Central Service Technician II-Sterile Processing-Full Time-Evening-Tacoma

Kaiser Permanente; Tacoma (WA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in Tacoma, WA is seeking a Central Service Technician to support inventory, decontamination, inspection, maintenance and assembly of surgical devices and reusable instruments. You will ensure infection control standards and collaborate with surgical teams to optimize instrument availability.

Responsibilities include sterilization cycles, packaging, storage, and efficient instrument distribution to support timely procedures.

Qualifications

• Minimum one (1) year of experience with Central Service (C.S.), OR OR instrumentation reprocessing or related area.
• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Registration as Central Service Technician or Sterile Processing Distribution Technician within 3 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Disassemble, clean, disinfect and sterilize reusable instruments and devices.
• Perform and document sterilizer cycles and monitor indicators.
• Assemble, package, process and store medical supplies and instruments.
• Deliver, pick up and receive reusable instruments and equipment ensuring completeness.
• Identify unsafe conditions and practice safe handling to prevent damage or loss.
• Assist in equipment setup and inventory management in the sterile core.

Skills

Infection control knowledge

Communication skills

Multi-tasking

Safety awareness

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Sterilizers

Reprocessing equipment

Job description

Job Summary:

Under general supervision, this position performs a wide variety of tasks related to inventory, decontamination, inspection, maintenance and assembly, sterilization, and coordinated dispensing of general and specialized surgical devices, reusable instrumentation and equipment.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate knowledge of the KFHPW Mission and the supportive role of the CSR Department and staff in contributing to accomplishment of KFHPWs customer service, clinical and financial goals.
• Identify unsafe conditions/practice.
• Must be familiar with and practice safety, infection control and employee health policies and standards.
• Identify own education needs and complete all mandatory training.
• Participate in error reporting and correction and continuous improvement of system processes and staff and department performance.
• Demonstrate knowledge of patient care areas the instruments and medical devices they use, their collective and individual needs, concerns and expectations. Anticipate provider needs. Compare daily surgery and procedure schedules, provider preferences and instrument inventory and alert case coordinators if additional instrumentation will need to be acquired.
• Provide excellent Customer Service, partnering with, and offering assistance, guidance to internal and external customers, as well as service recovery when theres a complaint. Actively participate in identification of educational needs of individuals, the department and customer staff. Assist new surgeons and surgery staff in their orientation to the instrument inventory, set arrangement and location in the sterile core. Provide assistance to Specialty clinics and providers in determining and accessing needed instruments, standardizing with other providers, reducing new purchases with exchanges of surplus, and optimizing access of a clinics inventory through set up of centralized storage.
• Per established procedures, Infection Control standards and prudent judgment:
• Deliver, pick up and receive reusable instruments and equipment assuring items are complete and handled to prevent damage or loss.
• Disassemble, clean, disinfect and sterilize reusable instruments and medical devices.
• Reassemble, inspect and test all multi-part devices assuring they are complete and will function safely and as expected.
• Assemble, package, process and store medical supplies, instruments and equipment. Distribute reprocessed products.
• Operate department equipment safely. Use and check performance indicators to assure proper function and initiate corrective action if malfunction is identified.
• Perform and document sterilizer cycles, assuring parameters for sterilization are met. Challenge sterilizer performance with chemical and biological indicators. Initiate a recall or stop a process if potentially incomplete or unsafe for patient use.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

• Minimum one (1) year of experience with C.S., O.R. instrumentation reprocessing or related area.

Education

• High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.

License, Certification, Registration

• Registered Central Service Technician Certificate within 3 months of hire OR Sterile Processing Distribution Technician Certificate within 3 months of hire

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to recognize, initiate and accomplish all departmental work activities with minimal supervision.
• Ability to establish and maintain rapport with co-workers and customers.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize amid multiple demands for attention.
• Ability to maintain quality and attention to detail within a quick paced environment.
• Knowledge of Infection Control principles, medical terminology and basic anatomy.
• Ability to respond to customer staff and providers requesting product or method of reprocessing. Ability to follow written instructions and communicate clearly and effectively.
• Completion of the Central Service Training course is required by date of hire/transfer.

Preferred Qualifications:

• N/A