Surgical Reprocessing Technician / 20 Hours / Day Shift

Henry Ford Health; Royal Oak (MI); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

Henry Ford Health in Royal Oak, MI is seeking a Surgical Reprocessing Technician to support the operating rooms, Emergency Room, and delivery areas by cleaning, inspecting, assembling, and sterilizing all surgical products under the general supervision of department leadership.

You will document and monitor all sterilization processes, maintain appropriate par levels, prepare case carts per surgeon preference, and coordinate with surgical teams to ensure instruments and supplies are ready for

Qualifications

• High School graduate or equivalent.
• Completion of medical terminology course is preferred.
• Interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with patients and hospital personnel.
• Computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Cleans, inspects, assembles, and sterilizes all surgical products for the operating rooms and related areas.
• Documents and monitors all sterilization processes (steam, ETOH, Sterrad, and high level disinfectants).
• Maintains appropriate par levels and stocks sterile supplies.
• Prepares case carts according to surgeon preferences for each patient.
• Coordinates with surgical teams to ensure supplies are available when needed.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Computer skills

Education

High School graduate or equivalent

Completion of medical terminology course

Central Service Certification

BCLS preferred

Job description

SURGICAL REPROCESSING TECHNICIAN

• Under general supervision of the Coordinator/Manager/Director cleans, inspects, assembles, packages disinfects/sterilizes all surgical products used to support physicians and surgical team in the inpatient, outpatient departments, Operating room, Emergency Room, Delivery Room and satellites.
• Documents and monitors all sterilization processes in assigned areas including but not limited to: steam, ETOH, Sterrad and high level disinfectants.
• Ensures all monitoring methods are compliant with the standards.
• Supplies the needs of various departments requiring the services of the department by properly meeting and anticipating the instrumentation needs for pending cases for assembly of procedure specific case carts needs.
• Receives, unpacks, shelves supplies and stock while maintaining appropriate par levels with rotation sterile supply management principles.
• Works with the surgical specialty teams to ensure that the supplies for each patient are available when needed.
• Proactive coordination of preparing the case cart according to the surgeon's preference card for the supplies, equipment, instruments and implants needed for each patient.

• Department: Sterile Processing
• Schedule: 20-hours per week, Day Shift
• Hospital: Henry Ford Medical Center
• Location: Royal Oak, MI

General Summary

• Under general supervision of the Coordinator/Manager/Director cleans, inspects, assembles, packages disinfects/sterilizes all surgical products used to support physicians and surgical team in the inpatient, outpatient departments, Operating room, Emergency Room, Delivery Room and satellites.
• Documents and monitors all sterilization processes in assigned areas including but not limited to: steam, ETOH, Sterrad and high level disinfectants.
• Ensures all monitoring methods are compliant with the standards.
• Supplies the needs of various departments requiring the services of the department by properly meeting and anticipating the instrumentation needs for pending cases for assembly of procedure specific case carts needs.
• Receives, unpacks, shelves supplies and stock while maintaining appropriate par levels with rotation sterile supply management principles.
• Works with the surgical specialty teams to ensure that the supplies for each patient are available when needed.
• Proactive coordination of preparing the case cart according to the surgeon's preference card for the supplies, equipment, instruments and implants needed for each patient.

Requirements

• High School graduate or equivalent.
• Completion of medical terminology course is preferred.
• Interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with patients and hospital personnel.
• Computer skills.
• Completion of the 120-day orientation:
• Successfully completes department and hospital orientation process
• Competence maintained during evaluation year to include department standards, objectives, in service and continuing education.
• Central Service Certification.
• BCLS preferred.
• Central Service Certification.
• BCLS preferred.