Sterile Processing Technician Lead DT

ABOUT NCH

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JOB SUMMARY

The Lead Instrument / OR Technician is responsible for inventory management, distribution receiving, and sterile processing of instruments / equipment. They are responsible for the case care room in receiving, inventory, distribution; maintenance of sterile products, and accurately pulling case cart room in receiving, inventory, distribution; maintenance of sterile products, and accurately pulling cases based on doctor's preference cards.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Other duties may be assigned.
• Able to scrub cases in the OR as deemed necessary by the Surgical schedule and staffing.
• Keeps knowledge of Surgical procedures up to date, including supplies, equipment and techniques.
• Understands and follows department policies and procedures, acts as preceptor for staff. Responsible for ensuring all regulatory standards are met or exceeded.
• Orders supplies for department, maintains par levels and works to reduce inventory cost.
• Insures proper use of PPE (Personal protective equipment) appropriate to the department such as impervious gown, face shield and gloves.
• Establish priorities for subordinates, assign work, and ensure completion. Prioritizes needs list after reviewing daily schedule.
• Schedules maintenance of and appropriately runs washer / decontaminator. Loads instruments correctly, operates and records load properly.
• Appropriately uses Sonic Cleaner and Air Compressor.
• Receives contaminated instruments and equipment. Disassembles instruments, mechanical cleaning, handwashing of instruments, micro instruments, and rubber goods.
• Ability to determine instrumentation that is heat / fluid sensitive that needs to be hand cleaned and dried.
• Coordinates receipt and sterilization of loaner instruments for specialties.
• Assembling instruments serves as resource to staff for specialty trays. Identification, Inspection and assessment of all trays and repair needs processed.
• Use of count sheets to assemble set. Maintains computerized tray listing system adding an editing list as necessary.
• Utensil Preparation for all specialties can order and cross reference instruments to Premier contracts. Understands methods of wrapping and packaging, pouch packaging, dating items and paper wrapping.
• Knowledge of types of sterilizers and how they function and cleaning of each. Knowledge of sterilization parameters, which includes proper use of, load control books, how to read the result and documentation, validates parameters met with all sterilization equipment.
• Troubleshoots equipment problems during surgery and recommends substitutions as appropriate.
• Knowledge of Biological Indicators, including proper placement in sterilizer, quality control, incubations and reading the results, documentation, and validation of process.
• Reviews future schedule and reconciles preference card to schedule. Knowledge of Surgi Server computer system and selection of preference cards. Pulls add on cases. Pull extras for specialty cases.
• Physician preferences and location of supplies anticipates and coordinates specialty and loaner equipment needs.
• Maintains knowledge of medical terminology and surgical case types in all specialties and able to cross-reference similar procedures.
• Takes initiative and volunteers to help others, prepare end of shift reports, supervise staff and order new instruments as needed to maintain optimum function of department in a cost-effective manner.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of High School or GED required.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience required in a sterile processing department.
• Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT) from CBSPD Program or Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) from Healthcare Sterile Processing Association required.
• Intermediate computer knowledge : Uses Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and Windows