Certified Instrument Technician – Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center FT Position Available In Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Tallo's Job Summary: Ensuring surgical instruments are decontaminated, assembled, inspected, packaged, sterilized, stored, and distributed based on quality standards is the role of a Certified Instrument Technician at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center FT. Adherence to safety standards, identifying malfunctions, performing quality testing, and utilizing sterilization equipment are key responsibilities. Certification as a CSPDT or CRCST is required for this position.
Job Description
- Job Summary
- Ensures surgical instruments and equipment are decontaminated, assembled, inspected, packaged, sterilized, stored, distributed, and tracked based on quality and infection prevention standards.
- Essential Functions
- + Adheres to safety standards.
+ Identifies, responds & reports malfunctions and/or alarms. + Performs efficacy and quality testing for all processes and equipment. + Identifies manual and/or mechanical cleaning according to the manufacturer’s IFU for all general, laparoscopic, orthopedic, neuro, cardiovascular, power, instrumentation. + Performs flexible scope processing utilizing High Level Disinfection (HLD). + Determines, prepares, and uses supplies required in the assembly process. + Identifies, inspects, assembles general & specialty instruments checking for cleanliness & functionality utilizing count sheets. + Packages and labels instrumentation following standards. + Safely determines sterilization equipment functionality, operation, monitoring, and maintenance with verification and documentation of sterilization process. + Performs high temperature (steam) and low temperature (gas plasma, ethylene oxide, liquid chemical) sterilization.
- Physical Requirements
- Works in-patient care areas independently under stressful conditions. Continuous standing and walking; bending and/or stooping; reaching and/or stretching; pushing and/or pulling heavy loads. Ability to lift to 40 lbs.
- Education, Experience and Certifications.
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
Certified Sterile Processing Technician (CSPDT) or Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) required. Atrium Health is one of the nation’s leading healthcare organizations, connecting patients with on-demand care, world-class specialists and the region’s largest primary care network. A recognized leader in healthcare delivery, quality and innovation, our foundation rests on providing clinically excellent and compassionate care. We’ve been serving our community since 1940, when we opened our doors as Charlotte Memorial Hospital. Since then, our network has grown to include more than 40 hospitals and 900 care locations ranging from doctors’ offices to behavioral health centers to nursing homes.
Our focus:
Delivering the highest quality patient care, supporting medical research and education, and joining with partners outside our walls to keep our community healthy.
