Works under the supervision of the Manager-OR and/or Director - OR\SPD. This position is responsible for ensuring that all surgical supplies, instruments and equipment are properly inventoried, assembled, packaged, sterilized, stored, distributed and tracked in a quality/timely manner throughout the hospital and clinics. Works independently with little supervision. Performs appropriate quality control testing and record keeping as recommended.
Skills and Abilities
Essential Technical/Motor Skills
Interpersonal Skills
Essential Physical Requirements
Essential Mental Abilities
Essential Sensory Requirements
Exposure to Hazards
Other Skills and Abilities
- Operates and troubleshoots cleaning equipment while maintaining safety standards.
- Properly handles and stores sterile supplies, equipment, and instruments.
- Selects appropriate sterilization methods. Knows and follows correct principles of sterilization.
- Properly documents and verifies sterilization loads and biological test to determine the efficacy of the sterilization process.
- Retrieves, disburses and tracks medical and surgical supplies and equipment to the customer in a quality/timely manner.
- Cleans various Biomedical equipment for patient use.
- Anticipates required instrument needs for cases due to surgeon and procedure preference cards.
- Maintains work flow by putting away sterile items, retrieving items from return cart and wrapping items for sterilization.
- Monitors the cart wash and instrument wash to keep work flow moving.
- Answers phone and door and pull case carts as needed.
- Other duties as assigned
Education
- H.S. Diploma - Self-motivated, able to work independently with minimal supervision and has great attention to detail oriented work. - Required
Work Experience
- Responsible for maintaining continuing education requirements as needed per department requirements - Required
Licenses and Certifications
Travel Requirements
- Must be able to travel between various system facilities and off-site locations as needed. - Required
- Operates and troubleshoots cleaning equipment while maintaining safety standards.
- Properly handles and stores sterile supplies, equipment, and instruments.
- Selects appropriate sterilization methods. Knows and follows correct principles of sterilization.
- Properly documents and verifies sterilization loads and biological test to determine the efficacy of the sterilization process.
- Retrieves, disburses and tracks medical and surgical supplies and equipment to the customer in a quality/timely manner.
- Cleans various Biomedical equipment for patient use.
- Anticipates required instrument needs for cases due to surgeon and procedure preference cards.
- Maintains work flow by putting away sterile items, retrieving items from return cart and wrapping items for sterilization.
- Monitors the cart wash and instrument wash to keep work flow moving.
- Answers phone and door and pull case carts as needed.
- Other duties as assigned
Education
- H.S. Diploma - Self-motivated, able to work independently with minimal supervision and has great attention to detail oriented work. - Required
Work Experience
- Responsible for maintaining continuing education requirements as needed per department requirements - Required
Licenses and Certifications
Travel Requirements
- Must be able to travel between various system facilities and off-site locations as needed. - Required