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Summit Orthopedics · 3 months ago

Sterile Processing Tech

Plymouth, MN

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$22.25/hr - $27.82/hr

Summit Orthopedics is dedicated to providing quality orthopedic care and fostering a supportive work environment. The Sterile Processing Tech is responsible for the decontamination, preparation, sterilization, documentation, and distribution of surgical instrumentation and supplies used in the operating room, while also maintaining inventory and ensuring quality control in the sterile processing area.

Health CareMedicalOutpatient Care

Responsibilities

Decontaminates and sterilizes instruments, medical supplies and equipment; inspects, assembles, wraps and sterilizes trays of instruments

Monitors biological and chemical wash solution to ensure quality and consistency for decontamination of instruments and medical equipment

Sorts mismatched sets of instruments, trays and medical equipment and makes them available to sterile processing customers in a timely manner

Restocks, labels, and maintains inventory; submit requisitions; collects and distributes instruments, trays, crash carts, and facility medical equipment

Performs environmental maintenance duties and assists in maintaining inventory levels in sterile processing, the operating room, and in equipment storage areas

Verifies that equipment functions properly: completes requisitions for repair or replacement of surgical instrumentation; removes defective instrumentation from general service

Maintains a clean and orderly work area

Disposes of filled suction and trash containers

Documents all steps of the sterilization process accurately and legibly; maintains sterilization logs and organizes evidence of sterilization processes

Assists with maintaining established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, and quality improvement, safety, and environmental and infection control standards

Acts as staff resource in matters related to sterile processing

Qualification

Sterile Processing certificationDecontamination techniquesSterilization processesInventory managementEnvironmental maintenanceDocumentation skillsTeam collaboration

Required

Nationally recognized Sterile Processing certification highly desired upon hire or must be obtained within 90 days of successful completion of educational/training program

Decontaminates and sterilizes instruments, medical supplies and equipment

Inspects, assembles, wraps and sterilizes trays of instruments