Sterile Processing Technician

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. High School diploma or equivalent required.

2. Must become registered within twelve (12) months initially from the date the Sterile Processing Tech receives their course materials to become certified. If transferring between Sterile Processing and Endoscopy before certification, employees must be certified within the twelve (12) months of the date they initially received their course materials.

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Cleans, decontaminates, assembles and sterilizes all reusable patient care equipment, in accordance with departmental policy and procedure, Infection Control standards and regulations.

2. Operates all sterilization and decontamination equipment, in accordance with departmental policies and procedures safely and efficiently asking for resourcing as needed.

3. Inspects, assembles and sterilizes all surgical and house instrumentation in accordance with departmental policy and procedure.

4. Restocks accurately case carts with supplies, instrumentation and equipment as indicated by pick list generated from daily surgical schedule.

5. Restocks accurately with unexpired products for Surgical Services including the Outpatient Services and Labor & Delivery supply carts, specialty carts and top track.

6. Stages and delivers case carts, stocking carts, and equipment via clean cart lift as well as clean OR service elevator.

7. Inventories and maintains adequate levels of all instrumentation and sterile supplies utilized.

8. Reports and records missing and/or damaged instrumentation/equipment, in accordance with set policy and procedure.

9. Serves as initial contact for all departmental inquiries from customers.

10. Answers, records and responds to all requests via phone and/or in person in a courteous and professional manner. Phone requests are to be answered in accordance to WVU Medicine Behavioral Standards.

11. Receives and returns unexpired items to inventory, in accordance with set policy and procedure.

12. Maintains work areas in a clean, neat and orderly fashion on a daily basis.

13. Cleans work area prior to end of shift in preparation for the oncoming shift.

14. Attends regularly scheduled in-services.

15. Participates in the cross training for new surgical instrumentation and equipment.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Physically capable of prolonged periods of standing and walking.

2. Capable of lifting up to 60 pounds and pushing loaded carts weighing in excess of 200 pounds.

3. Possess visual/oral acuity along with manual dexterity and technical ability.

4. Able to discern and distinguish colors.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Able to work in a high stress environment.

2. Complete vision screening test for near and far vision. Must screen 20/40 or better or will be referred to the Eye Center.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

1. Understand and practice excellent personal hygiene.

2. Able to operate computer program with training.

3. Demonstrate English verbal and written proficiencies to utilize written high level disinfection/sterilization guidelines

Additional Job Description:

1:00pm - 9:30pm, 2:00pm - 10:30pm, or 3:00pm - 11:30pm evenings with rotating holidays. No weekends.

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WVU Medicine is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We value diversity among our workforce and invite applications from all qualified applicants regardless of race, ethnicity, culture, gender, sexual orientation, sexual identity, gender identity and expression, socioeconomic status, language, national origin, religious affiliation, spiritual practice, age, mental and physical ability/disability or Veteran status.