Sterile Processing Tech II - Sterile Processing Staff

Responsibilities: Insures the cleaning, decontamination, sterilization, maintenance, integrity, and preparations of surgical instruments, and equipment for distribution. Ensures compliance with hospital policies and procedures pertaining to the cleaning, sterilization, assembling, storage, and/or validation of medical supplies and equipment. Ensures compliance with safety, environmental and/or infection control practices. Maintains applicable records and files. Operates sterilization equipment and washers and maintains quality/safety controls documentation. Collaborates and maintains inventory of clean and sterilized surgical instruments in accordance with UMMC and regulatory standards. Follows infection prevention policies, AORN recommendation practices, OSHA guidelines, AAMI guidelines and other regulatory requirements in the daily practice in order to assure a safe work environment for self, coworkers and patients. Demonstrates core standards of exceptional customer service. May serve as preceptor and mentor to new employees. The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time. Physical and Environmental Demands: Requires frequent exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, frequent handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment, constant exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations, occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, occasional work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, frequent bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 25 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crawling, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, frequent kneeling, frequent pushing/pulling, frequent reaching, occasional sitting, frequent standing, frequent twisting, and frequent walking. Time Type: Full timeFLSA Designation/Job Exempt: NoPay Class: HourlyFTE %: 100