MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1.

High school graduate or equivalent

2.

Must take and successfully complete Central Service Technical Training course to become registered within 24 months of hire.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

EXPERIENCE:

1.

6 months experience with surgical instruments/implants.

2.

6 months Central Service experience.

3.

6 months clinical experience, i.e., EMT, CAN or ER Tech, Paramedic, Clinical Clerical Tech.

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.

1.

Prepare all materials for sterilization per department standards and adhere to proper techniques.

2.

Mix chemical sterilants properly per manufactures standards.

3.

Inspect all sterile supplies/instruments to ensure sterility in regards to event related sterilization per Infection Control standards.

4.

Load sterilizer carriages to ensure steam/ETO penetration per department standards.

5.

Document sterilization monitoring procedures per OSHA and Joint Commission standards.

6.

Inspect storage cabinets for outdated supplies per department standards.

7.

Assembles surgical case carts to include supplies, implants, instruments, and linens per department standards.

8.

Rotate all supplies when placing on storage shelf per department standards.

9.

Monitor distribution of supplies by giving all information needed to relieve inventory and charge patient per department standards.

10.

Process all supplies, instruments, and equipment for offsite facilities per department standards.

11.

Notify inventory control tech of all supplies that have become damaged or outdated per department standards.

12.

Distribute supplies, instruments, and equipment per department standards.

13.

Use all equipment per department safety standards and per equipment manual; Sterilizers, steam and ETO, cart washer, washer sterilizer, steam gun, aerator, ultrasonic cleaner, suction machine, SCD pump, wagenstein, heat sealer, computer, telephone, copier, calculators, box cutter, delivery carts, and gas chromatograph.

14.

Wear proper dress to comply with clean and dirty work areas per infection control standards.

15.

Communicate with appropriate personnel regarding deficiencies in supplies, instruments, and implants which will affect optimum patient care per department standards.

16.

Respond in a timely manner when assigned to telephone per department standards.

17.

Attend department staff meetings or reads minutes per department standards.

18.

Must complete monthly departmental education with a score of 70% or better per department standards.

19.

Demonstrates the following according to instrumentation departmental standards:

1. Proper care and handling

2. Accuracy in assembling of sets.

3. Performs quality control check.

4. Proper lubrication.

5. Storage locations maintain write-ups.

6. Proper cleaning of all types of instruments.

20.

Perform quality check of instrument sets to ensure exact instruments are contained in sets and are clean per department standards.

21.

Perform quality check of case carts to ensure exact items are contained in the cart before being sent to Surgery per department standards.

22.

Perform quality check of par level carts to ensure exact supplies are placed on carts for use per department standards.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1.

Very heavy work - exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1.

Exposure to body fluids, human tissues, contagious diseases and sharps.

2.

Exposure to cleaning agents and disinfectants.

3.

Exposure to heat, humidity and wet floors.

4.

Exposure to toxic gas, fumes and odors.

5.

Exposure to high stress and constant interruptions.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

1.

Must be able to communicate both written and orally and possess the ability to understand directions/product information from technical journals/manuals.

2.

Knowledge of and difference in steam and ethylene oxide sterilization per department standards.

3.

Ability to communicate both written and orally and possess the ability to understand directions/product information from technical journals/manuals.

4.

Knowledge of the types and differences in packaging materials per department standards.

5.

Knowledge of storage locations for over 7,000 med/surg supplies, instrumentation and patient use equipment per department standards. - move to KSA

6.

Knowledge of par level cart system per department standard.

7.

Knowledge of principles and techniques of asepsis infection control standards.

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