Instrument Technician II

Kaiser Permanente; Lone Tree (CO); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in Lone Tree, CO seeks an Instrument Technician II to support surgical services by safely processing and distributing instruments and supplies. You will ensure patient safety and deliver courteous, culturally sensitive service while maintaining accurate instrument tracking.

Responsibilities include decontamination, disassembly, sterilization, inventory management, and use of the Instrument Tracking System. Candidates need a HS diploma and CSP/CRC certification per CBSPD or HSPA.

Qualifications

• Minimum six months of experience cleaning and sterilizing instruments.
• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Certification: CSPDT or RCS per CBSPD or HSPA as listed in the job posting.
• Effective verbal and written communications skills.
• Demonstrated customer service focus and ability to understand Kaiser Permanente customer needs.

Responsibilities

• Comply with Kaiser quality, safety and emergency policies; ensure patient safety.
• Decontaminate, disassemble, reassemble and sterilize instruments.
• Use Instrument Tracking System to track instruments across facilities.
• Inventory and restock departmental supplies; occasional lifting up to 45 pounds.
• Demonstrate service behaviors per Kaiser Permanente credo and provide culturally sensitive service.

Skills

Sterilization

Infection control

Customer service

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Instrument Tracking System

Job description

May be entitled to translation/bilingual, shift or other wage premiums as governed by the applicable collective bargaining agreement. Please refer to the respective collective bargaining agreement for additional information on such wage premiums: https://www.lmpartnership.org/local-contracts.

Job Summary

Supports all local medical facilities that utilize surgical instruments by appropriately and safely processing and distributing equipment, instruments and supplies to maximize efficiency and safety. Makes members/patients and their needs a primary focus of ones actions; develops and sustains productive member/patient relationships. Actively seeks information to understand member/patient circumstances, problems, expectations, and needs; builds rapport and cooperative relationship with members/patients. Considers how actions or plans will affect members; responds quickly to meet member/patient needs and resolves problems.

Essential Responsibilities

• This position, knows and complies with all Kaiser Permanente quality, safety, and emergency policies and procedures. Demonstrates quality and effectiveness in work habits and clinical practice in every interaction with patients, colleagues, providers, and leadership. Ensures patient safety in the preparation and provisioning of care related to but not limited to medications, procedures, infection prevention, fall prevention, including consistent use of two patient identifiers and procedural time outs. Reports safety hazards, accidents and incidents, and unsafe working conditions promptly.
• Decontaminates, disassembles and reassembles, and sterilizes via appropriate techniques, a wide variety of routine and specialized surgical instruments.
• Utilizes Intelligent Instrumentation Management Computer system to track instruments throughout the local facilities.
• Inventories and restock departmental supplies including instruments, sterilization chemicals and other related items, which requires occasion lifting and carrying up to 45 pounds.
• In addition to defined technical requirements, accountable for consistently demonstrating service behaviors and principles defined by the Kaiser Permanente Service Quality Credo, the KP Mission as well as specific departmental/organizational initiatives. Also accountable for consistently demonstrating the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, and to purchasers, contracted providers and vendors.

Basic Qualifications

Experience

Minimum six (6) months of experience cleaning and sterilizing instruments.

Education

High School Diploma OR General Education Diploma (GED) required.

License, Certification, Registration

Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution - Technician Certification from Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution OR Registered Central Service Technician Certificate from Healthcare Sterile Processing Association

Additional Requirements

• Effective verbal and written communications skills.
• Demonstrated customer service skills, customer focus abilities and the ability to understand Kaiser Permanente customer needs.
• Knowledgeable of a wide variety of sterilization routine and specialized instruments.
• Experience in operating personal computers.

Preferred Qualifications

• N/A

Company

KAISER

Title

Instrument Technician II

Location

Lone Tree, Colorado

ReqNumber

1449400

External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.