✓You’ll need

Certifications

CRST Certification within 1 year of employment preferred

Education

✓High School diploma or GED required

✓Associate degree

Associate’s degree preferred

Qualifications

✓1+ years experience

✓Rotates sterile supplies and inventories for expiration dates as required

✓Maintain assigned work area and equipment in a clean and organized condition to maintain required safety standards for handling sterilized and clean materials and to maintain a safe work environment

✓None required

No experience required, 1 year of experience preferred

About the role

The Instrument Processing Technician provides cleaning, decontamination, assembly processing and sterilization of instruments, trays and endoscopes. Also assembles case carts with needed surgical supplies.

At UC Health, we're proud to have the best and brightest teams and clinicians collaborating toward our common purpose: to advance healing and reduce suffering. As the region's adult academic health system, we strive for innovation and provide world-class care for not only our community, but patients from all over the world. Join our team and you'll be able to develop your skills, grow your career, build relationships with your peers and patients, and help us be a source of hope for our friends and neighbors. UC Health is an EEO Employer. The Instrument Processing Technician provides cleaning, decontamination, assembly processing and sterilization of instruments, trays and endoscopes. Also assembles case carts with needed surgical supplies. Performs decontamination functions:
Disassembles, cleans and disinfects instruments and equipment used for patient care utilizing correct manual and mechanical processes
Operates equipment used in decontamination process, i.e. sonic washer, cart washers, washer sterilizers, and decontaminators
Unloads case carts containing soiled instruments and places in designated area
Performs cleaning tasks in work area as assigned
Used universal precautions when working in decontamination area, i.e. gloves, face shield, protective gown
Utilizes computer system to track instruments and case cart Assembles instrument trays and packs:
Unloads instruments from washer sterilizers and distributes to appropriate workstations
Assembles instrument trays and packs utilizing written instructions and proper protocol
Applies sterilization wrappers properly to maintain integrity of the contents
Utilizes heat sealer on packs as needed
Each item is identified correctly on the outside packaging of each item
Transports trays to sterilization area
Consistent use of the barcode technology to track productivity
Use of computerized instrument tracking system to validate tray production against online list/error proofing systems to ensure accuracy of assembly Operates sterilizers, documents loads, and returns stock to appropriate area:
Loads trays, packs, and basins onto sterilizer loading rack, utilizing correct procedures
Able to operate each type of sterilizer (e.g. Steam, Plasma, Steris) per manufacture’s instructions and departmental guidelines and polices
Accurately documents all sterilization information\
Biological monitoring is completed per departmental policy
Sterile supplies are handled properly and restocked in sterile storage area
Rotates sterile supplies and inventories for expiration dates as required
Maintain assigned work area and equipment in a clean and organized condition to maintain required safety standards for handling sterilized and clean materials and to maintain a safe work environment Assembles case carts per departmental procedures:
Produce pick sheets from computer
Able to pull instruments and sterile supplies per pick sheet accurately and completely Other duties as assigned:
Active participant in QA activities
Assists with training of other associates
Attends departmental in-services and mandatory meetings
Acts as a liaison between Sterile Processing and all customers and communicates in a courteous manner
Makes effective use of time and is able to distinguish between low and high priority activities
Delivers equipment and supplies to various departments as needed.
Able to fulfill on-call requirements Minimum Required: High School diploma or GED required; Associate’s degree preferred. | LICENSE & CERTIFICATION: None required; CRST Certification within 1 year of employment preferred. | No experience required, 1 year of experience preferred.

Instrument Processing Tech, SPD, Full-time, Second Shift

About the role