What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sterile Processing Technician position at HOPCo?
Benefits:
- Competitive Health & Welfare Benefits
- Monthly $43 stipend to use toward ancillary benefits
- HSA with qualifying HDHP plans with company match
- 401k plan after 6 months of service with company match (Part-time employees included)
- Employee Assistance Program that is available 24/7 to provide support
- Employee Appreciation Days
- Employee Wellness Events
Minimum Qualifications:
- HSD or GED
- Current national certification as a Sterile Processing Technician, Certified Registered Central Service Technician, or Surgical Instrument Processor, or obtained within 90 days of hire is required.
- Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) is preferred.
Preferred:
Three years of Sterile Processing Technician experience is preferred.
Essential Functions
- Decontaminates and sterilizes instruments, medical supplies, and equipment, and assembles, wraps, and sterilizes trays of instruments. Follows proper Standards and Precautions while in decontamination and sterilization areas.
- Monitors biological and chemical wash solutions to ensure quality and consistency for the decontamination of instruments and medical equipment.
- Sorts mismatched sets of instruments, trays, and medical equipment and make them available to sterile processing customers in a timely manner.
- Restocks, labels, and maintains inventory, submits requisitions, and collects and distributes instruments, trays, and facility medical equipment.
- Performs environmental maintenance duties and assists in maintaining inventory levels in sterile processing, the operating room, and in equipment storage areas.
- Verifies that equipment functions properly, requisitions for equipment maintenance, repair or replacement, and removes defective equipment.
- Maintains a clean work area.
- Assists with maintaining established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, and quality improvement, safety, and environmental and infection control standards.
- Recognizes and anticipates the needs of the surgical team assuring instrument availability.
- Recognizes abnormal functioning of autoclave equipment, and Steris system, and notifies appropriate person or company regarding the company.
- Reviews par levels of supplies and equipment, to ensure that the resources necessary for patient safety are available.
- Assumes other related responsibilities as required and assigned.
About us:
The Center for Orthopedic Research and Education, We don't mean to brag but did you know The CORE Institute has been ranked by Ranking Arizona: The Best of Arizona Businesses!?
- #1 for Orthopedic Practices
- #1 for Healthiest Healthcare Employers
- #3 for Best Healthcare Workplace Culture
- Winner in Best Places to Work
Salary : $43