Senior Sterile Processing Tech: Instrument Care & PM

Kaiser Permanente; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician in Los Angeles to decontaminate, clean, package, sterilize, store and distribute medical/surgical equipment per guidelines. Responsibilities include filling department orders, equipment rounds, instrument decontamination, OR set assembly, and maintaining sterile integrity.

Applicants should have a high school diploma or GED and complete a Sterile Processing Program with 400 clinical hours or a Surgical Technician program.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Completion of an accredited Sterile Processing Program including 400 clinical hours or a Surgical Technician program.

Responsibilities

• Fill orders from requesting departments.
• Make equipment rounds and return soiled equipment to SPD; clean equipment per manufacturers recommendations and validate functionality prior to storage.
• Answer phones.
• Inventory and restock supplies, and specialty carts per department policy.
• Order specialty beds and other patient equipment per medical center practice.
• Disassemble, clean or decontaminate surgical instruments per manufacturers recommendations including ultrasonic cleaning.
• Assemble, inspect, test, wrap and date all OR sets including specialty sets per department protocol.
• Operate all SPD equipment including steam sterilizers, plasma sterilizers, endoscope reprocessors, incubators, heat sealers, washers.
• Use tracking system for documentation of tests and sterilizer records.
• Examine and maintain integrity of sterile packages.
• Prepare OR case carts according to preference cards.
• Promote and improve customer service to internal and external customers.
• Work in a collaborative environment.

Skills

Instrument processing knowledge

Communication

Multitasking

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Sterile Processing Program (400 clinical hours)

Tools

Sterile processing equipment

Job description

Kaiser Permanente is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician in Los Angeles to decontaminate, clean, package, sterilize, store and distribute medical/surgical equipment per guidelines. Responsibilities include filling department orders, equipment rounds, instrument decontamination, OR set assembly, and maintaining sterile integrity.

Applicants should have a high school diploma or GED and complete a Sterile Processing Program with 400 clinical hours or a Surgical Technician program.