What are the responsibilities and job description for the Travel Centralized Sterile Technician position at Intermountain - 1233 North 30th Street?
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- The position is responsible for assembling, cleaning, disinfecting, sterilizing and / or storing procedure trays, surgical trays and equipment.
- Also assembles, distributes and / or delivers disposable and durable medical equipment, case carts and supplies to fill the needs of the Operating Room, Nursing Units, Ancillary Departments and SCL Clinics.
- Operates and monitors sterilization equipment.
- Disassembles carts and follows Universal Precautions for decontamination.
- Sterilizes, disinfects durable medical equipment and instruments, packages clean supplies and instruments, maintains records for all instruments and transports sterilized items to the floor.
- Assembles sterilized instruments and rechecks all instruments for cleanliness and / or impairment. Properly checks power equipment.
- Takes measures to allow for easy instrument tracking including following labeling processes, use of engraver, reporting and documenting all missing instruments and implants replaced in trays.
- Communicates the equipment and instrument inventory status with the Central Processing staff and Surgery Charge Nurse including order status, back orders and / or changes.
- Responds to emergency situations by insuring all emergency, trauma and add-on cases are supplied properly and delivered to the Operating Room in a timely manner.
- Utilizes applications and technology to accurately facilitate record keeping in accordance with State and Federal regulations.
- Provides on the job training on the job training (OJT) to newly hired associates in the department.
- Promotes mission, vision, and values of SCL Health, and abides by service behavior standards.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- May be required to work overtime based on business need.
- May be required to float to other departments (within scope of competency and qualifications) based on business need.
- May be required to be placed on-call during a regularly scheduled shift.
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