Sterile Processing Technician NBC

Sterile Processing Technician

The Sterile Processing Technician is responsible for inventory management, distribution, receiving, and sterile processing of instruments/equipment. They are responsible for the case cart room in maintenance of sterile products, and accurately pulling cases based on doctor's preference cards.

Essential duties and responsibilities include:

• Understanding and following department policies and procedures, acting as preceptor for staff.
• Using PPE (Personal protective equipment) such as impervious gown, face shield and gloves appropriate to the department.
• Appropriately running washer/decontaminator. Loading instruments correctly. Operating properly and recording load properly.
• Appropriately using Sonic Cleaner and compressed air.
• Receiving contaminated instruments and equipment. Disassembling instruments, mechanical cleaning, and hand washing of instruments, micro instruments, and rubber goods.
• Knowledge of instrument trays to be able to sort instruments into specific sets, in all specialties.
• Ability to determine instrumentation that is heat/fluid sensitive that need to be hand cleaned and dried.
• Following all manufacturer's Instructions for Use (IFU) in instrument management.
• Understanding and knowing how to use the dryer unit.
• Assembling instruments serves as resource to staff for specialty trays. Identifying and inspecting instruments.
• Use of count sheets to assemble sets.
• Utensil Preparation for all specialties. Understanding methods of wrapping and packaging, pouch packaging, dating items and paper wrapping in a fashion to ensure contents are not compromised.
• Knowledge of types of sterilizers and how they function and cleaning of each of the following: Steam, Sterrad, and Steris System 1.
• Knowledge of sterilization parameters includes proper use of, load control books, how to read the results and documentation, validates parameters met with the following: steam tape, gas tape, internal steam integrators, Sterrad integrators.
• Knowledge of Biological Indicators, including proper placement in sterilizer, quality control, incubation and reading the results, documentation and validation of process for the following: Steam Biological indicators, Sterrad Biological indicators, Immediate Use Steam Sterilization Biological indicators and Steris System 1 Biological indicators.
• Physician preferences and location of supplies. Reconcile card to special procedure.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and surgical case types in all specialties.
• Taking initiative and volunteering to help others, prepare end of shift report, and supervise staff. Identifying opportunities to reduce waste and expense.

Education, experience and qualifications include:

• Minimum of High School or GED required.
• Successful completion of a Surgical Tech or Sterile Processing Tech training program.
• OR Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT) from CBSPD Program OR Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) from Healthcare Sterile Processing Association.
• OR Minimum of 2 years of applicable experience in a sterile processing department and obtaining CSPDT or CRCST within one year of hire.
• Intermediate computer knowledge: Uses Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and Windows.