Ambulatory Instrument Processing Technician

Regions Hospital; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 24,796 - 30,307; Part time

Job summary

Regions Hospital is seeking a Per Diem Ambulatory Instrument Processing Technician to support sterile processing duties in a hospital setting.

The technician will perform sterilization, decontamination and instrumentation tasks, ensuring proper assembly and readiness of instrument sets for the operating room schedule. High school diploma or equivalent is required; no prior experience is necessary.

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma/equivalent.
• Experience: None required.

Responsibilities

• Sterilization duties including loading/unloading and operating sterilizers according to policies and procedures.
• Complete sterilization records and instrument set documentation within required timeline.
• Maintain sterility of equipment and supplies.
• Assemble, inspect, and organize instrument sets for sterilization and OR scheduling.

Education

High school diploma/equivalent

Job description

Regions Hospital is looking for a Per Diem Ambulatory Instrument Processing Technician! The Instrument Processing Technician is responsible for all sterile processing tasks, including but not limited to: decontamination, assembly, and sterilization of instruments; coordinates the repair of surgical instruments, orders surgical supplies, and performs related duties as assigned.

Sterilization

• Loads, unloads and safely operates all sterilizers according to policies and procedures
• Completes all monitoring paperwork, sterilization records and records of instrument sets within required timeline
• Maintains sterility of equipment and supplies
• Transports, handles and stores sterile instruments and supplies per appropriate standards

Decontamination

• Treats all instruments and equipment in the decontamination areas appropriately
• Follows proper cleaning procedures for items being cleaned
• Organizes and sorts instrument sets and equipment for proper cleaning, decontamination and ensures appropriate method of cleaning is used
• Performs presoaking, loading of instruments in the ultrasonic/medivator, and washer/disinfector, and performs manual cleaning/washing
• Prioritizes work according to direction and demand, monitoring flow and timing

Instrumentation

• Inspects and reassembles clean instrumentation and equipment according to standard operating procedures
• Sorts instruments according to type
• Assembles instruments according to appropriate recipe
• Prepares instrument sets and appropriately places in either rigid containers or prepares for wrapping with proper identification, entering into queue for sterilization
• Maintains appropriate levels of sterile instrument sets and individual instrumentation relative to Operating Room scheduling

Required Qualifications

Education: High school diploma/equivalent.

Experience: None Required.