The Sterile Processing Technician is responsible for maintaining the cleanliness, functionality, and inventory of instruments and reusable medical supplies by performing decontamination, cleaning, prepping, and sterilization according to established standards and policies. This role requires monitoring the surgical schedule to anticipate needs, inspecting items, and ensuring all duties comply with safety regulations and promote quality patient care.
Requirements summary
Required qualifications include a high school diploma or GED, along with either a one-year technical certificate or three months of related experience. Preferred qualifications include one or more years of ASC experience and certification as a Sterile Processing Technician, along with maintaining current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
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PURPOSE
The ASC Sterile Processing Technician works to maintain the cleanliness, functionality, and inventory of the instruments, equipment, and re-usable medical supplies according to nationally recognized standards, regulations, and center policies to ensure safe, quality patient care. Carries out all duties while maintaining compliance and confidentiality and promoting the mission and philosophy of the organization.
Essential functions
Responsible for the decontamination, cleaning, prepping, and sterilization of surgical instruments, re-usable supplies, and
Cleans, decontaminates and sterilizes equipment utilizing the decontamination / sterile processing (SPD) area.
Responsible for understanding the use and handling of chemicals used in the SPD
Follows the recommended instructions for decontaminating, cleaning, sonification, drying, flushing, sterilizing, items in the SPD area
Uses appropriate biological and chemical monitoring with documentation of
Rotates processed
Inspects required items.
Follows “Instructions For Use” (IFU) information from manufacturers’ related to all items that flow through the SPD area.
Monitors the surgical schedule to anticipate instrumentation, equipment, re-usable medical supply
Removes defective items from service and replaces missing items, and alerts other parties as
Benefits
Life Insurance
Medical
Dental
Vision
401(k)
PTO
Tuition Reimbursement
Flexible Spending Accounts
Long Term Disability
Development
EAP
Child Care Assistance
Health & Fitness
Sick Child Care Assistance
Maintains appropriate tray lists and inventory stock
Maintains accurate and detailed
Pursues additional knowledge and training to remain current on standards and regulations relating to the sterile processing
Attends all required safety training programs and can describe responsibilities related to general safety, center/service safety, and specific job-related hazards.
Follows the center exposure control plans for blood borne and airborne
Responsible for demonstrating respect and regard for the dignity of all patients, families, visitors, and fellow employees to ensure a professional, responsible, and courteous
Ensures medical facilities are as clean as possible and follows excellent hygiene to keep patients clean and safe from sickness and
Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients, families, visitors, and fellow employees to ensure a professional, responsible, and courteous environment.
Adheres to all company policies, including but not limited to OSHA, HIPAA, compliance, and Code of Conduct.
Regular and dependable attendance.
Follows the core competencies set forth by the Company, which are available for review on ARC SharePoint.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications: Education and Experience
Required
High school diploma or GED.
One-year certificate from college or technical school; or three (3) or more months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and
Current AHA approved Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) course completion card.
Required to maintain CPR certification during employment.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of all activities associated with the delivery of SP Tech practices and duties assigned to this role.
Ability to manage multiple activities simultaneously in a fast –paced environment.
Ability to work within a stressful environment under consistent deadlines, pressures and interruptions.
Excellent verbal and written documentation and communication skills.
Ability to work variable hours and be flexible to meet the needs of the center’s daily surgery schedule.
Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, patients, physicians and the general public.
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistics. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
Excellent computer and keyboarding skills, including familiarity with Windows. Must be adept at using various applications including EMR, database, spreadsheet, report writing, project management, word processing, communicate by e-mail and use scheduling
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete
Knowledge of medical terminology.
Excellent customer service skills.
Excellent interpersonal and problem solve skills.
Ability to work in a team environment.
Ability to engage others, listen and adapt response to meet others’ needs.
Ability to perform job duties in a professional manner at all times.
Ability to align own actions with those of other team members committed to common goals.
Ability to understand, recall, and apply oral and/or written instructions or other information.
Ability to organize thoughts and ideas into understandable terminology.
Ability to apply common sense in performing job.
Ability to demonstrate a proactive approach to problem identification and solutions.
Ability to demonstrate appropriate time management skills, prioritization and task completion.
