Job Description
Job Title: Central Sterile Technician
Status: PRN
Hours: Variable
Reports to: Team Leader/ Surgicenter Director
Purpose of Job: Responsible for reprocessing surgical instruments in a sterile manner and packaging appropriately for use.
Qualifications:
- High school diploma. Central Sterile Tech/Scrub Tech Certification preferred.
- Prefer one (1) year experience in a central sterile department.
- BLS required within six (6) months of hire.
- Knowledge of operating room policies and procedures.
- Knowledge of OSHA, AAMI, and AORN Standards and Recommended Practices for Sterilization and Disinfection.
- Knowledge of surgical equipment and instruments.
- Skilled in instrument and equipment maintenance by effectively checking instruments, autoclaves and supplies and stocking/repairing as appropriate.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Supports the mission, vision, and values of the organization.
- Follows established protocols to maintain a clean, safe environment for patients, personnel, and visitors.
- Cleans instruments by hand after surgical procedures are completed to prepare them for sterilization in the autoclave.
- Follows established protocols for preparing, using, and disposing of cleaning chemicals.
- Packages (i.e. wraps, places in container, etc.) instruments in appropriate manner to be placed in the autoclave or Sterrad.
- Places sterilized instruments in sterile supply room in appropriate area to be pulled for future cases.
- Communicates supply and equipment repairs to appropriate personnel.
- Maintains accurate documentation on policies, procedures and sterilization records as recommended by AAMI Standards.
- Performs miscellaneous tasks and errands, i.e. transport labs/specimens to other facilities, time will be compensated when applicable.
- Demonstrates current competencies applicable to the position.
- Organizes and prioritizes tasks efficiently.
- Interacts effectively with physicians, nurses, other health care professionals, patients.
- Communicates pertinent information and suggestions to team leader.
- Prioritizes tasks by importance and demand.
- Follows employee handbook guidelines in regards to sick time, vacation, and dress code.
Working Conditions/Physical Requirements:
- Primarily operating room setting. Frequent contact with diverse individuals
- Exposure to infection, bodily fluids, sharp instruments
- Variety of standing, walking, lifting, bending, stooping, twisting
- Must be able to stand 6-8 hours/day
- Hand and eye coordination
- Manual and finger dexterity
- Corrected vision and hearing to within normal range
- Requires occasional lifting/carrying/moving of equipment and supplies up to 50 pounds
- Frequent stress from need to turn over some instruments in a rapid succession
- This description is intended to provide only basic guidelines for meeting job requirements. Responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities and working conditions may change as needs evolve
Note: Management reserves the right to change job responsibilities at any time.
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