Sterile Process Tech I, Jewish Hospital, PRN

Primary Location:

JHHS - Jewish Hospital - UMC

Address:

200 Abraham Flexner Way Louisville, KY 40202

Shift:

Rotating (United States of America)

Job Description Summary:

UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 200 physician practice locations, more than 700 providers, the Frazier Rehab Institute and Brown Cancer Center.With more than 12,000 team members—physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionals—UofL Health is focused on one mission: delivering patient-centered care to each and every patient each and every day.

Job Description:

Demonstrates an understanding of policies, procedures and regulatory requirements and builds continued competency in order to work independently in the decontamination, sterilization, and sterile storage activities of the department.  Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, maintaining an adequate level of instruments necessary for the efficient functioning of customer departments, understanding the equipment and chemicals used in reprocessing reusable instruments and equipment and the ability to use knowledge to implement appropriate processes in a safe and timely manner to include handling and decontamination of soiled instrument, inspection, assembly, packaging and sterilization.  Required to provide preceptor support to other employees. Techs are expected to build and maintain a comprehensive body of knowledge with respect to the standards and procedures associated with the preparation, sterilization, storage, and delivery of surgical instrumentation per Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) Associates of perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN), and CDC guidelines.Essential Functions:

    Answers telephone promptly and assist caller with obtaining items neededAssembles supplies and places into case carts for scheduled and non-scheduled procedures

    Makes rounds throughout the hospital to deliver sterile and non-sterile instrumentation, supplies and equipment, and to pick-up contaminated or credit instrumentation, supplies and equipmentDelivers scheduled case carts to the Surgery Department

    Inventories and delivers back-up case carts to the Surgery Department and required areasMaintains responsibility for returned instrumentation and supplies (if applicable) that is unused, and the integrity of packaging has not been compromised

    Performs cleaning and decontamination duties, working quickly and safely and thoroughly addresses all instrumentation taking into account any unique cleaning demandsInspects, assembles, and packages all decontaminated reusable instruments and sets ensuring for cleanliness and functionality of all instrumentation

    Operates all processing equipment used within the departmentPerforms sterilization and all associated monitoring activities

    Observes all safety and security procedures; Reports potential unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properlyAssists in keeping the department organized, neat, clean, and fully stocked while providing quality customer service to all customers, including co-workers

    Acts as a preceptor for new employeesOther Functions:Perform duties in a safe manner, to prevent injury to self, patients, visitors or other hospital personnel

    Contributes to maintaining supplies and sterile items for use throughout the hospital; keeps department clean, neat, and well organizedPrioritizes work and focuses on consistent throughput 

    Performs dispatch duties Contributes to all official departmental business in a professional manner

    Displays behavior that is consistent with a thorough understanding of the SPD Mission, Vision, and ValuesMaintains compliance with all company policies, procedures and standards of conduct 

    Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all timesPerforms other duties as assigned

Additional Job Description:

tb