Sterile Processing Department Tech

Overview

Sterile Processing Department Tech – Full-Time role

Department: PCH-MAIN | Sterile Processing

Location:

Phoenix
Shift: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sun, Days, 8:30pm-5am

Category:
Surgery/Endo/SPD | Posting #: 994956

The Sterile Processing & Distribution (SPD) Technician provides a variety of technical functions in the decontamination and sterilization of surgical instruments and other medical supplies in compliance with policies and procedures of Perioperative Services, AORN, JCAHO, OSHA, and AAMI standards. The SPD Technician must have a working knowledge of decontamination, instrumentation, and sterilization.

• Assures decontamination of instrumentation in accordance with manufacturers’ recommendations and AAMI standards.
• Decontaminates, sorts, packages, and sterilizes instrumentation and equipment in accordance with manufacturer’s recommendations. Assembles and tests instrumentation to ensure proper functioning prior to sterilization. Determines when repair/replacement of instrumentation is needed.
• Provides appropriate sterilization indicators in packaging; documents parameters and outcomes of the sterilization process.
• Coordinates decontamination process of instruments and equipment to ensure adequate availability for cases.
• Processes contaminated scopes according to manufacturer’s recommendations and departmental guidelines.
• Operates autoclaves, Steris and washer sterilizer as appropriate to provide for timely availability of instruments and equipment for efficient departmental operations.
• Handles and cares for instrumentation and equipment to prevent breakage and damage.

• Acts as a liaison between the Operating Room and Sterile Processing to communicate changes and needs for subsequent cases.
• Actively participates in staff and team meetings. Assists in decision making to ensure complete and appropriate information is shared amongst patient care team.
• Maintains records of all sterilizers, biological and chemical monitoring of steam, and Steris sterilizers to ensure proper operation and sterility of instruments and supplies in accordance with regulatory recommendations.
• Maintains Bowie Dick, biological and chemical monitoring of sterilization in accordance with established policy to ensure daily incubator reads for positive and negative spore testing; institutes recall of instruments and supplies when necessary.
• Works with management on appropriate selection of new equipment, supplies, and instrumentation.
• Provides flexibility in hours to meet the needs of the patients and the department.
• Prioritizes instruments needed for turnaround; assembles trays in order of importance.

• Maintains effective communication to ensure appropriate instrumentation is available for surgery.
• Checks operating room needs regularly.
• Assembles instruments in order of importance.
• Inspects all instruments for damage.
• Assembles and tests instrumentation to ensure proper functioning.
• Determines when repair/replacement is needed.
• Wraps instruments/sets in appropriate wrapper/container.
• Utilizes instrument tray inventory sheets for proper sorting and stringing of instruments and equipment to provide for efficient operations.
• Provides appropriate sterilization indicators within correct instrumentation packaging.

• Sterilizes instruments and equipment according to manufacturer’s recommendations and AAMI standards.
• Performs daily tests and records results.
• Prepares label gun with correct date and identification number and stamps each item to be sterilized.
• Documents load items in Sterilization Log.
• Places sterilized items onto the appropriate shelf location.

• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as requested.

Mission
To advance hope, healing and the best healthcare for children and their families

Vision
Phoenix Children’s will be the leading pediatric health system in the Southwest, nationally recognized for exceptional care, innovative research and advanced medical education.

We realize this vision by:

• Offering the most comprehensive care across ages, communities and specialties
• Investing in innovative research, including emerging treatments, tools and technologies
• Advancing education…