TRAVEL STERILE PROCESSING TECHNICIAN - $1,300 PER WEEK

Company: OU Health - 700 NE 13th
Location: Oklahoma City
Posted on: November 4, 2024

Job Description:

• Job Details
• Under general supervision, responsible for cleaning, decontamination, assembly, packaging and sterilization of surgical instrumentation and reusable supply items.
• Coordinates and prepares necessary supplies and instruments for emergent and routine surgical cases.
• Assembles and wraps instrument sets.
• Ensures proper use of sterilized sonic cleaners and other related equipment.
• Retrieves and delivers surgical instruments on a timely basis.
• Thoroughly inspects instruments to ensure all instruments are clean and in good repair/working order prior to sterilization process.
• Decontaminates instruments using proper chemical mixtures and procedure.
• Tests, operates and loads autoclaves.
• Participates in the routine cleaning and decontamination of all department work surfaces.
• Completes sterilization log sheets.
• Periodically checks sterile inventory to remove items where sterilization has expired or packaging has been compromised.
• Re-sterilizes compromised instrument sets.
• Identifies and notifies appropriate personnel of inventory or supply shortages.
• May assist in training new staff.
• Performs tasks necessary to prepare and maintain accurate Case Carts.
• Pulls needed supplies and instruments for cases.
• Coordinates with operating room staff to ensure that proper supplies for each case are delivered as needed.
• Maintains optimal levels of patient care surgical supplies and/or equipment.
• Practices good inventory control techniques by following FIFO (first in, first out) practice.
  • Job Requirements
  • Six (6) months of related experience
  • Knowledge of maintenance and sterilization of medical supplies and equipment.
  • Knowledge of applicable sanitation and hygiene standards.
  • Knowledge of proper safety practices of steam and gas plasma sterilization.
  • Knowledge of simple record keeping principles and practices.
  • Skill in understanding and following verbal and written instructions.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
  • Effective customer service skills.
  • Able to read, spell and do simple math.
  • Good computer skills.
  • Ability to work effectively under pressure.

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