Sterile Processing Technician Non Certified

Sterile Processing Technician

Performs and participates in decontamination, cleaning, assembling, packaging, scanning, sterilization, storage, and distribution of reusable surgical instrumentation and equipment.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities as Assigned:

1. Decontaminates and sterilizes instruments, medical supplies, and equipment, and assembles, wraps, and sterilizes trays of instruments. Follows proper standard precautions while in decontamination and sterilization areas.
2. Monitors biological and chemical wash solution to ensure quality and consistency for decontamination of instruments and medical equipment.
3. Sorts mismatched sets of instruments, trays, and medical equipment and makes them available to sterile processing customers in a timely manner.
4. Restocks, labels, and maintains inventory, submits requisitions, collects and distributes instruments, trays, crash carts, and facility medical equipment.

Performs environmental maintenance duties and assists in maintaining inventory levels in sterile processing, the operating room, and in equipment storage areas.

Verifies that equipment functions properly, requisitions for equipment maintenance, repair or replacement, and removes defective equipment.

Assists with maintaining established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, and quality improvement, safety, and environmental and infection control standards.

Performs other related duties as required and directed.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Completion of approved sterile processing course.

Certification required within one year from hire as certified by the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) or Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA) as a technician.

Preferred:

• Prior experience in sterile processing preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

1. Demonstrates expertise in sterile service operations; including the ability to operate all processing equipment, perform required sterilization verification tests and maintain accurate records.

2. Demonstrates understanding and practice of aseptic technique, decontamination, processing and sterilization techniques, inventory and distribution, infection control and quality assurance as it relates to sterile processing services.

Position/Subsidiary Specific:

Physical Requirements: (X)

Additional requirements detail available upon request

__ Sedentary Work: Lifting 10 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying such articles as dockets, ledgers, and small tools. Although sedentary job is defined as one which involves sitting, a certain amount of walking and standing is often necessary in carrying out job duties. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and other sedentary criteria are met.

__ Light Work: Lifting 20 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job is in this category when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree, or when it involves sitting most of the time with a degree of pushing and pulling of arm and/or leg controls.

X Medium Work: Lifting 50 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing 25 pounds or more.

__ Heavy Work: Lifting 100 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 50 pounds.

__ Very Heavy Work: Lifting objects in excess of 100 pounds with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing 50 pounds or more.

X-Ref: D.O.T. U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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