Job description
Overview:
Disinfects, sterilizes, and assembles surgical instruments, supplies, and equipment. Position is characterized by the ability to recognize surgical instruments and surgical instrument trays typically assembled in applicable area.
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES/LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES/LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION PREFERRED
Northside Hospital is award-winning, state-of-the-art, and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a career at Northside today.
Responsibilities:
OCCUPATIONAL SUMMARY
Disinfects, sterilizes, and assembles surgical instruments, supplies, and equipment. Position is characterized by the ability to recognize surgical instruments and surgical instrument trays typically assembled in applicable area.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Receives contaminated instruments used in medical and surgical procedures. Decontaminates using methods such as hand washing, ultrasonic cleaning, and automatic washer-disinfectors.- Prepares instruments and other items for sterilization. Sorts, categorizes, inspects, and packages instruments according to count sheets and manufacturers’ instructions for use.
- Assembles basic and specialty surgical devices and/or instrument trays common to assigned area and correctly identifies instruments used on the surgical trays.
- Loads items into steam and low-temperature sterilizers, selecting and documenting the appropriate cycle parameters as well as the results of any load monitoring (e.g., parameters achieved, biological indicator results, etc.).
- Cleans and disinfects surgical department equipment. Disassembles as required for disinfecting or sterilizing.
- Gathers supplies and instruments required for surgical procedures according to physician preference cards and/or pick tickets.
- Inventories supplies, periodically checking for outdated or depleted items. Reports items needing replacement.
- Performs basic clerical or other job‑related duties as required.
- Demonstrates a basic understanding of surgical terminology.
- Demonstrates knowledge of basic surgical instrumentation to include basic instrument categories, functions, and points of inspection.
- Demonstrates knowledge of complex surgical instrumentation to include handling, inspection, and reprocessing requirements for powered surgical instruments, rigid and flexible endoscopes, and endoscopic and robotic instruments and accessories.
- Demonstrates knowledge of basic protocols related to loaner instrumentation.
- Provides care and/or service to patients undergoing surgical intervention without regard to age, race, or gender. Care and/or service is provided for neonates, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
- Practices proper safety techniques in accordance with hospital and departmental policies and procedures. Immediately reports any mechanical or electrical equipment malfunctions, unsafe conditions or employee/patient/visitor injury‑accident to Manager.
- Serves as a preceptor for new employees and Instrument Technician Interns.
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES/LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
One or more years of instrument technician experience.
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES/LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION PREFERRED
Central Service Technician Certification:- Inpatient sterile processing requires CRCST or CBSPD certification.
- Outpatient sterile processing requires CRCST, CBSPD or CASSPT certification.
- For GI Labs, CFER is acceptable.
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