What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sterile Process Technician Certified position at McLaren Central Michigan?
Position Summary
Performs and participatesin decontamination, cleaning, assembling, packaging, scanning, sterilization, storage anddistribution ofreusable surgical instrumentation and equipment.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities as Assigned :
- Decontaminatesand sterilizesinstruments, medical supplies and equipment, and assembles, wrapsand sterilizes trays of instruments. Follows proper standard precautions whilein 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 maintainsinventory, submits requisitions,collects anddistributes instruments, trays, crashcarts, and facilitymedical equipment.
5.Performs environmental maintenance duties and assists in maintaining inventory levels in sterile processing, the operating room, and in equipment storage areas.
6.Verifies that equipmentfunctions properly, requisitions for equipment maintenance, repair orreplacement, and removes defectiveequipment.
7.Assists with maintaining established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, and quality improvement, safety, and environmental and infection control standards.
8.Performs other related duties as required and directed.
Required :
Preferred :
Prior experience in sterile processing preferred.
