SCOPE REPROCESSING CERTIFIED TECH

Relocation Assistance Available Receive 17% Weekday Nights, 26% Weekend Nights and 15% Weekend Day shift differentials Minimum Offer: $20.82/hr. Maximum Offer: $31.24/hr. Compensation Disclaimer: Compensation for this role is based on a number of factors, including but not limited to experience, education, and other business and organizational considerations. Department: Sterile Processing - CCT. FTE: 1.00, Full Time, Shift: Rotating Position Summary: Provide operational support to Surgical Services, nursing units and other Hospitals departments to include processing and terminal sterilization, inventory control, and complex scope reprocessing. Detailed responsibilities: REPROCESSING - Oversees aspects of endoscope reprocessing practices, including training, scope inventories, and scope damage and repairs. COMPLEX SCOPE REPROCESSING - Performs decontamination and disinfection of complex, multi-channel scopes with elevator mechanisms. SCOPE REPROCESSING - Performs decontamination and disinfection of complex, multi-channel scopes without elevator mechanisms. DECONTAMINATION - Performs instrument and equipment decontamination procedures according to standards. INSTRUMENT ASSEMBLY - Inspect instruments for cleanliness; check decontaminated instruments; ensure complete assembly. STERILIZATION - Operate sterilizers and load sterilization carts with instrument containers, bowls and basins, etc. ROLE MODEL - Act as a clinical resource and role model for department personnel RECORDS - Record required information for monitoring every load of sterilized items. STERILE PROCESSING - Clean, decontaminate, test, and distribute PCE (Patient Care Equipment) to patient care areas. ENVIRONMENT - Keep all Central Supply Departments neat and clean, stocked, and in a workable order SURGICAL SUPPLY - Report instrument malfunction and place instruments in the appropriate location for repair COMMUNICATION - Keep the reporting Director advised of major problem areas as they arise ENVIRONMENT - Ensure all TJC and American Association for Medical Instrumentation Standards (AAMI) standards are followed DEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs. Qualifications Education: High School or GED Equivalent, Certificate in Sterile Processing Technician Experience: 1 year directly related experience Credentials: Sterile Processing Certification or Equivalent, Flexible Endoscope Reprocessing Certificate, Endoscope or GI Scope Certification Physical Conditions: Heavy Work: Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects or people. Working conditions: Essential: Sig Hazard: Chemicals, Bio Hazardous Materials req PPE, Tuberculosis testing is completed upon hire and additionally as required #J-18808-Ljbffr UNM HOSPITALS