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Sterile Processing Technician

Cone Health

United States, North Carolina, Burlington

Sep 23, 2024

Sterile Processing Technician

ID

2024-27547

Location

Alamance Regional Medical Center

Work Location

US-NC-Burlington

Division : Name

Alamance Regional Medical Center

Department : Name

ARMC-STERILE PROCESSING

Category

PATIENT CARE

Position Sub-Category

TECHNICIAN

Position Type

Full Time (40 hours/week)

Employment Type

Employee

Exempt/NonExempt

Non-Exempt

FTE

1.00

Workforce Status

Onsite

Work Hours

40.00

Provider Schedule (specific schedule)

3p-1130p

On call Required

Yes

Sub Category

Technician

Overview

The Sterile Processing Technician sterilizes medical equipment and instruments in order to comply with safety standards and provide quality patient care. This role also supports ensuring that decontamination procedures follow appropriate policies, that any sterilization malfunctions are reported effectively, and that any instruments found to be defective or broken are removed.

Allied Health

Talent Pool: Allied Health

Responsibilities

Decontaminates, reassembles and sterilizes instrumentation according to standard work, guidelines, policies and procedures.
Inspects and assembles instruments to ensure patient safety and in accordance to sterilization requirements.
Removes instruments found to be defective, broken or missing components.
Uses standard precautions in handling contaminated items or instruments and applies hazardous waste policies as needed.
Interprets and records results of sterilization with every cycle completely and accurately to ensure compliance with safety procedures.
Helps perform chemical, biological, and mechanical tests, reporting any positive results or sterilization malfunctions to appropriate leadership in a timely manner to ensure a proper resolution.
Performs other duties as reasonably required or assigned.

Qualifications

EDUCATION:

Required: High School Diploma or equivalent

EXPERIENCE:

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRY/LISTING: