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Instrument Technician Lead

Job ID: 327042

Category: Technician/Technologists

Work Type: FT

Location: Doylestown, PA, United States

Work Schedule: 4-10 hour shifts 9p-7:30am (varied days off)

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Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?

Summary:

• Performs and serves as a resource for decontamination, inspection, assembly, and sterilization of all basic and specialized complex instrumentation. Troubleshoots equipment and/or product failure and reports findings to Senior Manager of Sterile Processing.

Responsibilities:

• 1. Consistently ensures that instrument sets are complete prior to sterilization, record all missing items that are not replaced in the instrument sets and replace missing items whenever possible. 2. Demonstrates understanding of basic principles of sterilization methods and operates sterilizers according to manufacturers recommendations. Troubleshoot errors and present detailed description to service person. 3. Displays complete knowledge in identifying surgical instruments and educate sterile processing technicians on DH names for instruments. Have knowledge of picture books of instruments and location to assist with rarely used sets to assure accuracy. 4. Reviews documentations, sterilization test results, and equipment monitors and records for accuracy. 5. Keep Department Manager informed of problems with associates, customers, or vendors in a timely manner when emergent or bring detailed events to weekly meetings. 6. Ensure staff follow cleaning procedures per manufacture's instructions. a. Educate staff on new technology, instruments, or procedures in the SP department. b. Able to teach and assist in the training of SP Associates c. Coordinate the orientation of new employees in consultation with the Dept Manager d. Mentors and trains peers to achieve departmental goals e. Participates in training and orientation of SP Technicians

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Education or Equivalent Experience:

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

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We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

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