You’ll need
Certifications
✓o SPD Technician Certification
✓Must take the SPD Technician Certification exam within 12 months of hire.
✓Must successfully pass the SPD Technician Certification exam within eighteen (18) months of hire and must maintain certification.
✓SPD Technician Certification
✓Surgical Instrument Processor Certification and/or Ambulatory Surgery Technician Certification
Education
✓High School Education or GED.
✓o Successful completion of Anatomy & Physiology course (High School level or higher)
Qualifications
✓In conjunction with management tracks his/her progress in regards to training, staff meetings and in-service education.
✓Demonstrates the ability to stand “on call’
✓Maintains a clean and orderly work area.
✓Helps precept new employees (Grades 10, 11a, 12a)
✓Qualifications Grade 8, Sterile Processing Aide
✓Ability to read, write and communicate in English
✓Basic Computer skills.
✓Good interpersonal skills, being concise by phone, intercom and in person.
✓Successful completion of Medical Terminology course OR successful passage of CCH Medical Terminology challenge exam.
✓o Successful passage of CCH Anatomy Exam
✓o 3 years recent (within the past 5 years) SPD experience
✓Qualifications Grade 10, Sterile Processing Technician I
✓Must qualify as a Grade 8 - Sterile Processing Aide. In addition
✓1 year experience as a SPD aide
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- Decontamination
- Identifies and uses appropriate methods and solutions to decontaminate instruments and clinical equipment.
- Able to sort, disassemble, decontaminate, rinse and disinfect instruments and clinical equipment.
- Understands and adheres to proper PPE attire. Preparing Instruments
- Consistently uses count sheets to correctly assemble instrumentation.
- Properly protect, wrap/containerize and or peel package and label instruments
- Identifies and inspects for cleanliness and functionality of instrumentation. Storage/Distribution
- Properly handles and stores sterile supplies, equipment and instruments.
- Accesses Doctor preference cards.
- Retrieves, disburses and tracks medical and surgical supplies and equipment to the customer in a quality and timely manner. Sterilization Process
- Selects appropriate sterilization methods.
- Understands and adheres to the correct practices of sterilization.
- Properly documents and verifies sterilization loads and biological tests to determine the efficiency of the sterilization process. Equipment
- Operates and understands the equipment specific to SPD: steam, ETO, Sterrad and Steris I sterilizers, cart washers, washer/disinfectors, ultrasonic cleaners and heat sealers as well as a different array of testing devices. Inventory Control
- Understands and implements the processes involved in ordering, receiving, stocking and monitoring usage of surgical supplies.
- Communicates supply issues to appropriate personnel in a timely manner. General
- Serves as a resource to customers on all SPD functions.
- In conjunction with management tracks his/her progress in regards to training, staff meetings and in-service education.
- Performs duties as a SPD Aide independently, works proficiently without direct supervision.
- Demonstrates the ability to stand “on call’
- Maintains a clean and orderly work area.
- Helps precept new employees (Grades 10, 11a, 12a)
- Consistently provides service excellence to all patients, family members, visitors, volunteers and co-workers.
- Perform other work-related duties as requested or assigned. Qualifications Grade 8, Sterile Processing Aide
- Ability to read, write and communicate in English
- High School Education or GED.
- Basic Computer skills.
- Good interpersonal skills, being concise by phone, intercom and in person.
- Successful completion of Medical Terminology course OR successful passage of CCH Medical Terminology challenge exam.
- Must have 1 of the following: o Successful completion of Anatomy & Physiology course (High School level or higher) o Successful passage of CCH Anatomy Exam o SPD Technician Certification o 3 years recent (within the past 5 years) SPD experience
- Must take the SPD Technician Certification exam within 12 months of hire.
- Must successfully pass the SPD Technician Certification exam within eighteen (18) months of hire and must maintain certification. Qualifications Grade 10, Sterile Processing Technician I Must qualify as a Grade 8 - Sterile Processing Aide. In addition,
- 1 year experience as a SPD aide
- SPD Technician Certification Qualifications Grade 11a, Sterile Processing Technician II Must qualify as a Grade 10 - Sterile Processing Technician I. In addition,
- 1 Year experience as a SPD Technician
- Surgical Instrument Processor Certification Qualifications Grade 12a, Sterile Processing Technician III Must qualify as a Grade 11a - Sterile Processing Technician II. In addition,
- Surgical Instrument Processor Certification and/or Ambulatory Surgery Technician Certification
About the role
Retrieves, disburses and tracks medical and surgical supplies and equipment to the customer in a quality and timely manner.