What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sterile Processing Technician - Per Diem position at GBO NNHS ASC JV LLC?
Great Basin Orthopaedics is looking for skilled, driven individuals to join our collaborative team of surgeons and clinical support staff. We believe in a patient-centered approach to bone and joint care while fostering a supportive work environment built on integrity, respect, and excellence. Join us to grow professionally while maintaining a healthy work-life balance and contributing to our community-focused mission.
Sterile Processing Technician
Position Summary:
The Sterile Processing Technician is responsible for all decontamination, cleaning, inspecting, packaging, sterilizing, and labeling of reusable items; assisting in facilitating the daily surgery schedule; intake of facility supplies. The Sterile Processing Tech should be familiar with and supportive of the facility's policies and procedures.
Responsibilities:
Sterile Processing Technician duties will consist of, but are not limited to:
- Sorts, cleans, and decontaminates all instruments, equipment, and other reusable items.
- Examines, inspects, and tests equipment and instruments, and is current on all cleaning and decontamination procedures.
- Operates sterilizers according to manufacturers guidelines.
- Follows proper procedures for items being sterilized.
- Sets up, packages, or wraps all reusable items for terminal sterilization.
- Knows how to identify instruments and can recognize shortages of instruments and equipment from trays and sets.
- Labels and documents all forms, stickers, charts, graphs, etc. that are involved in terminal sterilization and quality assurance according to policy.
- Intakes supplies, verifying with packing slips, and distributes to designated areas.
- Assists with O.R. turnover as time permits.
- Assists with case picking as time permits.
- Assists with supply re-ordering to designated par levels.
- Participates in training, orientation, and staff development programs.
- Presents a professional image representing O.R. service to patients and personnel.
- Must file an incident report for any unusual event that occurs to a patient or member of staff; this would include, but not be limited to, falls, needlestick injuries, aspiration of gastric contents, allergic reactions, and disruptive behavior by staff or patients. Also required to report any incidences or alleged incidences of abuse, harassment, or injury to self, other employees, or patients occurring at the Center or relating to the Center. Further specifications can be found in the Abuse Reporting documents and Code of Safe Practices, provided by the Director of Nursing.
Qualifications:
- Must have high-school diploma or equivalent.
- Sterile Processing certification from accredited school or training program required.
- At least one year of Sterile Processing experience, or completion of a Central Service Technical Course, or related background in instrumentation, supply and equipment purchasing, nursing, or comparable area.
- Knowledge of sterilization and asepsis techniques.
- Basic knowledge of microbiology and infection control.
- Thorough understanding of decontamination and sterilization of instruments.
- Must possess basic computer skills.
- Must have full command of the English language both verbal and written.
- Capability in troubleshooting and operating equipment associated with daily tasks.
