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UNM Hospital · 1 month ago

CERTIFIED STERILE TECH -

Rio Rancho, NM

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$20.91/hr - $28.91/hr

2+ years exp

UNM Hospital is seeking a Certified Sterile Technician to provide operational support to Surgical Services, including processing and sterilization of instruments and equipment. The role involves ensuring patient safety, maintaining cleanliness in Central Supply, and supporting the Operating Room with case preparation and inventory control.

EducationHealth CareHospital

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols

Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops

Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes

Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk

Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner

Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right"

Act as a clinical resource and role model for department personnel

Receive, unload and sort contaminated instruments the completed cases; separate and load instruments into carriers/racks for processing and place instruments and supplies on storage racks and case carts; determine which instruments require special care and handling and utilized other means of cleaning (i.e., sonic, hand wash)

Inspect instruments for cleanliness; check decontaminated instruments; ensure complete assembly; reassemble instruments sets, power equipment, retractors, and other equipment; reassemble consignment instrument set and other orthopedic specialty sets; set up, prepare, wrap, and label sets and services for sterilization

Operate sterilizers and load sterilization carts with instrument containers, bowls and basins, etc; loads sterilizers with carts and initiate the appropriate sterilization cycle; maintain autoclaves by cleaning and monitoring them; educate others in the proper use and monitoring of the equipment

Prepare and control instruments for rapid turnaround for the next case prepare containers for sterilization in the required order; educate others in the proper use priority board

Record required information for monitoring every load of sterilized items to ensure all parameters of the sterilization cycle were met and the items were sterilized

Clean, decontaminate, test, and distribute PCE (Patient Care Equipment) to patient care areas; record equipment information for tracking

Pick suppliers, instrumentation, and other required items for the completion of Operating Room cases; arrange the supplies in the case carts according to set procedures ensuring accuracy and proper documentation; deliver complete case carts to the appropriate locations as determined by the Surgical Services Department

Keep all Central Supply Departments neat and clean, stocked, and in a workable order

Report instrument malfunction and place instruments in the appropriate location to be sent for repair

Report discrepancies, problems, and concerns to management using proper chain of command

Qualification

Sterile Processing CertificationSterile Processing TechnicianFlexible Endoscope Reproc CertCommunication

Required

High School or GED Equivalent

Sterile Processing Technician education specialization

Sterile Processing Certification

Flexible Endoscope Reproc Cert w/in 1 year of position

2 years directly related experience

Heavy Work: Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects or people

Working conditions: Sig Hazard: Chemicals, Bio Hazardous Materials req PPE

May perform subordinate tasks in high census/vol

Tuberculosis testing is completed upon hire and additionally as required

Company

UNM Hospital

As a teaching hospital and the only Level 1 Trauma Center in the state of New Mexico, we offer our professionals the opportunity to do impactful work and to grow, as individuals and a team.

Founded in 1954

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

5001-10000 employees

https://www.unmhjobs.com

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