What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sterilization Tech I position at HH Health System?
Overview
Adherence to hospital/department policy
>Maintains good attendance record.
>Arrives to work punctually
>Follows dress code
>Observes confidentiality
>Adheres to safety policies
>Participates in continuing education
>Follows department of nursing and hospital policy and procedures
>Complies with surgery department policy and procedures
>Complies with staffing assignments
>Demonstrates flexibility and openness to change.
Departmental Duties
> Monitors OR supplies and works with clinical buyer to oversee for outdates and needed supplies for cases.
> Helps establish PAR levels and organization of supplies
> Works with surgical techs, director and buyer to ensure proper supplies available for cases
> Anticipates product needs by monitoring OR schedule and coordinating with the charge nurse and director
> Pulls cases prior to day of surgery with instruments needed to assist with turnover of rooms
> Assist with improvement of turnover of rooms.
> Utilize devise to be available to pull needed supply for surgical room during a surgery when necessary
> Utilizes pick sheet to ensure proper supplies pulled to open, assist with changes and updates for preference cards
> Works in sterile processing as needed to assist with sterilization of instruments.
> Call responsibility for sterile processing
> Keep instrument room organized and rotate
Care of Environment and equipment
>Maintains unit
>Maintains equipment and supplies
Information processing and documentation
>Communicates patient information
>Documents information
>Charges for equipment and supplies
>Uses computer system efficiently
Interpersonal skills
>Communicates effectively
>Maintains flexibility and adaptability
>Supports unit teams
>Resolves problems
>Consistently meets the hospital’s Journey to Service Excellence standards
>Supports Customer Service
>Collaborates with appropriate charge nurse regarding precepting of orientee and documents progress or concerns
Responsibilities
- Understands and demonstrates all sterile processing competencies: Washers, sterilizers, biologicals, indicators, storage, tracing of instruments, monthly records, completeness of trays
- Understands and demonstrates sterile supply maintenance- rotation of supplies, ensuring proper handling of supplies
- Understands process in preference cards to pull instruments and supplies
- Demonstrates proper PPE
- Call responsibilities for sterile processing
Qualifications
EDUCATION:
High School Graduate. Advanced training prefered
LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION:
Must have current BCLS certification
