What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sterile Processing Technician position at Western Wisconsin Health?
Western Wisconsin Health is seeking a full-time Sterile Processing Technician (0.9 FTE) to join our Surgical Services department! Responsibilities include cleaning, processing sterilizing, recording, and storing of sterilized instrumentation and supplies for use during surgery. Performs routine departmental cleaning. All of this is done to support the organization’s mission while living our values.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Identifies equipment and supply needs
- Effectively communicates with team members
- Maintains and monitors the sterilization process and documentation
- Maintains and monitors high level disinfection process and documentation
- Maintains instrument inventory
- Accurately prepares supplies for cases
- Assists with Ordering and restocking supplies
- Understands and demonstrates knowledge of proper cleaning and processing of instruments, supplies and equipment
- Accurately prepares and packages instrument trays for sterilization
- Decontamination all instruments and flexible scopes per manufactures instructions
- Assists with researching and ordering instruments for providers/surgeons
- Demonstrates awareness, understanding and respect of cultural diversity and patients of all ages and socioeconomic groups; and
- Other duties as assigned.
