Sterile Processing Technician II - Certified

Under direct/indirect supervision follows approved infection control, quality assurance and departmental policies and procedures. Collects, cleans, decontaminates, disinfects and/or sterilizes surgical instruments, trays and packs, reusable medical devices and patient care equipment for inpatient Nursing and Medical Office departments.

Inventories, restocks and distributes instruments, reusable medical equipment and medical supplies to Medical Center. Works a majority of time in a Sterile Processing Department cleaning, preparing, assembling, sterilizing, prepare packs, instruments, and trays for the medical center and/or medical office building.

Will process inpatient operating room instruments. May assist in departmental in-services and training. Must hold current CS/SPD Certification with either the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) or The International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materials Management.

• Infection Control - Standard Precautions:
  Adherence to hand washing requirements, workflow patterns, standard precautions, sterility assurance, biological monitoring, and dress code.
• Quality Assurance Monitoring:
  Validates and maintains event-related protocols, disinfection and/or sterilization load parameters and records, inventory check sheet(s), and equipment monitoring.
• Documentation:
  Meets regulatory requirements for sterilization, high level disinfection, biological monitoring, and employee competencies.
• Decontamination
  
  Skills:
  
  Wears personal protective equipment, inspects, disassembles, sorts, cleans, and processes reusable instrumentation and equipment.
• Instrumentation Assembly:
  Identifies, inspects, and assembles all general and specialty instruments, various power equipment, laser and endoscopic instruments per specifications and manufacturer recommendations.

• One year experience in instrument processing.
• Must know Medical Terminology to understand instrumentation, surgical procedures, and surgical schedule.
• Must have knowledge of various types of reusable surgical instrumentation, including power equipment and micro surgical instrumentation.
• High School Diploma/GED.
• Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution - Ambulatory Surgery Technician Certification OR Instrument Specialist Certificate OR Registered Central Service Technician Certificate OR Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution - Technician Certification OR Flex Endoscope Reprocessor Certificate OR Surgical Instrument Processor Certificate

• Departmental related computer skills.