Sterile Processing Technician Pathfinder in Kettering

The Pathfinders program in Colorado is a career program for individuals to be hired by Intermountain for entry-level jobs in healthcare. This position is responsible for ensuring that all surgical supplies, instruments and equipment are properly inventoried, decontaminated, assembled, inspected, packaged, sterilized, stored, distributed and tracked in a quality/timely manner throughout the hospital. Will train to perform these duties independently and without close supervision.

Essential Functions

• Operates and monitors sterilization equipment.
• Disassembles carts and follows Universal Precautions for decontamination.
• Sterilizes, disinfects durable medical equipment and instruments, packages clean supplies and instruments, maintains records for all instruments and transports sterilized items to the floor.
• Assembles sterilized instruments and rechecks all instruments for cleanliness and/or impairment. Properly checks power equipment.
• Takes measures to allow for easy instrument tracking including following labeling processes, use of engraver, reporting and documenting all missing instruments and implants replaced in trays.
• Communicates the equipment and instrument inventory status with the Central Processing staff and Surgery Charge Nurse including order status, back orders and/or changes.
• Responds to emergency situations by ensuring all emergency, trauma and add-on cases are supplied properly and delivered to the Operating Room in a timely manner.
• Utilises applications and technology to accurately facilitate record keeping in accordance with State and Federal regulations.
• Provides on-the-job training (OJT) to newly hired associates in the department.
• Promotes mission, vision, and values of SCL Health, and abides by service behaviour standards.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• May be required to work overtime based on business need, may be required to float to other departments (within scope of competency and qualifications) based on business need and may be required to be placed on-call during a regularly scheduled shift.

Skills

• Medical Equipment
• Sterile Processing
• Communication
• Portable Equipment
• Sterilizing Equipment
• Manual Dexterity
• Computer Literacy

Required Qualifications

• Must be enrolled in the Pathfinders program.
• Ability to communicate effectively and diplomatically within a multi-functional team.
• Ability to work days, nights and/or weekends.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience in hospital or clinic operating room.
• Experience and understanding in the use of computers, as well as the ability to learn software relevant to Sterile Processing.
• Ability to successfully function in a fast-paced, service-oriented environment.

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
• Expected to lift and utilise full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.
• Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.)
• May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.

Location: St. Marys Regional Hospital
Work City: Grand Junction
Work State: Colorado
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Entry Rate: $17.60
Benefits Eligible: Yes

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.