Sterile Processing Tech

Description

 Overview

A member of an interdisciplinary surgical sterile processing team responsible for the efficient and timely management of surgical instruments, supplies and equipment resources. Instrument care includes staffing the decontamination equipment, cleaning, prep/pack instruments, sterilization, delivery, and storage. Supply management includes requisitioning, receiving, storage, and building surgical case carts.

$5000 Sign On Bonus

Why UnityPoint Health?

• Commitment to our Team – We’ve been named a  Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare 2022  by Becker’s Healthcare for our commitment to our team members.
• Culture – At UnityPoint Health, you Come for a fulfilling career and experience  a culture  guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what's right for the people we serve.
• Benefits – Our competitive  Total Rewards  program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in.
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment – We’re committed to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.
• Development – We believe equipping you with support and  development opportunities  is an essential part of delivering a remarkable employment experience.
• Community Involvement – Be an essential part of our core purpose—to improve the health of the people and communities we serve.

Visit us at UnityPoint.org/careers to hear more from our team members about why UnityPoint Health is a great place to work.

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Responsibilities

Performs cleaning, disinfecting, and decontamination duties on surgery medical instruments and equipment.

Sterilizes instruments, equipment and supplies.

Performs quality indicators including but not limited to biologicals, process challenge devices, chemical indicators, and process monitoring. Maintains sterilization records for all processes.

Assembles surgical instruments, surgical instrument trays, and surgical packs including documentation.

Receives, issues, stores, and distributes surgical supplies with accurate documentation.

Assures proper storage of sterile supplies and equipment using first in first out rotation and periodic outdating.

Assembles surgical case carts accurately and in a timely manner giving priority to emergency and next day cases.

Fills surgery supply and instrument order requests as received from other areas.

Demonstrates knowledge that patient and workplace safety is a priority by preventing errors accidents and infections and reporting potential or actual concerns immediately.

Maintains surgery inventory supply levels.

Properly sterilizes surgical instruments and equipment according to manufacturer’s instructions for use.

Delivers high quality care demonstrating knowledge and skills of the sterile processing specialty in accordance with established guidelines, policies, procedures and standards of care.