Sterile Processing Technician Position Available In Knox, Tennessee
Tallo's Job Summary: Seeking a Sterile Processing Technician with experience in educating and leading entry-level individuals. Responsibilities include decontaminating surgical instruments, inspecting cleanliness, assembling trays, packaging instruments, running sterilizer tests, and following safety standards. This role requires intermediate-level experience in sterile processing and sterilization. The employer is not specified.
Job Description
Description Seeking a sterile processor that has experience educating and leading entry level individuals.
In addition to teaching/shadowing, they will be responsible for
- Decontaminates surgical instruments according to manufacturer’s instructions or advised by the department leader. Will operate all decontamination equipment including washer disinfectors, ultrasonic cleaners, cart washer, and automatic endoscope reprocessor (AER)
- Inspects instruments after decontamination, ensuring all items are clean, intact, functional, and accounted for
- Assembles trays in a manner that ensures devise sterility as well as presenting a tray that is easy for the end user to access for use. Uses count sheets to ensure trays are assembled accurately. Interfaces with the instrument tracking system for all functions of processing
- Packages or containerizes instrument sets according to manufacturer’s guidelines and Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) standards. Packages in a neat and proper technique ensuring easy, aseptic opening in the operating room
- Loads sterilizer carts in a way to ensure packaged items are not punctured or compromised, loads containers and wrapped goods as recommended
- Runs daily sterilizer tests on all steam and low temperature sterilizers
- Operates sterilizer according to manufacturer’s instruction, ensuring load biological monitoring
- Documents all load contents, interfaces load to tracking system, loads cycle confirming correct parameters, monitors sterilizer to tracking system information, and records all pertinent information (biological, mechanical, and chemical)
- Unloads sterilizers, ensuring items are not compromised, and stores in correct location according to tracking system storage locations
- Follows endoscope manufacturer’s processing instructions and accepted standards/ guidelines
- Responsible for the cleanliness of the department and all processing equipment
- Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards.
Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested. Skills Sterile processing, Sterilization Top Skills Details Sterile processing,Sterilization Additional Skills & Qualifications educationshadowing Experience Level Intermediate Level
