SPD Tech 2 Certified
About The Position
As our SPD Tech, you will ensure patient safety and surgical efficiency by meticulously decontaminating, sterilizing, and assembling all medical instruments and equipment. Your precise work is fundamental to infection control and positive patient outcomes across clinical areas. Every day you will expertly process surgical instruments, maintaining accurate documentation, testing equipment, and managing inventory according to strict protocols. You'll adhere to infection control standards, troubleshoot equipment, and contribute to a safe, efficient sterile processing environment. To succeed, you'll need exceptional attention to detail, strong organizational skills, excellent communication for coordination, and a profound commitment to sterile technique and patient safety. Self-motivation and adaptability are essential in this critical, fast-paced support service role.
Requirements
- High School Graduate General Studies, upon hire
- High School GED General Studies, upon hire
- National Certification heldcurrent and in good standing., upon hire
- Certified and Registered Central Service Technician, upon hire
- Certified Sterile Processing and Dist Supervisor, upon hire
- Certified Sterile Processing and Dist Tech, upon hire
- Cert Sterile Processing Dist Tech, upon hire
- Basic Life Support - CPR, within 90 Days
Nice To Haves
- Six to twelve months of related experience
Responsibilities
- Demonstrates proper procedures for cleaning, packaging, labeling, processing and storing of clean and sterile supplies.
- Sorts and assembles surgical instruments following lists and arranges items in appropriate instrument trays.
- Separates delicate and basic instruments, electrical cords, cables, and processes according to established procedures.
- Sorts and identifies special instruments for processing, e.g., power equipment, scopes, etc.
- Inspects each instrument for cleanliness, alignment and function.
- Checks for missing parts and straightens malleable instruments.
- Reports malfunctioning, missing and broken instrumentation to appropriate personnel.
- Cleans and maintains equipment essential to assuring effective sterilization: Ultrasonic machine, washer decontaminators, steam, hydrogen peroxide and Ethylene Oxide sterilizers.
- Demonstrates proper procedure for operating the steam, hydrogen peroxide and Ethylene Oxide sterilizers, washer decontaminators, and ultrasonic cleaner.
- Uses proper loading/unloading procedures.
- Upon completion of sterilization, stores product in SPD sterile area and returns processed instrumentation, instrument trays, and equipment to appropriate locations.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
