Job Description

Where compassion meets innovation and technology and our employees are family.

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General Purpose of Job:

Monitors sterilizers and environment for sterilization, and processes instruments and supplies for use and reuse in a safe and timely manner to meet surgical and other patient care needs within the hospital.

Education and/or Experience:

Select the one level of education and/or experience needed to successfully accomplish the essential duties of this job. Delete those that do not apply.

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Related hospital experience of minimum of 1 year in care of instruments, equipment or supplies, preferred

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations.

• Certification by AHCSP preferred

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Maintains utmost level of confidentiality at all times.
• Adheres to hospital policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates business practices and personal actions that are ethical and adhere to corporate compliance and integrity guidelines.
• Break down and decontaminate instruments following procedure according to protocols.
• Set up trays and prepare for sterilization.
• Sterilize instruments and supplies according to Operating Room, Central Processing and manufacturer protocols and standards.
• Monitors sterilization process and maintains daily, permanent record of sterilization parameters according to hospital protocols and local, state and AAMI. standards.
• Maintains a clean environment by following daily cleaning protocol.
• Maintains inventory of supplies and instruments.
• Other duties as assigned.