: - About the role: Intro paragraph: "Under general supervision of the Sterile Processing Supervisor or Sterile Processing Educator, the Sterile Processing Technician (SPT)II serve with basic knowledge of Sterile Processing techniques/skills and is responsible for decontaminating, operationally checking, assembling, sterilizing, and distributing reusable surgical/clinical instrumentation and implants throughout the organization. Operate Steam (autoclave) and H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide) sterilizers, sonic equipment, automated washers and heat sealers. Store, date, rotate and distribute reusable surgical/clinical instrumentation. All in accordance with department and manufacturer IFU guidelines." - Responsibilities: The list of duties (the essential duties). We'll put as

• each. - Requirements: Could be the baseline: High School or equivalent, 1 year Sterile Processing, Basic knowledge of computer systems, Ability to operate complex machinery, Demonstrated ability to competently perform multiple, complex tasks, Knowledge of medical terminology, Sterile Processing Certification, Fire Life Safety Training (LA City). Also maybe specialized/technical training completion of program or 3 years experience. That seems like requirements. - Qualifications: Could be the specialized/technical training completion of a Sterile Processing Program or accredited Surgical Technician program, or 3 years experience if no program. But that's similar to requirements. Might be redundant. Perhaps we treat "Requirements" as the hard requirements (education, experience, certification) and "Qualifications" as the specialized training etc. But we have overlapping. Given instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe combine Requirements and Qualifications into one section called "Requirements". But they ask to use headings for those sections if content exists. We could still have both but risk thin sections. Let's see if we can make both substantive. Requirements: High School or equivalent, 1 year Sterile Processing, Basic knowledge of computer systems, Ability to operate complex machinery, Demonstrated ability to competently perform multiple, complex tasks, Knowledge of medical terminology, Sterile Processing Certification, Fire Life Safety Training (LA City). That's decent. Qualifications: Completion of a Sterile Processing Program or an accredited Surgical Technician program; if no completion, must have additional three years of experience as a Sterile Processing Tech. That's also substantive. Thus we can have both. Skills: Could be ability to operate complex machinery, knowledge of medical terminology, basic computer skills, etc. But those already in requirements. Might be overlapping. Perhaps we treat Skills as the "ability to operate complex machinery", "knowledge of medical terminology", "basic computer skills", "demonstrated ability to competently perform multiple, complex tasks". But those are already in requirements. Could still list them under Skills. But to avoid duplication, maybe we put Skills separate: list of skills like "Operate Steam (autoclave) and H2O2 sterilizers", "sonic equipment", "automated washers", "heat sealers", "knowledge of IFU guidelines", "use of Censitrac tracking system", "training/mentoring", "troubleshooting equipment". However many of those are duties. Given the instruction to preserve all substantive information, we can duplicate content across sections? It says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Duplication might be okay but could be considered redundant. However it's safer to not duplicate; we can assign each piece to appropriate section. Let's categorize: About the role: general description. Responsibilities: list of duties (the essential duties list). Requirements: baseline: High School or equivalent, 1 year Sterile Processing, Basic knowledge of computer systems, Ability to operate complex machinery, Demonstrated ability to competently perform multiple, complex tasks, Knowledge of medical terminology, Sterile Processing Certification, Fire Life Safety Training (LA City). Qualifications: Completion of a Sterile Processing Program or an accredited Surgical Technician program; if no program, 3 years experience as Sterile Processing Tech. Skills: maybe we could list specific technical skills: Operate Steam (autoclave) and H2O2 sterilizers, sonic equipment, automated washers, heat sealers; Use of Censitrac tracking system; Knowledge of IFU guidelines; Ability to train/mentor; Troubleshoot equipment; Interface with OR and ancillary departments; Receive loaner trays via Casechek; Maintain sterile inventory; etc. But many of those are duties. However we could still list them as skills. But to avoid duplication, maybe we skip Skills section and incorporate those into Responsibilities. However the instruction says to use headings for sections when posting has real specific content. It does not forbid having a Skills section if content exists. We have specific skills: ability to operate complex machinery, knowledge of medical terminology, basic computer skills, ability to perform multiple complex tasks. Those are already in Requirements. Could still list them under Skills but that duplicates. Given "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones", maybe better to have only About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Pay. That's four sections. Qualifications could be merged into Requirements. Skills could be merged into Responsibilities or Requirements. Let's see if we can keep it to four substantive sections. We need to include Pay: hourly rate range. Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Pay. Check if any content left out: The specialized/technical training completion of program or 3 years experience is a requirement; we can include under Requirements. The certification is also requirement. Fire Life Safety training also requirement. So Requirements will contain all those. Responsibilities will contain the duty list. About the role will contain the introductory paragraph. Pay will contain hourly rate. We must not include Schedule, Benefits, Skills, Qualifications headings. Now we need to format. Use

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  • for lists. We must not repeat job title. We must not include Job ID etc. We must remove boilerplate like "Keck Hospital of USC, a 343-bed acute care hospital..." That's actually descriptive about the organization; could be considered part of About the role? It's about the hospital, not the role. Might be considered "About the organization". But we don't have a heading for that. Could we include it under About the role as extra prose? It's substantive info about the employer. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information. So we should include that description somewhere. Where? Could be part of About the role (maybe as a second paragraph). Or we could create an "About the organization" section but not in allowed headings. Since only allowed headings are those listed, we should fit it into one of them. Probably About the role is appropriate to include both role and organization description. Thus About the role will have