Surgical Instrument Technician – Sterile Processing Pro

Fairview Health Services; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental coverage

Vision care

PTO/vacation

Sick time

Tuition reimbursement

Retirement plan

Job summary

Fairview Health Services in Minneapolis seeks an Instrument Technician to support the OR and respond to emergencies. This 1.0 FTE role works the Evening Shift (2:30PM–11PM) with rotating weekends at the West Bank Central Processing Center.

You will decontaminate, clean, assemble, sterilize and distribute surgical instruments, and serve as a resource for staff on instrument supplies; orientation will be provided.

Qualifications

• 6 months experience in an operating room, medical device reprocessing role or related role OR completion of an approved Fairview Sterile Processing training program.
• Graduate of a Central Service program, Accredited Surgical Technologist program or Licensed Practical Nurse program.
• CRCST certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide surgical instruments and supplies for procedures and cases; decontaminate, clean, process, assemble, sterilize, store and distribute reusable instruments and medical devices.
• Serve as a resource to physicians, nurses, and medical staff regarding instruments and supplies.
• Assist with instrument cart assembly, intraoperative supply picking and high-level disinfection of semi- critical devices as needed.
• Inspect, test, assemble, package and label instruments in preparation for sterilization.
• Ensure instruments are available and ready for site-specific and System CSSD-CPC trays.
• Operate instrument washers, sterilizers, incubators, heat sealers and other steril processing equipment.

Education

Central Service program

Accredited Surgical Technologist program

Licensed Practical Nurse program

Job description

Fairview Health Services in Minneapolis seeks an Instrument Technician to support the OR and respond to emergencies. This 1.0 FTE role works the Evening Shift (2:30PM–11PM) with rotating weekends at the West Bank Central Processing Center.

You will decontaminate, clean, assemble, sterilize and distribute surgical instruments, and serve as a resource for staff on instrument supplies; orientation will be provided.