Job Description
Job Description
Certification Details
- Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT)
- Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST)
Job Details
- Position Purpose: To ensure proper maintenance and distribution of disposable supplies and durable medical equipment for patient care.
- Consistently complies with Sharp HealthCare practices, policies (e.g., attendance, patient safety), and procedures.
- Abides by ethical standards set in the Sharp HealthCare Commitment to Principles Handbook.
- Completes and maintains all regulatory requirements including licensing and certification, and other mandatory training within established time frames.
- Reports any malfunctions or questionable loads to the Lead Technician or Supervisor.
- Provides appropriate information to facilitate receipt of MSDS.
- Maintains necessary verbal communication via clear shift reports and communication logs.
- Notifies SPD lead/Nursing units of positive biologicals/wet loads, equipment malfunctions.
- Obtains approval from resource/charge nurse to process incomplete sets.
- Completing all initial competencies and consistently demonstrating competency as identified in ongoing assessment and evaluation.
- Documents sterilizer load contents and applies load labels to items.
- Tracks sterilizer loads including biological and vacuum testing.
- Documents results of biologic and vacuum testing and actions in the event of load recall.
- Labels all implantables for quick identification for quarantine.
- Assures accurate labeling of instruments/sets.
- Disassembles multipart instruments and separates heavy and delicate instruments.
- Properly cares for powered, lensed and special instruments/equipment.
- Inspects instruments/instrument trays for broken, damaged or missing instruments.
- Reassembles trays, protecting sharp/delicate/heavy instruments and checks for cleanliness.
- Labels trays according to type, includes count sheets with trays.
- Properly loads and operates washer sterilizer, sonic cleaners, steam, plasma, parasitic acid and other sterilizing equipment.
- Demonstrates knowledge of SPD equipment and assists users with concerns or questions.
- Properly quarantines implantables until biological monitors are reviewed.
- Establishes mutually derived annual goals and meets goals.
- Maintains individual in- service/performance records.
- Demonstrates process of self-discovery including knowledge of strengths and weaknesses and views deficiencies as opportunities for growth.
- Restocks carts as assigned and prepares case carts for surgery according to pick lists/preference cards as assigned.
- Reports low stock/overstock, outages and requests/orders non stock items/supplies as needed/assigned.
- Uses resources in a cost-effective manner and anticipates surgical needs preparing instrumentation accordingly.
- Accepts additional assignments and remains flexible with work practices.
- Completes delegated duties within time frames or reports to supervisor when unable.
Job Requirements
- A minimum of three years in an acute care hospital, sterile processing, or surgery department or completion of a program for sterile processing/central supply technician (Preferred at SCVMC).
- Thorough knowledge of surgical instrumentation, sterile techniques, general hospital supplies and equipment (Preferred at SCVMC).
- Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT) or Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) - Asset.
Job Tags
Flexible hours, Shift work,