Instrument Technician I

Umcelpaso; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

University Medical Center of El Paso is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician to ensure instruments are sterile and ready for procedures. You will maintain instrument trays for the Operating Room and nursing units, keep count sheets accurate, and follow sterilization/disinfection procedures with minimal supervision.

The role requires knowledge of materials, quality standards, equipment, and basic math and data-entry skills, with strong attention to detail and English literacy.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of materials, assembly processes, surgical trey assembly, quality control methods, and sterilization techniques.
• Proficient in meeting quality standards for sterilization services.
• Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, sterilization procedures.
• Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Ability to determining causes of operating errors and apply effective decision making to correct errors.
• Ability to conduct tests and inspections of products, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
• Knowledge of chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes, including uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
• Ability to perform mathematical calculations.
• Basic computer literacy and keyboarding skills.
• Data entry abilities with ten key skills.
• Ability to read and comprehend English at a level necessary to follow written and oral instructions and safety precautions.
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensures surgical instruments are sterile and ready for physicians prior to operations.
• Maintains and prepares surgical instrument trays for the Operating Room and general Nursing Units, according to specifications.
• Maintains and updates surgical count sheets.
• Follows proper sterilization and disinfection procedures, and aseptic techniques with minimal supervision.

Skills

Materials knowledge

Quality standards

Equipment knowledge

Tools usage

Problem solving

Testing & inspection

Chemistry knowledge

Mathematical calculations

Computer literacy

Ten-key data entry

English comprehension

Bilingual EN/ES

Education

High school graduate or equivalent

Job description

• Facility University Medical Center of El Paso
• Department Sterile Processing

Following ANSI/AMMI guidelines, ensures surgical instruments are stile and ready for physician prior to operations and medical procedures. Maintains and prepares surgical instrument trays for the Operating Room and general Nursing Units, according to specifications. Maintains and updates surgical count sheets. Follows proper sterilization and disinfection procedures, and aseptic techniques with minimal supervision.

Required Skills:

• 1. Knowledge of materials, assembly processes, surgical trey assembly, quality control methods, and sterilization techniques.
• 2. Proficient in meeting quality standards for sterilization services.
• 3. Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, sterilization procedures.
• 4. Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• 5. Ability to determining causes of operating errors and apply effective decision making to correct errors.
• 6. Ability to conduct tests and inspections of products, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
• 7. Knowledge of chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes, including uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
• 8. Ability to perform mathematical calculations.
• 9. Basic computer literacy and keyboarding skills.
• 10. Data entry abilities with ten key skills.
• 11. Ability to read and comprehend English at a level necessary to follow written and oral instructions and safety precautions.
• 12. Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.

Required Experience:

• A. Work Experience One year of experience in surgical instrument sterilization required.
• B. Certification/License/Registration Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT) or Certified Surgical Instrument Specialist (CSIS) preferred.
• C. Education and Training High school graduate or equivalent.