Under indirect supervision, provides a product that has been made safe and or sterile for patient care. Decontaminates, disinfect, prepare, sterilize, store, and distribute medical instruments, linen, equipment, and medical supplies. Pick and assemble case carts. Disinfects, stores, and distributes durable medical equipment. Maintains responsibility for assigned area. Operates washer/sterilizers, washers/decontaminators, gas, Stasrred and steam sterilizers. Peforms Bowie Dick and biological testing and maintains accurate records. Uses SPM, Case Cart, Mainframe, MMS and other related software programs daily. Responds to telephone and computer requests per department policy. Maintaining high standards of the medical center by adhering to local, regional, Infection Control and Regulatory agencies. To coordinate with all service departments' adequate supplies and equipment for day-to-day operations, while promoting safety by using good mechanics and universal precautions.
Essential Functions:
- Picks up contaminated supplies and equipment according to aseptic standards and returns to sterile processing.
- Disassembles, and cleans or decontaminates medical instruments, supplies, and equipment, using approved disinfectants, detergents, and ultrasound cleaning.
- Assembles, inspects, tests, wraps, and dates medical instruments, supplies, and equipment using such guides as illustrated in manuals or lists aseptically
- Notifies manager of needed repairs.
- Properly loads and operates EtO, Steam Steris and Sterrad sterilizers.
- Performs biological testing and maintains accurate biological and sterilization records.
- Biological testing on Sterrads; make own test ampules while observing sterile technique.
- Stages and provides delivery of processed items to user departments.
- Manages (DME) inventory tracking using SPM.
- Maintains inventory of items within the department using Event Related concepts.
- Operating Room Case Schedule, reviews, analyzes, and determines preference sheets to be utilized.
- Performs inter-shift report.
- Maintains a clean and safe work environment.
- Reports any equipment problems to supervisor.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Promotes, ensures and improves customer service to internal/external customers by demonstrating skills which are consistent with the organization's philosophy of providing extraordinary customer relations and quality services.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Certified Registered Central Service Tech Certification (CRCST) at time of hire OR minimum one (1) year of recent SPD Tech experience within the last three (3) years and CRCST must be obtained within 90 days of hire OR successful completion of an SPD Training Program and attainment of the CRCST certification within 90 days of hire.
- Knowledge of surgical instruments for all surgical services.
- Able to run HiVac sterilizer, ultrasound and washer sterilizer, disinfector, and gravity displacement autoclaves.
- Legible writing, strong verbal skills and computer skills.
Notes:
- May travel between all San Diego locations.
- May work any shift as weekend rotation.
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.