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Come join a center where Full-Time & Part-Time employees participate in a lucrative quarterly profit-sharing program! Banner Surgery Center-Desert Vista is a beautiful new Ambulatory Surgery Center located in central/north Scottsdale specializing in Orthopedic and Pain procedures in their two Operating Rooms. With an amazing culture, Desert Vista prides itself on its teamwork and a family environment. This position will be Monday through Friday during the days with no holidays and is located minutes from the 101. This truly is a fantastic job and a special place to work.
Job Responsibility
Responsible for the proper care and handling of all general and specialty instruments including the cleaning, decontamination, instrument identification, assembly, packaging and distribution, and sterilization of surgical instrumentation
Decontaminates, assembles and packages all instruments following established protocols as well as perform necessary repairs, reassembles and stores specialized surgical instruments
Prepares all order requests as necessary for replacement parts for instruments and additional equipment as necessary or upon request of physicians
Maintains a clean and safe environment by adhering to Standard Precautions and Infection Control practices
Staff will don proper Personnel Protective equipment (PPE), follows protocols for decontamination process referencing Instructions for Use (IFU) supplied by the manufacturers
Identifies instruments for all specialties and assures proper function
Follows protocol for repair or replacement of instruments that are not functioning properly
Assembles and packages all instrumentation and sets according to dept. protocol
Utilizes equipment according to the manufacturer's recommendations and hospital policy
Operates steam autoclaves, ETO and Gas Plasma sterilizers
Maintains appropriate logs and records relating to the sterilization process, including the Ethylene Oxide Aeration Records, Sterilizer Load Records, and Biological Monitoring Records
Responds to problem calls from the Operating Room and performs preliminary investigation
Determines priority level of instrumentation and equipment requests and other hospital needs
Directs services in a competent and professional manner while assuring OR priorities are completed in a timely manner
Performs all functions according to established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, as well as applicable professional standards
Provides all customers with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating our core and leader behaviors each and every day
Requirements
High school diploma or GED and BLS certification required
Requires current national certification as a SPD Technician, Certified Registered Central Service Technician or Surgical Instrument Processor and relevant experience with sterilizing instruments which qualifies the candidate for the national certification exam or certified registration
Must have mechanical aptitude with the ability to break down moving parts, clean, lubricate and reassemble, problem solve incomplete trays and missing instrumentation and have effective organizational, communication and human relation skills
Nice to have
Additional related education and/or experience preferred