Sterile Process Technician Certified Lead

Position Summary:

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

• 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. Assists with maintaining established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, and quality improvement, safety, and environmental and infection control standards.
• 8. Performs other related duties as required and directed.

• 1. Assists in quality control and performance improvement activities.
• 2. Contributes to performance feedback, hiring decisions.
• 3. Ensures standards are met (quality, timeliness, customer service, etc.).
• 4. Evaluates and tests new procedures/processes.
• 5. Orients and/or trains new staff.
• 6. Problem solving capabilities.
• 7. Subject matter expert/technical leadership.
• 8. Work flow/distribution of work.
• 9. Assists in assuring compliance with all regulatory and other agency requirements, laws, and statutes pertaining to the operation of the department

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Completion of approved sterile processing course and certification as a sterile processing technician by the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD).

• Prior experience in sterile processing preferred.
• Actively enrolled in approved sterile processing course with defined completion date.