Surgical Linen Sterile Technician

Surgical Linen Sterile Technician

Surgical Linen Sterile Technician at Brown University Health.

According to established procedures, responsible for duties involving the sterilization and issuance of sterile linen for all areas of the hospital complex. Inspects, folds, wraps, dates and sterilizes surgical linen packs. Receives telephone requests for linen packs. Fills linen pack orders and places in linen cart / basket for eventual pickup and/or delivers as required. Performs Laundry Aide work as needed and directed.

Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role‑model the organization’s values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another. In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors that tell us how we work together and how we get things done:
Instill Trust and Value Differences, Patient and Community Focus, and Collaborate.

• BASIC KNOWLEDGE – Ability to read procedural manuals and follow directions for sterilizing and processing surgical linen and linen packs. Numerical and clerical ability to check gauges, read charts and prepare simple records. Ability to follow precise instructions for folding and counting correct number of pieces. Ability to read and write English. Clerical and numerical ability to maintain simple records, count inventory and take orders for linen by telephone.
• EXPERIENCE – Three to six months on‑job training to learn to recognize the various kinds of equipment and linen item types, as well as the sterilization requirements of various surgical linen packs.

Continuous walking and standing, lifting, pushing and pulling with some heat discomfort. Physical ability to lift and transport occasionally heavy equipment and to push heavy carriages loaded with medical/surgical supplies. Physical ability to lift loads of wet or dry linen, push/pull linen racks and bins of soiled linen and lift bundles. Physical ability to visually inspect materials. Physical ability to feed folding equipment and sewing machines.

Physical ability to use brooms, etc. to maintain work area in a clean and safe fashion. Exposure to unpleasant odors from solid linens, lint and heat. Walking, standing, lifting (heavy & light loads), bending, and carrying/pushing. Exposure to extreme hot and cold temperatures in the work area and noise from the machines. Standing on safety ladders to reach uniforms and assemble linen carts.

Chance of burns and other injury while working with equipment and machines. Chance of injury is minimized with adherence to current safety precautions.

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$19.66 - $20.12

Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

Rhode Island Hospital - 593 Eddy Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02903

6 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Day

No

International Brotherhood Teamsters

Entry level

Full‑time

Health Care Provider

Hospitals and Health Care