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HonorHealth · 3 months ago

Sterile Technician III

Arizona, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

2+ years exp

HonorHealth is one of Arizona’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems, serving a population of five million people in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area. The Sterile Technician III is responsible for the decontamination, preparation, and sterilization of surgical instrumentation and patient care equipment, ensuring the highest quality standards are met in accordance with departmental procedures and established industry standards.

Health Care

Responsibilities

Decontamination of instrumentation and medical equipment: Utilizes chemical agents and automated decontamination machinery to clean and decontaminate instrumentation and medical equipment

Assembles, Preps and Packs Instrumentation: Assembles, preps and packs instrumentation, inspects instruments for cleanliness, proper function, breakage, and intact ID tape, assembles trays using instrument tray lists, Locates and replaces missing instruments; identifies and labels missing instruments, Contains, wraps or pouches instruments and sets, Chooses appropriate wrapping materials for size, weight, and sterilization method

Sterilization: Sterilizes instruments following prescribed procedures and guidelines. Challenges the sterilization process using internal, external, and biological monitoring systems, Monitors, reads, documents, and interprets parameters for all types of sterilization processes to ensure proper function and validation of process, maintains appropriate load configurations; maintains flow of instruments through the sterilization process, prioritizes instrumentation needs using instrument needs list

Case Cart Assembly and Sterile Storage: Picks case carts according to resource map requisitions, documents case cart deficiencies on daily case cart needs list, fills case cart needs list prior to case cart utilization, Orders sterile supplies from logistics as needed to maintain inventory. Picks cases, stocks the sterile storage area, and returns sterile supplies to inventory, collaborates with perioperative sterile core personnel to determine priorities and maintain flow within sterile storage area