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Sterile Processing Technician
Banner Health
Casper, UAE
Full Time
Entry
Onsite
4 weeks ago
Sterile ProcessingDecontaminationSterilization TechniquesQuality AssuranceMedical TerminologyMechanical Aptitude
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Sterile ProcessingDecontaminationSterilization Techniques
About the Role
Banner Health is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician to sterilize surgical tools and equipment at Wyoming Medical Center. The role requires a high school diploma and mechanical aptitude, with national certification preferred within one year.
Key Skills for This Role
Sterile ProcessingDecontaminationSterilization TechniquesQuality AssuranceMedical TerminologyMechanical Aptitude
Responsibilities
- Provides decontamination and sterile processing support to PeriOp Services, ED, ICU, hospital wide departments, clinics, and ambulatory surgery centers
- Responsible for the decontamination, assembly, and packaging of surgical instruments following established protocols and instructions for use (IFU)
- Performs required quality assurance, repairs, reassembly, documentation, sterility handling, and storage of specialized surgical instruments
- Maintains required sterilization logs and quality assurance records
- Able to interpret the surgical schedule and medical terminology as it pertains to scheduled procedures
- Responds to emergent calls from the Operating Room and performs preliminary investigation
- Utilizes specialized equipment for decontamination, high level disinfection, and sterilization
- Operates steam and hydrogen peroxide sterilizers, automated surgical instrument washers, ultrasonics, flush pumps, visualization devices, and cart washers
- Operates quality assurance testing equipment for flexible endoscopic scopes, transesophageal ultrasound probes, and electro surgical insulation defect detector
- Maintains a clean and safe environment by adhering to Standard Precautions and Infection Control practices
Requirements
- High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge
- Must have mechanical aptitude with the ability to break down moving parts, clean, lubricate and reassemble
- Effective organizational, communication and human relation skills
- Complete national certification as an SPD Technician within one year of hire (preferred)
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Position Summary
- This position demonstrates accountability for operating room readiness ensuring sterile surgical instrumentation and disposable supplies are complete and ready for a procedure prior to the preceding patient leaving the operating room.
- Responsible for the proper care and handling of all general and specialty instrumentation including cleaning, decontamination, disassemble/reassemble, quality assurance, instrument identification, set assembly, packaging, sterilization, and distribution of surgical instrumentation for PeriOp Service
Core Functions
- Provides decontamination and sterile processing support to PeriOp Services, ED, ICU, hospital wide departments, clinics both on and off campus, and ambulatory surgery centers.
- Responsible for the decontamination, assembly, and packaging of surgical instruments following established protocols, instructions for use (IFU) as well as performs required quality assurance, repairs, reassembly, documentation, sterility handling, and storage of specialized surgical instruments.
- Maintains required sterilization logs and quality assurance records relating to all equipment associated for the purpose of decontamination, HLD disinfection, and sterilization.
- Ability to interpret the surgical schedule and medical terminology as it pertains to scheduled procedures requiring sterile surgical instrumentation and disposable supplies needed.
- Able to differentiate surgical instrumentation that is surgery owned, consignment/loaner, hospital depart, surgeon, ambulatory surgery center, and clinics both on and off campus.
- Utilizes specialized equipment for the decontamination, high level disinfection, and sterilization of surgical instrumentation according to the device and equipment manufacturer’s recommendations and hospital policy.
- Operates various quality assurance testing equipment associated to flexible endoscopic scopes, transesophageal ultrasound probes, and electro surgical insulation defect detector for laparoscopic and energy provided surgical instrumentation.
- Maintains a clean and safe environment by adhering to Standard Precautions and Infection Control practices.
- Maintain flexibility to rotate shifts and adjust hours as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
- High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge.
- Must have mechanical aptitude with the ability to break down moving parts, clean, lubricate and reassemble, problem solve incomplete trays and missing instrumentation and have effective organizational, communication and human relation skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Complete national certification as an SPD Technician within one year of hire.
- Additional Related Education And/or Experience Preferred.
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