OR Aide - Central Supply Technician

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Potomac Valley Hospital (PVH) time type:
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Responsible for decontamination, cleaning, and sterilization of surgical instruments. Maintaining an adequate supply of sterile instruments for use during surgical procedures. Cleaning of all areas of the surgical department.
** MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS****:
**** EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:
** 1. High school diploma or equivalent
** PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS****:
**** EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:
** 1. Central Supply certification
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* EXPERIENCE:

** 1. Two years experience with instrument decontamination and sterilization
2.

Experience with housekeeping duties
** CORE

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

** The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position.  They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties.  Other duties may be assigned.
1. Decontamination, cleaning, and sterilization of surgical instrumentation for all hospital departments, physician offices, and rural health clinics
2. Properly prepares instruments for processing
3. Receives, inspects, and sterilizes instruments, towels, basins, special packs, into sealed packages and sterilizes according to manufacturer’s instructions for use and returns them to the appropriate departments
4. Identifies load numbers, sterilization dates, and expiration dates on all processed supplies
5. Maintains load records listing all supplies run in every load
6. Performs biological/spore testing as directed in policy
7. Operates and maintains the autoclaves according to policy, including weekly (and as needed for soiling) cleaning  and reports any malfunction to the OR Manager
8. Maintains Central Supply as a clean, sterile environment
9. Ensures adequate supplies for the Central Supply Department and cleaning supplies by bi-weekly ordering
10. Monitors sterilized instruments for outdates and re-wraps as indicated
11. Maintains solutions and proper function of the sonic washer
12. Demonstrates and practices approved hand washing and isolation procedures
13. Completes all mandatory annual in servicing and core competencies as per hospital and departmental policy
14. Safeguards patient privacy, maintains patient confidentiality
15. Adheres to all safety and health standards, regulations and work practices; utilizes appropriate personal protective equipment
16. Assumes additional responsibilities as assigned by OR Manager
17. Assists with anesthesia clean up needs
18. Conforms to the surgical attire dress code policy
19. Assists in orientation of new employees that may be expected to assume central supply or housekeeping duties
20. Distributes surgical scrubs to appropriate dressing rooms; ensure dirty laundry and linens are transported to laundry pickup area
21. Properly dispose of sharps and glass items
22. Properly dispose of linen and trash, both contaminated and non-contaminated after all instruments are accounted for
23. Cleans ancillary areas within the surgical department, such as locker rooms, autoclave room, bathrooms
24. Assists, when requested, with the cleaning and dressing of stretchers on Same Day Surgery
25. Safe transport of patients to the operating room or endoscopy suite when requested
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* PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

** The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
1. Good physical and mental health
2. Able to lift heavy objects, bend, stoop, and stand for prolonged periods
3. Visual and hearing ability adequate to comprehend written and verbal…