What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sterile Processing Tech FT position at United Surgical Partners International, Inc?
Job ID 66807-147 Date posted 12/17/2024
Welcome to Baylor Scott & White Surgical Hospital Fort Worth, TX, a pinnacle of excellence and innovation where your skills can truly shine!
Baylor Scott & White Surgical Hospital Fort Worth is seeking a Sterile Processing Tech to join our team!!
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Welcome to Baylor Scott & White Surgical Hospital Fort Worth, TX, a pinnacle of excellence and innovation where your skills can truly shine!
Baylor Scott & White Surgical Hospital Fort Worth is seeking a Sterile Processing Tech to join our team!!
- Schedule: 3PM to 11PM**
- The Sterile Processing Technician cares for and maintains all surgical instrumentation for Baylor Scott & White Surgical Hospital at Fort Worth and Baylor Scott & White Surgical Hospital at Fort Worth Outpatient Center.
- Leading Collaboration: Our hospital stands as a remarkable joint venture between Tenet Healthcare, USPI, and the esteemed Baylor Scott & White network. This partnership sets the stage for unparalleled collaboration, ensuring a diverse and enriching work environment.
- Serving Our Community: Nestled at 1800 Park Place Avenue in Fort Worth, Texas, we've been dedicatedly serving Fort Worth residents and neighboring communities since 2014. Our commitment to our community's health and well-being is unwavering.
- Comprehensive Care: Offering a wide spectrum of medical services, our 30-bed acute care surgical hospital includes an Emergency Department, a 30-bed inpatient unit, a 4-bed intensive care unit, and cutting-edge diagnostic imaging facilities.
- Innovative Technology: Step into a facility equipped with the latest medical advancements. With 14 state-of-the-art operating rooms, including da Vinci, ExcelsiusGPS, and Mako Surgical Systems, you'll be at the forefront of surgical innovation.
- Diverse Specializations: Join a team that spans across specialties such as ENT, Bariatric, Pulmonary, Gynecology, Orthopedics, and much more. Your expertise will have a profound impact on patients' lives across a wide range of surgical services. We also do Spine and Craniotomy. That shows we a higher intensity than your regular ortho surgery hospital.
- Quality-Centric Approach: Our unwavering focus on quality and service ensures that every surgical procedure is conducted in a meticulous and patient-oriented environment.
Required Skills:
Education:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- CBSPD or IACHSMM required, must be obtained within 18 months of hire
Specific Job Experience:
- 2-3 years’ experience as Instrument Room Technician or new grad from approved Sterile Processing Course
- Utilizes resources for cleaning and sterilizing Instruments (IFU’S, AAMI standards, policies and procedures)
- Experience decontaminating instruments using chemicals consisting of detergents, disinfectants, and lubricants.
- Experience identifying instruments based on description or specialty.
- Follows IFU, policies and procedures when cleaning, assembling, sterilizing and storing instruments.
- Utilizes appropriate PPE, while decontaminating dirty surgical instruments with use of disinfecting chemicals as recommend by the manufactures’ IFU (Instructions for Use).
- Maintains and inspects the instrumentation, ensuring bio burden is removed and functionality is intact per IFU.
- Sterilizes all instrumentation using both steam and hydrogen peroxide methods as stated in instrument IFU.
- Maintains operational supply inventory, and implants as necessary for the smooth functioning of the instrument room.
- Maintains a log for each IUSS (Immediate Use Steam Sterilizer) and autoclave. Records consist of instruments processed
- Works independently; requires minimal supervision
- Communicates and works effectively with all personnel, physicians, associated hospital departments, and outside vendors.
- Understands Infection Control related to decontamination and sterilization of instruments.
- Demonstrates an understanding of flow from decontamination area to the clean processing area.
- Knowledge and operates equipment (e.g., ultrasonic machine, automated washers, cart washers, sterilizers) according to IFU and understands the washer, biological and Bowie Dick tests ran daily.
- Knowledge of maintaining Documentation for Sterilizer and Immediate Use Sterilizer.
- Follows Manufactures IFU’s when processing all instrument trays including Vendor Tray
- Verifies cycle parameters, understanding of keeping proper documentation according to AAMI and Hospital Polices.
- Knowledge on reading Sterilizer printout
- Demonstrates dependability and accountability.
