Sterile Processing Technician II Woodland Hills – Night Shift

Job Summary

Decontaminates, cleans, packages, sterilizes, stores and distributes medical/surgical equipment and supplies in accordance with CDC, OSHA, EPA, AAMI, Title 22, APIC, SGNA, JC guidelines as required.

• Responsible for filling orders from requesting departments.
• Make equipment rounds and return soiled equipment to SPD; clean equipment per manufacturers recommendations and validate functionality prior to storage; validate PM status on equipment issued from and returned to SPD per department policy.
• Answer phones.
• Inventory and restock supplies, and specialty carts (e.g., isolation, latex, crash carts, etc.) per department policy.
• Order specialty beds and other patient equipment per medical center practice.
• Disassemble, clean, or decontaminate surgical instruments per manufacturers recommendations, including ultrasonic cleaning.
• Assemble, inspect, test, wrap and date all OR sets including specialty sets per department protocol and manufacturers recommendations.
• Operate all equipment in Sterile Processing Department, including steam sterilizers, plasma sterilizers, automated endoscope reprocessors, biological incubators, heat sealers, instrument and cart washers.
• Use instrument and equipment tracking system in all areas of Sterile Processing Department, including documentation of tests and sterilizer records.
• Examine and maintain integrity of sterile packages.
• Prepare OR case carts according to preference cards on all surgical procedures.
• Promote, ensure, and improve customer service to internal and external customers.
• Work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Perform other related duties as assigned within the scope of training and service.