Instrument Technician - Southdale - Fairview Health Services
Edina, MN 55435
About the Job
Do you want to work for largest health care system in Minnesota? M Health Fairview, Southdale, Edina is now looking to add a CPC Instrument Processing Technician to their team!
We support the OR for upcoming surgery cases as well as responding to emergency cases.
Hours: 1.0 FTE (80 hours every 2 weeks)
Shift: Nights (10:00PM - 6:30AM)
Sunday through Thursday
Benefits include: Medical, dental, 403B tuition reimbursement, PTO, HSA, Short and Long Term disability plus so much more!
Responsibilities/Job Description:As an instrument technician you will provide surgical instruments and supplies needed for procedures and cases. Decontaminates, cleans, processes, assembles, sterilizes, stores, and distributes reusable instruments and medical devices. Serves as a resource to physicians, nurses, and medical staff regarding instruments and supplies.
- Job expectations may vary depending on location and services provided. Sites may perform surgical case cart assembly, intraoperative supply picking, and high-level disinfection of flexible endoscopes and other semi-critical devices.
- Reviews and interprets all resources needed to determine the priority of instruments and medical devices required.
- Inspects, tests, assembles, packages, and labels surgical instruments in preparation for sterilization.
- Ensures instruments are available and ready for site-specific and System CSSD-CPC trays.
- Performs manual decontamination of reusable instruments and equipment.
- Follows manufactures written instructions for use and system policies and procedures.
- Operates automated and non-automated processing equipment such as instrument washers, sterilizers, biological incubators, heat sealers, and other commonly used equipment in sterile processing.
- Serves as a resource to clinical staff as needed.
- Demonstrates ability to provide care or service adjusting approaches to reflect developmental level and cultural differences of the population served.
- Maintains knowledge of and complies with all relevant laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and standards.
Required
Experience
6 months experience in an operating room, medical device reprocessing role or related role OR completion of an approved Fairview Sterile Processing training program
Preferred
Education
Graduate of a Central Service program, Accredited Surgical Technologist program or Licensed Practical Nurse program.
Experience
Two years of experience as a Sterile Processing Technician, a Surgical Technologist, or in a medical device reprocessing role.
License/Certification/Registration
Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) certification