Night Shift Central Sterile Technician II

University of Washington; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Washington Medical Center – Montlake is seeking a Hospital Central Services Technician 2 for the Night shift. The department provides decontamination, reprocessing and sterilization support for surgical services and UW Medicine customers.

You will decontaminate, sterilize, assemble complex instrument trays, prioritize cases, and ensure safety and quality standards are met for daily OR procedures.

Qualifications

• High school graduation or equivalent.
• One to two years of experience processing complex trays of surgical instruments and equipment.
• Equivalent education/experience.

Responsibilities

• Decontaminate, process, sterilize and assemble complex arrangements of specialized and intricate surgical instruments, equipment and supplies for surgical procedures following established guidelines.
• Prioritize the need for instruments, equipment and supplies based on the scheduled surgical cases, surgeries in process and surgical cases added during the work schedule.
• Identify and sort contaminated instruments and equipment.
• Disassemble and reassemble items with multiple parts.
• Recognize dissembled parts of intricate instruments and equipment; reassemble and/or return to appropriate trays.
• Determine and use the appropriate decontamination procedure.
• Disassemble and decontaminate equipment and instruments using approved disinfectants, detergents, soaps, cleaners and processing methods.
• Collect and dispose of large volumes of biohazardous waste materials from surgical procedures.
• Inspect, test, reassemble, test for proper functioning, package, label and date instrumentation and equipment.

Education

High school graduation or equivalent

Job description

University of Washington Medical Center – Montlake is seeking a Hospital Central Services Technician 2 for the Night shift. The department provides decontamination, reprocessing and sterilization support for surgical services and UW Medicine customers.

You will decontaminate, sterilize, assemble complex instrument trays, prioritize cases, and ensure safety and quality standards are met for daily OR procedures.