sterile processing tech - Lakewood, United States - SOS Healthcare Staffing

Description

Promotes improved quality and patient safety in the OR by ensuring the efficient flow of the Sterile Processing department. Performs routine tasks relating to the decontamination, processing, sterilization, and distribution of instruments, equipment and sterile supplies. Responsible for general operating and monitoring of sterilization equipment. Maintains records in compliance with AAMI, AORN, Joint Commission and OSHA standards. Demonstrates awareness and understanding around what is at stake with patients in the OR. Facilitates the department's preparation of staff to pass survey/regulatory assessments. Sterilizes supplies and instruments using the prescribed method (e.g. steam, gas plasma (Sterrad). Operateswasher/decontaminator per department policy and procedure. Understands the basic principles of all sterilization equipmentused in the department. Demonstrates knowledge of how items to be sterilized should be packaged in a manner thatpromotes successful sterilization. Follows manufacturer's recommendations (IFU's). *Assures cleanliness of decontamination, sterilization, and equipment areas. Validates the proper functioning of all equipmentusing established mechanical and biological monitors.

Assures that sterilized supplies and instruments are correctly labeledand stored in a manner to ensure sterility and understands that all storage areas are to be in compliance with any applicable regulatoryguidelines.

*Ensures that all quality, infection prevention, regulatory, and Joint Commission Standards are upheld at all times. Demonstrates technical skills needed to establish and maintain High-Level Disinfection (HLD) processes. *Able to utilize features of computerized tray/instrument tracking system, if applicable.

*Applies knowledge of the dress code related to Standard Precautions and consistently wears appropriate personal protectiveequipment (PPE).*Reports any life safety issues, environmental concerns or process deviation to immediate supervisor.

*Develops awareness and understanding around what is at stake with patients in the OR.

Facilitates the department'spreparation of staff to pass survey/regulatory assessments.*Maintains a customer friendly rapport with peers and internal/external customers.*Ability to provide on-call coverage outside of standard scheduled hours per department and/or facility policy.*Records reflect work activity as prescribed by department policy.

*Assist in the transportation of sterilized instrumentation to the operating rooms as needed.*Verifies that required instrumentation has been sterilized and is available for next-day, call or weekend cases.*Assists in removing soiled case carts or un-sterile instrumentation from the operating room department.*Respondso problem calls from Surgery during regular business hours.

6 months of experience, preferred

Computer skills, required Float Requirements:

• Floating may be required to any Centura location within sixty (60) miles of the original assignment location or Centura identified "float zone".

-Float assignments may include duties outside of original assignment job requirements (including skill set) in accordance with Centura policy.