What are the responsibilities and job description for the Processing Technician position at Physicians East?
Job Title: QEC Processing Technician
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
About us
Physicians East, P.A.is a team of skilled healthcare professionals united to meet the challenge of delivering quality, cost-efficient, comprehensive healthcare to the people of Eastern North Carolina.
Location & commitments
Full-time based at our Greenville location in the Quadrangle Endoscopy Center, Monday-Friday, 7a.m. – 3 p.m.
Overtime may be required to ensure patients are taken care, tasks are completed, and calls are returned in a timely manner.
Supervision Received: Reports to Clinical Supervisor; Operations or Clinical Manager; Director of Operations.
Supervision Exercised: None.
Typical Physical Demands: Requires full range of body motion, including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination. Frequent standing and walking or other means of mobility for extended periods of time. Lifts and carries item weighing up to 50 lbs. Requires normal visual acuity. Requires exposure to bodily fluids.
Typical Working Conditions: Frequent exposure to communicable diseases, toxic substances, ionizing radiation, medicinal preparations, and other conditions common to clinic environment.
About the role:
Responsible for the decontamination, prepping, packaging, and sterilization of all instrumentation processed through the department following established department procedures. Required specific skills also includes knowledge of decontamination processes, preparation, and packaging, sterilization techniques based on manufacturer recommendations, and storage of sterilized items, as well as knowledge of sterile technique, instrumentation, equipment, and sterile field set-up and interpreting policies, procedures, and protocols and reviewing performance in compliance with recognized standards.
Responsibilities:
(may include, but are not limited to)
Prepares, disinfects, tests, assembles, sterilizes, packages, and distributes a variety of supplies, instruments, and equipment to be used in patient care, often operating complicated disinfection and sterilization equipment
Sterilize scopes, processing and procedural tools and other applicable tools and equipment.
Assists in preparing the procedure room prior to the patient entering the room. Cleans rooms between cases with correct aseptic technique
Processes incoming supplies and equipment.
Collects used equipment and supplies.
Assist with handling specimens: Obtaining, Labeling, Transporting and Verifying.
Transport used scopes to the reprocessing room.
Conforms to rules of safety and infection control while performing these tasks and maintains compliance with acceptable hospital and regulatory agency standards of quality.
Transport patients if needed.
Prepares or assists with recordkeeping as needed.
Always maintaining patient privacy and confidentially.
Other duties as assigned by the Nurse Manager, Nurse Supervisor, Physician and/or Administrator.
Candidate requirements
Completed of a Certified Nursing Assistant or Certified Medical Assistant required. Graduate of an accredited Sterile Processing Technician program and certification or related training preferred.
Experience with sterilization process in an Ambulatory / Endoscopy Center or related environment.
Knowledge of all equipment to include, but not limited to, steam sterilization (autoclave), manual and automated reprocessing scope and related equipment, medivators that provide decontamination and sterilization of Reusable Medical Equipment (RME).
Current American Heart Association basic CPR certification.
Key Skills
Ability to work under pressure with time constraints and value working in a team-oriented, patient-centric culture.
Be confident in clinical decision-making and autonomous in providing care to patients in a fast-paced clinical practice setting.
Demonstrate strong communication skills, both written and verbal, and be proactive in discussing case management.
Possess excellent time management and have ability to work well with patients and their families, collaborating/supervising physicians, facility staff and leadership.
Display a professional demeanor and recognition of privacy considerations for patients and families, maintaining strict confidentiality in all times.
Demonstrate a strong sense of team commitment, which includes meeting deadlines, punctuality and excellent follow-through and feedback.
Affirmative Action/EEO statement
Physicians East, P.A.is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of age, race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity, which includes status as a transgender individual), national origin or ancestry, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information (including family medical history), physical or mental disability, or other legally protected status. Reasonable accommodation will be made for persons with disabilities during the application process and/or at the time of employment. Requests for accommodation should be made to the Human Resources Department as early as possible in the application/employment process. Contact HR Office at 252-413-6368 or email careers@physicianseast.com
Disclaimer
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
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