Certified Sterile Processing Tech, Weekends

Intermountain Healthcare Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Intermountain Healthcare Inc. seeks a HSPA certified Sterile Processing Technician responsible for ensuring basic surgical supplies, instruments and equipment are properly inventoried, decontaminated, assembled, inspected, packaged, sterilized, stored, distributed and tracked in the hospital for multiple specialties.

You may lead an assigned area and train students and new SPD staff while aligning with state and Federal regulations and Intermountain Health policies.

Qualifications

• HSPA certified technician
• Able to lead an assigned area (decontamination, prep and pack, sterilization, case carts, or center core) when required
• Teach, train, orient and precept students and new SPD techs
• Validate sterile processing competencies in our education system
• Record-keeping in accordance with State and Federal regulations

Responsibilities

• Disassemble, clean, decontaminate, and disinfect surgical instruments
• Identify, assemble, protect, wrap, sterilize, label and package instruments
• Perform sterilization tests and record results
• Print needs list and requisition items for procedures
• Perform inventory duties and manage supplies across departments
• Communicate with providers, caregivers, and vendors
• Validate competencies and follow IFU instructions
• Lead daily tasks and ensure compliance with education system

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Customer service

Vendor relationships

Sterilization techniques

Equipment operations

Disinfecting

Surgical instrumentation (Level 2-3)

Sterile processing (Level 2)

Job description

Job Description: This position is a HSPA certified technician, responsible for ensuring that all basic surgical supplies, instruments and equipment are properly inventoried, decontaminated, assembled, inspected, packaged, sterilized, stored, distributed and tracked in a quality / timely manner throughout the hospital for basic procedures and 4+ surgical specialties including higher acuity procedures (i.e. Orthopedics, neuro, and Vascular). Are expected to be able to lead an assigned area (i.e. decontamination, prep and pack, sterilization, case carts, or the center core) when required. Work with medical equipment/instrumentation vendors to check-in, prepare, sterilize and check-out requested equipment/instrumentation. We will train and document the competencies to perform these duties independently and without close supervision. This position is expected to teach, train, orient and precept students and new SPD Techs. Will validate all the Sterile Processing proficiencies in our education system. Utilizes applications and technology to accurately facilitate record keeping in accordance with State and Federal regulations, promotes mission, vision, and values of Intermountain Health, and abides by service behavior standards, performs other duties as assigned. May be required to work overtime based on business need, may be required to float to other departments (within the scope of competency and qualifications) based on business need, may be required to be placed on-call based on business needs.

Shift Details: Full-time/Benefits Eligible

Weekends, Friday-Sunday 7am-730pm

For an example of the day-to-day job duties, please see this video below: Central Processing Technician at Intermountain Healthcare

Essential Functions

Level 2

• Disassemble, clean, decontaminate, and disinfect surgical instruments in alignment with proficiencies of our education system in addition to basic medical procedures and 2+ surgical specialties.
• Identify, Assemble, protect, wrap, contain, peel pack, label and sterilize surgical instruments in alignment with proficiencies of our education system in addition to basic procedures and 2+ surgical specialties.
• Clean, troubleshoot and correctly use CP equipment.
• Perform, read, validate and record all biological and chemical sterilization tests and parameters before making equipment available for use.
• Print off a needs list and collect all the necessary items needed for surgical/medical procedures. Issue sterile supplies to areas of the hospital or regional campuses. Issue and receive durable, moveable clinical equipment.
• Perform inventory duties, such as locating, equipment and consumable products at your facility to send to the utilizing department when required.
• Communicate effectively both verbally and written with providers, caregivers, and vendors.
• Validate all our basic competencies for Sterile Processing within our education system.
• Locate, read and perform a manufacturer's instructions for use (IFU).

Level 3

• Disassemble, clean, decontaminate, and disinfect surgical instruments in alignment with proficiencies of our education system in addition to basic medical procedures and 4+ surgical specialties including higher acuity procedures (i.e. Orthopedics, neuro, and Vascular).
• Identify, Assemble, protect, wrap, contain, peel pack, label and sterilize surgical instruments in alignment with proficiencies of our education system in addition to basic procedures and 4+ surgical specialties including higher acuity procedures (i.e. Orthopedics, neuro, and Vascular).
• Perform, read, validate and record all biological and chemical sterilization tests and parameters before making equipment available for use.
• Perform and document daily and weekly testing of decontamination and sterilization equipment. Clean, troubleshoot and correctly use CP equipment.
• Work with medical equipment/instrumentation vendors to check-in, prepare, sterilize and check-out requested equipment/instrumentation
• Print off a needs list and collect all the necessary items needed for surgical/medical procedures. Issue sterile supplies to areas of the hospital or regional campuses. Issue and receive durable, moveable clinical equipment.
• Perform inventory duties, such as locating, equipment and consumable products at your facility or other facilities and work with SCO to send items to the utilizing hospital or department when required.
• Communicate effectively both verbally and written with providers, caregivers, and vendors.
• Teach, train, orient and precept students and new SPD caregivers explaining concepts in addition to modeling correct and safe practice. Help validate all our basic competencies for Sterile Processing within our education system.
• Locate, read and perform a manufacturer's instructions for use (IFU).

Skills

• Communicate effectively both verbally and written
• Customer Service
• Vendor Relationships
• Sterilization Techniques
• Equipment Operations
• Disinfecting
• Surgical Instrumentation (Level 2-3)
• Sterile Processing (Level 2