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Sterile Processing Technician

Chandler Regional Medical Center

#Quality Control #Disinfection #Sterile Processing #Surgical Instruments #Medical Equipment #Decontamination #Sterilization #Hospital #Aseptic Technique

Quick overview

The primary duties involve decontaminating surgical instruments and medical equipment, followed by assembling, preparing, and packaging these items for various high/low temperature sterilization and disinfection methods. Responsibilities also include maintaining quality control records and responding to requests for sterile supplies.

Requirements summary

The minimum requirement is a High School Graduate or GED upon hire. Completion of a surgical instrument technician program or two years of relevant surgical instrument experience is preferred.

high schoolQuality ControlPackagingDecontaminationAseptic TechniqueDisinfectionCase Cart PreparationSurgical Instrument PreparationComputer System UtilizationBiological MonitoringInstrument Tracking SystemLow Temperature SterilizationHigh Temperature Sterilization

Job description

Where You’ll Work Located in the Phoenix, Ariz., suburb of Chandler, the Chandler Regional Medical Center is a 429-bed, not-for-profit hospital with more than 2,600 team members and almost 1,000 doctors on staff representing all major specialties.
Chandler Regional joined the Dignity Health system in 1999, but has been part of the community for more than 50 years.
The hospital includes a Level I Trauma Center, a Heart and Vascular Center, a Wound Healing Center, a Family Birth Center and many additional services.
Dignity Health Chandler Regional, Mercy Gilbert, and Arizona General Hospital Mesa awarded $422,000 in grants to support five community projects led by 15 local organizations.
Since 1991, Dignity Health's Community Health Improvement Grants program has provided $91 million to nearly 3,800 health projects, focusing on vulnerable and underserved populations.
Job Summary and Responsibilities Job Summary: Decontaminates surgical instruments and other medical equipment.
Assembles, prepares and packages surgical instruments and equipment, and processes using various methods of high/low temp sterilization and disinfection.
Maintains quality control and biological monitoring systems for sterilization processes.
Answers the telephone and responds to requests for sterile instruments and supplies.
Prepares and distributes case carts and sterile supplies.
Utilizes computer system for case cart stock supply, stock return, and electronic instrument management system.
Daily Operations: Prepares and delivers case carts.
Utilizes aseptic technique when handling and distributing sterile instruments and supplies.
Decontaminates surgical instruments and other medical equipment.
Prepares and wraps instrument sets for various methods of sterilization.
Answers telephone, fills orders, issues and stocks supplies.
Utilizes various methods of high/low temp sterilization and disinfection.
Maintains quality control records for all sterilizers.
Utilizes computer for department specific supply picklists and Goods/Issue/Returns.
Utilizes instrument tracking system.
Dignity Health now offers an Education Benefit program for benefit-eligible employees after 180 days.

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