Decontaminate, clean, package, sterilize, store and distribute medical/ surgical instruments, equipment, and supplies in accordance with Title 22 requirements and joint commission standards. Fill medical supplies requests from user areas.
Essential Functions:
- Uphold KP's policies and procedures, principles of responsibilities and applicable state, federal and local laws.
- Follows standard infection control procedures.
- Ensure equipment is available for end users: Receive and sort soiled instruments/ equipment, soak, dissemble, clean and rinse, decontaminate, lubricate and perform routine preventive maintenance as required.
- Pick up soiled equipment/supplies from end users.
- Prepare and process packs, supplies, equipment and instruments.
- Check, test, and graph data from equipment such as sterilizers, incubators, etc.
- Perform computerized scanning, documentation, and tracking of equipment and instruments.
- Record equipment malfunctions, maintain department logs, i.e. sterilization records and equipment usage.
- Repair and/or request repair service as required.
- Maintain accurate and complete sterilization records.
- Communicate relevant accomplishments and problems to the lead and or manager.
- Prepare periodic workload statistics.
- Maintain proficiency in technical/clinical skills by maintaining licensure/certificates, attending conferences, meetings and in-services as required.
- Operate copier, computer and fax equipment.
- Answer and route telephone calls and locate personnel by paging system or beeper.
- May orient and train new or less experienced personnel.
- Assume other activities and responsibilities from time to time as directed.
Qualifications:
Pay Grade 22
Basic Qualifications:
- Two (2) years of experience in sterile processing or comparable Operating Room TechnicianOR registration as Registered Sterile Processing Technician.
- High School Diploma/GED preferred.
- Certified Registered Central Services Technician (CRCST) or Certified Control Systems Technician (CCST) certification, preferred.
- Working knowledge of surgical instrumentation processing techniques, medical supplies, and proficiency in the following required: basic micro-biology, soaps and detergents, fundamentals of cleaning and packaging sterile supplies, steam sterilization, low temperature sterilization and flexible scope reprocessing, quality assurance, infection control, isolation techniques and safe practices in sterile processing.
- Physical requirements involving frequent heavy lifting (over 25 lbs.) or pushing over 500 lbs. Often combined with bending, twisting, and long periods of time on the feet.
- Ability to distinguish colors and hear audible alarms required.
- Work in a collaborative Labor-Management environment to result in a high performance work team.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Computer skills in Word, Excel, and Access
- IAHCSMM
Notes:
- Schedule varies
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.