Sterile Processing Technician Extern
Lansing, Michigan
Employer: McLaren
Industry: Student
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full-Time
Performs and participates in decontamination, cleaning, assembling, packaging, scanning, sterilization, storage and distribution of reusable surgical instrumentation and equipment.
Under the direct supervision of a preceptor, the extern will perform the following functions:
Required:
Equal opportunity employer of minorities/females/disabled/veterans.
Under the direct supervision of a preceptor, the extern will perform the following functions:
- Decontaminates and sterilizes instruments, medical supplies and equipment, and assembles, wraps and sterilizes trays of instruments. Follows proper standard precautions while in decontamination and sterilization areas.
- Monitors biological and chemical wash solution to ensure quality and consistency for decontamination of instruments and medical equipment.
- Sorts mismatched sets of instruments, trays, and medical equipment and makes them available to sterile processing customers in a timely manner.
- Restocks, labels, and maintains inventory, collects and distributes instruments, trays, crash carts, and facility medical equipment.
- Performs environmental maintenance duties and assists in maintaining inventory levels in sterile processing, the operating room.
- Verifies that equipment functions properly, assists with requisitions for equipment maintenance, repair or replacement, and removes defective equipment.
- Upon successful validation of core competencies, the extern will be allowed to function with indirect supervision.
- Assists with maintaining established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, and quality improvement, safety, and environmental and infection control standards.
- Demonstrates organizational skills and appropriately prioritizes assigned work responsibilities.
- Assumes responsibility for expanding knowledge based through participation in various surgical procedures at attending department in-services as time permits.
- Assists in maintaining a safe and orderly work environment, adhering to established policies.
- Respect's patients' rights by providing privacy and confidentiality of information.
- Performs other related duties as required and directed.
Required:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Enrollment in approved sterile processing course.
- Enrollment in approved sterile processing course, and certification eligible as a sterile processing technician by the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) or the International Association of Central Service Material Management (IACSMM)
Equal opportunity employer of minorities/females/disabled/veterans.
Created: 2024-09-11
Reference: 24005660
Country: United States
State: Michigan
City: Lansing
ZIP: 48933
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