Travel Sterile Processing Tech - $1,509 per week in Berkeley, CA

Sterile Processing Tech (SPT) Needed - Hours: All variable shifts with an emphasis in 11pm-7:30am Weekends: Needed and will be rotated Floating Required: possible work at second location in Oakland REQUIRED CERTS: BLS CBSPD or IAHCSMM/HSPA JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES OPERATION OF STERILIZATION EQUIPMENT Loads and operates all sterilization equipment according to manufacturer's guidelines, medical center policies and safe practices. Maintains logs of sterilization activities and performance monitoring. Performs sterilizer performance monitoring according to medicalcenter policy and following manufacturer's instructions. Notifies supervisor or manager immediately if supplies for sterilization are low in inventory levels. DECONTAMINAT ION OF INSTRUMENTS AND EQUIPMENT: Receives, decontaminates, cleans and prepares instruments and equipment according to manufacturer's recommendations, medical center policies and safe practices. Operates and uses all decontamination equipment, products and supplies according to manufacturer's recommendations , medical center policies and safe practice. Cleans and disinfects all work surfaces, equipment and transport devices. Makes rounds on all patient care units to retrieve equipment and instruments for decontamination. INSTRUMENTATION ASSEMBLY AND PREPARATION FOR STERILIZATION: Inspects,tests, assembles, wraps/packages and labels surgical instruments for sterilization following medical centerpolicies and safe practices Prioritizes effectively when determining order of seUtray reassembly. Accurately assemble all surgical instrument sets and trays without supervision Communicates closely with case cart preparation staff to ensure needed instruments are sterile and ready for scheduled procedures. Maintains work station in an orderly manner and ensures area is restocked prior to leaving station. CASE CART PREPARATION Accurately and thoroughly assembles procedural case carts utilizing preference lists, pick tickets or other printed protocols. Maintains up-to-date information on status of case carts using designated protocols. Prepares case carts for emergency procedures in an accurate and expeditious manner. Handles all sterile supplies appropriately. ISSUES SUPPLIES, INSTRUMENTS AND EQUIPMENT AS NEEDED Issues requested supplies and equipment to patient care units upon request. Issues sterilized instruments to patient care areas (cath labs, surgery, etc.) after completion of sterilization. Maintains/restocks floor specialty carts and crash carts following written protocols. Obtains charge requisitions for all patient-chargeable items issued by CPD; delivers to designated locations within unit. Places orders delivery and pick up for rental specialty equipment as requested by nursing units, following medical center policy. Rotates stock and checks for outdated supplies. Handles verbal requests from patient care units in an efficient, courteous manner while demonstrating a clear knowledge of the equipment and supplies provided in the medical center. Notifies supervisor or manager immediately if inventory levels of equipment or supplies are low in inventory levels. i. Perform orthopedic traction set ups (Alta Bates campus only). EDUCATION Equivalent experience will be accepted in lieu of the required degree or diploma. HS Diploma or equivalent education/experience Other: Graduate of an approved Central Processing program or Operating Room Technician program OR Other: Equivalent combination of education and pertinent/directly related experience in Central Processing in an acute-care hospital environment. SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE Sterilization methods including steam, ethylene oxide and plasma chamber. Handling of sterile items. Medical terminology , basic microbiology , anatomy, physiology and elementary physics principles as they relate to daily Central Processing functions. General use, identification, care and assembly of surgical instrumentation. Basic principles and methods of decontamination. Ability to competently perform and evaluate standard performance monitoring tests used for validation of sterilizers and sterilizat ion cycles. Competently operate all sterilization modalities in use at the medical center (ETO, STERRAD, and Steam). Competently operate equipment used in cleaning and high-level disinfection activities (washer-decontaminator , ultrasonic cleaners, and Steris System 1) Advanced instrument identification skills Able to understand , speak, read and write in English Basic computer skills