Sterile Technician

STERILE TECHNICIAN

ROLE DESCRIPTION

Location: Pensacola, FL

We are looking for a Sterile Technician for our practice. This position under general supervision cleans, sterilizes, and assembles surgical instruments and equipment.

In fulfilling these duties, the incumbent performs the following responsibilities:

Cleans and decontaminates surgical instruments and equipment using detergents and disinfecting solutions.

Wraps, seals, and accurately labels items that are to be sterilized.

Sterilizes instruments, equipment, linen, and related supplies using sterilizers and Sterrad according to manufacturers' instructions.

Prepares surgical sets, instruments, and treatment trays according to prescribed procedures ensuring that all instrumentation is correct and accurate.

Ensures that all instrument count sheets are kept up-to-date and accurate.

Stores sterilized and prepared supplies and equipment in designated areas or returns to departments upon request or replace one-for-one when used.

Informs bio-med of equipment no longer serviceable or other problems that arise.

Makes rounds on floors to deliver instruments and available equipment as needed.

Ensures that all floors and patient care departments have appropriate patient care equipment, instrument trays and other needed supplies available at all times.

Responds to special requests from surgery and all patient care floors in a timely and customer service-oriented manner.

Actively seeks ways to control costs without compromising patient safety, quality of care, or the services delivered.

Demonstrates knowledge of the occurrence reporting system. Uses system to report potential patient safety issues.

Uses Performance Improvement Plan to improve patient safety.

Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications, Skills, and Certifications:

1 year of sterile processor experience

Training or Surgical Technologist; Central Sterile Tech

Sterile Processing Certification

Prior central sterile tech experience

Requires to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 based on local, state and /or federal law or regulations (unless a medical or religious exemption is approved).

Schedule: Evening shift (probably 3-11 or hours around there); Required on-call