STERILE PROCESSING TECHNICIAN - RST

['STERILIZATION PROCESSING OF SURGICAL/MEDICAL/DENTAL INSTRUMENTATION', 'MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY', 'OPERATING AND TROUBLESHOOTING POWER EQUIPMENT']

['CENTRAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN', 'PATIENT CARE ASSISTANT', 'ADAPTING TO UNPREDICTABLE SITUATIONS WITHIN THE PERIOPERATIVE SETTING', 'COMMUNICATING WITH A VARIETY OF PEOPLE IN A DIRECT, EMPATHETIC, AND ARTICULATE MANNER', 'PATIENT-CENTERED COMMUNICATION SKILLS', 'CUSTOMER FOCUSED COMMUNICATION SKILLS', 'HANDLING AND STERILIZATION PROCESSING OF SURGICAL/MEDICAL/DENTAL INSTRUMENTATION', 'AUTOCLAVES', 'WASHER DISINFECTOR', 'ULTRASONIC CLEANERS', 'MANAGING MULTIPLE COMPUTER APPLICATIONS']Duties:

Job Summary:

The Sterile Processing Technician is responsible for performing delegated activities to support the operating room team in the care of the surgical patient.

Essential Functions:

• Under the supervision of the Nurse Manager, Core Charge RN, and Core Supervisor, the Sterile Processing Technician prepares and delivers medical/surgical supplies, instruments, and equipment for surgical procedures.
• The Sterile Processing Technician cleans, packages, and processes surgical equipment and instrumentation, as well as maintains inventory and storage of supplies in the core.
• The Sterile Processing Technician manages multiple computer applications to assist with sterilization tracking and processes.
• Responsible to operate and troubleshoot power equipment to process instruments (i.e. autoclaves, washer disinfector, ultrasonic cleaners).

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Skills:

Required Skills & Experience:

• Adapts to unpredictable situations within the perioperative setting.
• Proven ability to communicate with a variety of people in a direct, empathetic, and articulate manner.
• Demonstrated patient-centered and customer focused communication skills.
• Frequent lifting/carrying of 25 pounds or more, with occasional work above shoulder level.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Prefer two years of experience in the handling and sterilization processing of surgical/medical/dental instrumentation within the past four years, or vocational certificate as Central Service Technician or Patient Care Assistant within the last two years.
• Alternatively, at least two years of experience as a Central Service Technician or Patient Care Assistant in an acute care setting within the last five years.
• Prefer knowledge of medical terminology.

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Schedule Notes:

Mon-Fri, 2-10:30 PM, Overtime is required as needed. No weekends, no holidays, no call.