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The Instrument Equipment Technician Certified is responsible for ensuring the decontamination, preparation, and sterilization of surgical instrumentation and operating room equipment and accurately selects surgical case supplies. Ensures conformity to established procedures, infection control standards, industry standards, recommended practices on sterilization, and regulatory requirements.
Job Description
This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this department. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities, and LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.
GENERAL DUTIES
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.
Processes endoscopes, scopes and/or probes.
Assemble and wrap appropriate instruments, supplies, and equipment.
Demonstrates knowledge of applicable sanitary, infection control, and safety standards to perform all assignments within the safety parameters.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS
High School Diploma/GED or equivalent OR 2 years of work experience in equipment sterilization or Instrument or Operating Room Aide or Tech.
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
CRCST (Certified Registered Central Service Technician) or
CBSPD (Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution)
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
Knowledge of aseptic technique, decontamination methods, sterilization process, testing and equipment.
Knowledge of surgical instrumentation, standard precautions for dealing with blood and body fluids and sharps.
Ability to identify surgical instrumentation, equipment, and supplies; decontaminates instrumentation and prepares for
sterilization process.
Operate sterilization equipment and understand principles of sterilization.
Ability to use computer to access information.
REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS
Does this position formally supervise employees? No
FUNCTIONAL DEMANDS
Light: Light physical requirements- Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible. NOTE: The constant stress and…