SterileProcessingTech

**Department:** 37719 Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital - Sterile Processing Services **Status:** Full time **Benefits Eligible:** Yes **Hou****rs Per Week:** 40 **Schedule Details/Additional Information:** This is full time PM shift 3p-11:30p Sterile Processing Technician position with rotation weekends, on call and holidays. **Pay Range** $20.80 - $31.20 Major Responsibilities: Decontamination of Instruments and Equipment 1)Wears proper protective attire when performing decontamination. 2)Follows established procedures to ensure decontamination is complete and correct. 3)Sets up decontamination equipment for operation and ensures proper function and continuous work flow throughout the shift. 4)Maintains a neat and clean work area at all times. 5)Reports improper equipment operation to clinical engineers, red tags the equipment, and documents on the Shift report. 6)Cleans and disinfects equipment and work area at completion of shift as assigned. 7)Handles infectious waste according to established hospital procedure. Performance of Assembly/Packaging/Wrapping 1)Examines and ensure that all the components of the surgical instrumentation is clean and properly function prior to tray assembly. 2)Test all instrumentation for correct function following established procedures each time the instrumentation is processed. 3)Electrical test all instrumentation that has an insulation coating each time the instrument is processed. 4)Assembles instrument sets, ensuring that the correct number and type of instruments are present following the tray count sheet created in the Censitrac Instrument Tracking system. Placing the instruments appropriately to ensure sterilization and ease of use by the user. 5)Follow all manufacture information for use sheets approved processes to package and/or wrap the trays/items for terminal sterilization. Validation of Sterilization Equipment: 1)Runs appropriate tests for sterilizers; biological, bowie dick. 2)Validates and document in Censitrac Instr