Sterile Process Technician

Mclaren-Health-Care; Lapeer (MI); On-site; USD 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, seeks a Sterile Processing Technician to support surgical services by cleaning, sterilizing, assembling and dispensing sterile supplies in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Responsibilities include prioritizing emergency requests, preparing instrument trays, sterilizing using autoclaves, maintaining records and ensuring safety standards. Applicants need a high school diploma and 6-12 months' related experience or training.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 6-12 months of job related experience and/or training.
• Sterile Processing Technician education or related experience with course work in Medical Terminology and Basic Human Anatomy.

Responsibilities

• Assigns priority to emergency requests and issue required supplies and equipment based on knowledge of procedure intended.
• Assists in orientation of new employees to each work assignment area and total department operation.
• Orders supplies including replacement components and implants on all orthopedic systems utilized by physicians in the surgical environment.
• Sterilizes instruments, equipment, utensils, and supplies using various types of sterilizers, aerators, and high level disinfectors.
• Load autoclaves in the prescribed manner and set controls to specified time and temperature according to material and requirements of items being sterilized.
• Complete appropriate documentation records prior to sterilization.
• Read and initial mechanical records verifying appropriate sterilization cycle.
• Assembles all instrument procedure trays, packs, and kits according to the prescribed manner using content lists as a guide.
• Wrap, package and handle all items following procedure.
• Mark items with identifying data and distribute or store in designated area.
• Notify supervisor when unable to replace parts or with equipment deficiencies in the work area.
• Dispenses products requested for sterile and non-sterile equipment and supplies.
• Decontaminates, disassemble and clean patient care equipment using approved disinfectants, detergents, soaps and cleaners.
• Reassemble equipment after cleaning and check for obvious electrical hazards.
• Maintains assigned work areas and equipment in a clean and organized condition to maintain required standards for handling sterilized and clean materials and to maintain a safe work environment.
• Performs quality assurance processes including biological testing.
• Decontaminates, disassemble, and disinfect surgical instrumentation, lensed items, scopes, and fiber-optic cords in preparation for sterilization.
• Conducts daily rounds to patient care areas for retrieval of soiled procedure trays and dispensing of the same after re-sterilization using acceptable infection control practices.
• Takes call per department rotation and surgical services on-call policy.
• Replenishes code carts as necessary.
• Picks surgical supplies and instrumentation for surgical cases as scheduled.
• Participates in meetings, conferences and in-services as scheduled.
• Performs other department related duties as assigned.

Skills

Sterile Processing

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Education

Sterile Processing Technician Training

Job description

McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.

Responsible for cleaning, packaging, sterilizing, assembling and dispensing reusable sterile and clean supplies.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

1. Assigns priority to emergency requests and issue required supplies and equipment based on knowledge of procedure intended
2. Assists in orientation of new employees to each work assignment area and total department operation
3. Orders supplies including replacement components and implants on all orthopedic systems utilized by physicians in the surgical environment
4. Sterilizes instruments, equipment, utensils, and supplies using various types of sterilizers, aerators, and high level disinfectors
5. Load autoclaves in the prescribed manner and set controls to specified time and temperature according to material and requirements of items being sterilized
6. Complete appropriate documentation records prior to sterilization
7. Read and initial mechanical records verifying appropriate sterilization cycle
8. Assembles all instrument procedure trays, packs, and kits according to the prescribed manner using content lists as a guide
9. Wrap, package and handle all items following procedure
10. Mark items with identifying data and distribute or store in designated area
11. Notify supervisor when unable to replace parts or with equipment deficiencies in the work area
12. Dispenses products requested for sterile and non-sterile equipment and supplies
13. Decontaminates, disassemble and clean patient care equipment using approved disinfectants, detergents, soaps and cleaners
14. Reassemble equipment after cleaning and check for obvious electrical hazards
15. Maintains assigned work areas and equipment in a clean and organized condition to maintain required standards for handling sterilized and clean materials and to maintain a safe work environment
16. Performs quality assurance processes including biological testing
17. Decontaminates, disassemble, and disinfect surgical instrumentation, lensed items, scopes, and fiber-optic cords in preparation for sterilization
18. Conducts daily rounds to patient care areas for retrieval of soiled procedure trays and dispensing of the same after re-sterilization using acceptable infection control practices
19. Takes call per department rotation and surgical services on-call policy
20. Replenishes code carts as necessary
21. Picks surgical supplies and instrumentation for surgical cases as scheduled
22. Participates in meetings, conferences and in-services as scheduled
23. Performs other department related duties as assigned

Qualifications:

Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 6-12 months of job related experience and/or training
• Sterile Processing Technician education or related experience with course work in Medical Terminology and Basic Human Anatomy

Preferred:

• Sterile Processing Certificate
• Computer Skills

Position Specific Expectations:

• Must satisfactorily complete a 4 month or individualized training program after selection into the position
• Job duties require constant standing and/or walking
• Lifts heavy trays
• Participates in Medical Center and/or departmental quality assessment and continuous quality improvement activities as directed; through identification of quality improvement opportunities, goal setting, collection and evaluation of data, implementation of action plans, or related applications
• Access to Protected Health Information in any format, whether oral, written, or through Electronic Information Systems will be in accordance with HIPAA guidelines and subject to disciplinary action when misused. Access to electronic information systems for this position is based on criteria found in a pre-determined systems access matrix for classification specific job function, found in HR Policy #580, Using, Disclosing, and Requesting Only the Minimum Amount Protected Health Information Necessary

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Daily Work Times: 11ap-9:30p
• On Call: Yes

Equal Opportunity Employer

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status,national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classificationprotected by law.