Instrument Tech

CommonSpirit Health; San Bernardino (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health – St. Bernardine Medical Center in San Bernardino, CA, seeks an Instrument Tech to ensure the availability, cleanliness, and functionality of surgical instruments and trays.

You will clean, sterilize, assemble, and inspect instruments, operate sterilization equipment, and keep accurate records. The role requires meticulous attention to detail, solid knowledge of sterilization principles, and the ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced hospital setting, ensuring all instruments

Qualifications

• 1 year of experience as an Instrument Technician or Central Service Technician or relevant instrument processing experience.
• Basic knowledge of medical terminology and nomenclature of equipment used in the department
• Certification with Sterile Processing preferred

Responsibilities

• Adheres to the Standards of Conduct; completes SOC acknowledgment and required compliance training.
• Performs decontamination, organization, and assembly of instrument sets after procedures.
• Maintains supplies for instrument repackaging, decontamination, Steris units, and autoclave testing.
• Adds instrumentation to case carts and communicates with scrub and circulating staff.
• Adapts to workload changes and maintains professionalism under pressure.
• Ensures patient safety per TJC standards; identifies patients per policy and follows CDC hand hygiene guidelines; documents legibly.

Skills

Attention to detail

Sterile processing

Instrument handling

Compliance awareness

Tools

Sterile Processing equipment

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Instrument Tech, you will ensure the availability, cleanliness, and functionality of surgical instruments and equipment.

Every day you will meticulously clean, sterilize, assemble, and inspect surgical instruments and trays, operate sterilization equipment, and maintain accurate records.

To be successful in this role, you must demonstrate meticulous attention to detail, a comprehensive understanding of sterilization principles, and efficiency in a fast-paced environment, ensuring all instruments are sterile and ready.

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates adherence to the Standards of Conduct Requirements. Completes and turns in the SOC acknowledgement card. -fulfils compliance education requirements as directed by the compliance department or department management.
• Performs instrument room activities, relating to the decontamination, organization, and assembly of instrument sets after surgical procedures.
• Maintains adequate levels of supplies for repackaging of instruments, instrument decontamination, Steris units, and autoclave testing.
• Adds instrumentation to case carts for scheduled add-on cases. Maintains communication with scrub and circulating personnel regarding instrumentation.
• Demonstrates ability to adapt to changes in the workload as required. Recognizes personal strengths and weaknesses; handles frustrations appropriately.
• Provides for patient safety according to TJC standards. Properly identifies the patient per policy. Complies with current CDC Hand Hygiene Guidelines. Writes legibly.

Job Requirements

Required

• 1 year of experience as an Instrument Technician or Central Service Technician or relevant instrument processing experience.
• Basic knowledge of medical terminology and nomenclature of equipment used in the department
• Certification with Sterile Processing preferred

Where You'll Work

Founded as a faith-based hospital in 1931 by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word Dignity Health – St. Bernardine Medical Center is a 342-bed acute care nonprofit hospital located in San Bernardino California. The hospital offers a full complement of services including the Inland Empire Heart and Vascular Institute an award-winning orthopedics program surgical weight loss and is an official Neurovascular Stroke Center as designated by ICEMA. The hospital shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health one of the nation’s five largest health care systems. Visit https://www.dignityhealth.org/socal/locations/stbernardinemedical for more information.