Performs and participates in decontamination, cleaning, assembling, packaging, scanning, sterilization, storage and distribution of reusable surgical instrumentation and equipment.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Decontaminates and sterilizes instruments, medical supplies and equipment, and assembles, wraps, and sterilizes trays of instruments. Follows proper Standard Precautions while in decontamination and sterilization areas.
2. Monitors biological and chemical wash solution to ensure quality and consistency for decontamination of instruments and medical equipment.
3. Sorts mismatched sets of instruments, trays, and medical equipment and makes them available to sterile processing customers in a timely manner
4. Restocks, labels, and maintains inventory, submits requisitions, collects and distributes instruments, trays, crash carts, and facility medical equipment.
5. Performs environmental maintenance duties and assists in maintaining inventory levels in sterile processing, the operating room, and in equipment storage areas.
6. Verifies that equipment functions properly, requisitions for equipment maintenance, repair, or replacement, and removes defective equipment.
7. Maintains a clean work area.
8. Assists with maintaining established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, and quality improvement, safety, and environmental and infection control standards.
9. Communicates appropriately using good interpersonal skills

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

N/A

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for their job.Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, COMPETENCIES, QUALIFICATIONS and EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

1.High School Diploma or Equivalent.

2.AST Certification preferred

3.Patient Focus

4.Ethical Conduct

5.High Attention to Detail

6.Dependability

7.Flexibility

8.Initiative

9.Stress Management/Composure

10.Teamwork Orientation

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

1.Will be required to lift objects that weigh more than 50 pounds.

2.Must be able to exert at least 25 pounds of force to assist with moving of medical records

3.Be able to stand, bend, and stoop, and/or sit within a confined area for prolonged periods of time, up to 6 to 8 hours.

4.Dexterity: Frequent repetitive motion of hands/wrist involved.

5.Will be working in a clean, well-lighted area.

6.May be required to deal with unpleasant environmental situations resulting from patient care or patient activity.

7.Hazards and Risks: Direct patient contact with possible exposure to communicable diseases, exposure to radiation, and CRT.

USPI’S EDGE™ (Every Day Giving Excellence)

USPI’S EDGE™ is the key to the differentiation of USPI as a customer-focused company.The process of completing EDGE™ requirements establishes processes and measurements that are collected, assimilated, and shared throughout USPI.All employees are involved with EDGE™.The involvement can range from doing their jobs to taking on the role of gathering and/or entering data into the computer.All employees shall at some time during their employment be required to participate in the EDGE™ program.

HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1996

Responsible for knowing the processes involved assuring the standards established by HIPAA, and ensuring they are followed including the practices and records relating to the use and disclosure of Protected Health Information.

WORK AUTHORIZATION/SECURITY CLEARANCE

Must be authorized to work in the United States.