Sterile Processing Technician

Company:  Eateam
Location: New York
Closing Date: 03/11/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
  1. Understands and adheres to the Client Performance Standards, Policies and Behaviors
  2. Demonstrates/articulates an understanding of the responsibilities of the position
  3. Verbalizes and applies knowledge of current department and hospital policies and procedures
  4. Attends staff meeting or equivalent to update knowledge related to current department/hospital issues
  5. Completes nnual department/hospital competency requirements nd documents appropriately on Competency/Education record
  6. Adheres to all WPH policies and procedures including dress code, code of conduct, customer service, attendance and submission of annual physical
  7. Identifies and uses appropriate methods and solutions to sort, disassemble, decontaminate, rinse, and disinfect instruments and clinical equipment. Operates and troubleshoots cleaning equipment. Appropriately handles garbage, linen, and biohazardous material. Maintains safety standards. Responsible for decontamination, cleaning, processing and sterilization of supplies, instruments and equipment
  8. Maintains proper functioning of sterilizers, ultrasonic cleaner and instrument decontamination washers and performs inspection of same
  9. Consistently uses recipes to correctly assemble, protect, wrap, containerize and/or peel package and label instruments. Identifies and inspects instruments for cleanliness and functionality.
  10. Properly handles and stores sterile supplies, equipment and instruments.
  11. Selects appropriate sterilization methods. Knows and follows correct principles of sterilization. Properly documents and verifies sterilization loads and biological test to determine the efficacy of the sterilization process.
  12. Retrieves, disburses and tracks medical and surgical supplies and equipment to the customer in a quality/timely manner.
  13. Knows, uses, maintains and operates the equipment specific to CP, i.e. steam, Sterrad, OER-Pro, sterilizers; cart washers; washer/disinfectors, ultrasonic cleaners and heat sealers as well as a variety of testing devices.
  14. Knows and uses the processes involved in ordering, receiving, stocking, rotating delivering and monitoring usage of surgical supplies. Communicates supply issues to appropriate personnel in a timely manner.
  15. Environmental Standards; Maintains a clean orderly work area. Completes assigned housekeeping duties.
  16. Serves as a resource to customers on all Central Processing functions.
  17. Performs other related job duties as required. Tracks his/her progress and compliance in regards to training, staff meeting and in-service education, etc.
  18. Distributes medical supplies and restocks the supplies by rotating the stock
  19. Transport patients to and from the Operating Room and Post Anesthesia Care Unit
  20. Cleans and maintains work area including shelves in an orderly fashion
  21. Applies knowledge of current methods of infection control
  22. Completes 10 Continuing Education Credits (CECs) annually and submits supporting documentation to Manager and Human Resources as required by NYS Law.
  23. Performs all other related duties as assigned
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