Sterile Processing Technician 2
Sterile Processing Technician 2
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Fair Oaks Hospital - Sterile Processing Sterile Processing Technician 2 Full Time Nights
Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.
Featured Benefits:
- Committed to Team Member Health:offering medical dental and vision coverage and a robust team member wellness program.
- Retirement:Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions starting on your first day.
- Tuition and Student Loan Assistance:offering up to $5250 per year in education assistance and up to $10000 for student loans.
- Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members their spouses/partners and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions per person per year at no cost.
- Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off paid parental leave flexible work schedules and remote and hybrid career opportunities.
Responsibilities:
- Decontaminates instruments in a safe and appropriate manner.
- Unloads case carts checking all items for red tags.
- Properly sorts instrumentation and selects the proper processing mechanisms (manual and mechanical) to ensure the integrity of and prevent damage to the items.
- Prepares instrumentation for the decontamination process including flushing lumens exposing all surfaces and properly loading washers.
- Operates washer/decontaminators cart washers sonic washers and all other equipment in the decontamination area.
- Utilizes instrument tracking computer software to document all functions in the decontamination area.
- Assembles instrumentation accurately and efficiently.
- Locates missing instrumentation and replaces repaired/ordered instrumentation in sets.
- Maintains stock levels in the assembly area.
- Loads items to be sterilized on the loading cart and records them on the load cart adding a biological test to each load.
- Utilizes instrument tracking computer software to document all functions in the instrument assembly area.
- Inspects instruments and ensures that they are free from bio-burden and in proper working condition prior to assembling sets according to count sheets.
- Ensures sterility of all processed items.
- Selects the proper mode of sterilization for all items.
- Ensures the presence of all required chemical and biological indicators.
- Operates all sterilization equipment (Steam Sterrad Steris).
- Validates sterilization process by reading interpreting and documenting all chemical and biological indicators.
- Utilizes instrument tracking computer software to document all functions related to sterilization.
- Maintains instruments inventory and ensures timely distribution of instruments to all customers.
- Maintains par levels of all individual items instrument sets procedure trays and MSET boxes.
- Properly stores or distributes items ensuring that each item has been properly labeled and sterilized.
- Responds professionally and efficiently to all routine and urgent customer requests.
- Utilizes instrument tracking computer software to document all functions related to storage and distribution Manages instrument inventory and ensures timely distribution of instruments to all customers.
- Prioritizes instruments.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Certification - Certified Registered Central Service Technician Upon Start CRCST or CBSPD certification; Certification from The International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management (CRCST) or Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD).
- Experience - One-year Sterile Processing experience required.
- Education - High School or GED
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
