Sterile Processing Technician I
Location: Lincoln Nebraska
Description: is in need of Sterile Processing Technician I right now, this vacancy will be placed in Nebraska. For complete informations about this vacancy opportunity kindly see the descriptions. The Sterile Processing Technician I is responsible for the cleaning, decontamination, inspection, assembly, packaging, sterilization, storage and distribution of surgical instrumentation, patient equipment and supplies for surgical procedures and patient care. Follows basic safety standards when working with environmental, physical, mechanical, electrical, chemical and biological hazards. Enters and maintains accurate data for the department's computerized instrument tracking system.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Commits to the mission, vision, beliefs and c! onsistently demonstrates our core values.
- Uses establ! ished policies and procedures to perform cleaning and decontamination processes by which contaminated reusable instruments and equipment are rendered safe for handling by department personnel. Appropriate equipment, methods and chemicals are used to perform these processes.
- Operates and displays competencies related to departmental equipment (777, Hamo, Sonic, Cart Washer, Sterilizers -- Steam, Sterrad, ETO -- Incubators and Heat Sealers) in strict accordance with manufacturer recommendations and department policies and procedures; reports any suspected equipment malfunctions to management.
- Follows safe work practices and personal protective measures; knows how to obtain MSDS information.
- Generates a content list to accurately prepare sets; inspects each instrument for cleanliness and good working condition; assembles instruments when required; includes the appropriate chemical indicator to verify the item has been exposed to one or more sterilizi! ng conditions; chooses the appropriate packaging material to maintain sterility.
- Restocks instrument sets with designated levels of Orthopedic Implants.
- Reviews the surgery schedule to assure preference lists are developed and implemented for each surgical case; completes case cart tags for each surgical case, pulls the supplies and instruments using the printed surgeon preference list; scans bar coded sets to the case cart; logs case cart number on dispatch list and sends cart to surgery.
- Practices Universal Precautions to avoid or reduce personal exposure to blood and body fluids; understands and follows basic written safety standards related to environmental, physical, mechanical, electrical, chemical and biological standards.
- Inspects, folds, prepares, sterilizes and store surgical linen.
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This vacancy starts available on: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 13:42:56 GMT