Central Service Tech I or II 1st Shift - Campus

Overview

The University of Iowa Medical Center Downtown's Central Sterilizing Services department is seeking a full-time Central Service Technician I or Central Services Technician II. This position will be located within the Downtown Campus. This position will perform the following: under general supervision, performs and has operational responsibility for difficult technical duties involving all aspects of sterile processing: decontamination, preparation, packaging, sterilization, sterile storage, distribution of sterile medical devices and inventorying, stocking and distribution of medical supplies.

Provides functional supervision to student and Central Services Technician I staff.

A career with University of Iowa Health Care is more than a job. Here, you’re part of something greater, something bigger. Our downtown campus is a 194-bed hospital (located at 500 E Market Street, Iowa City) providing a community-based model of care while directly connected to the expertise, technology, collaboration, and support of our entire health system. Join the team at our downtown campus.

You’ll find meaning and purpose knowing that your work helps make all of Iowa better.

• Clean, inspect, assemble, package, sterilize, store and dispense of complex surgical instrumentation, devices and implant trays. Perform transportation of contaminated and sterilized/high level disinfected devices following infection prevention practices and organizational guidance. Operate reprocessing equipment including automatic endoscope washers, sonic washers, mechanical washer/decontaminators, inspection equipment, and sterilizers. Perform microbicidal processes, standard/transmission based precautions, engineering, and work practice controls.
• Perform infection prevention processes to remove all contaminants (blood, tissue, fluids, bioburden, etc.) from surgical instruments, utensils and other surgical items. Handle large volumes of complex medical instrumentation, flexible endoscopes, delicate eye instruments, power equipment and different instrument patterns.
• Maintain a clean and safe environment by adhering to Standard Precautions and Infection Control practices which includes proper Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE), safe chemical handling practices, and body mechanics (i.e. ergonomics, human factors).
• Access reference materials via computer systems, follow guides and instructions to assemble high volumes of complex instrument and implant trays. Inspect and evaluate instruments for function and cleanliness. Confirm all quality assurance mechanisms are in place. Label, seal and document all items processed. Access computer systems for locating, tracking and tracing medical devices and instrumentation trays.
• Perform all aspects of sterilization, packaging inspection, equipment operation, safety procedures, proper documentation, and prioritization. Sterilize items per manufacturer’s instructions for use (IFU), verify correct parameters used for all instruments.

• Serves as lead technician by demonstrating expertise in all central sterilization processes. Identifies operational concerns and takes corrective action. Assigns technical duties to personnel and assumes responsibility for accurately completing shift duties. Participates in assessment and monitoring of staff competency, provides feedback and support to assist with performance evaluations.
• Under direction of the CST IIIs performs all aspects of training within their area of responsibility and documents employee training progress in training guides.
• Decontaminates, disassembles, inspects, cleans, sorts, and reassembles complex surgical instrument and implant trays, operates automatic scope washers, sonic washers, mechanical washer/decontaminators, inspection equipment and sterilizers. Performs transportation of contaminated and sterilized/high level disinfected devices following infection prevention practices and organizational guidance. Performs microbicidal processes, standard/transmission-based precautions and engineering and work practice controls.
• Performs infection prevention processes to…