Sterile Processing Tech

Position Title: Sterile Processing Tech Department: Sterile Processing

Purpose:

Cleans, packages, and sterilizes all reusable patient care instruments and equipment for the hospital. Maintains all sterilization equipment and documentation.

Report To:

Dir, Nursing Business Operations

Supervisory Responsibility:

No Supervision:

The job does not require the provision of guidance or supervision to others. There is no formal responsibility for directing others.

Materials Responsibility:

Limited: Work requires limited responsibility for material resources.

Examples of resources could include supplies, equipment, inventories, small budgets, and other similar material assets. The employee has a limited amount of control over these resources. The cost of errors is also limited in terms of damage, waste or financial loss.

Problems associated with material resources are not complex. The volume of resources may vary, but the level of difficulty in dealing with these resources is uncomplicated.

Key Relationship:

Co-workers/Health System Employees, Vendors/Clients # POSITION SPECIFICATION # Education: High School diploma/GED or equivalent experience

Field Of Study:

N/A # Special Training: N/A # Training Preferred:

Certified Registered Central Service Technician # Licensure/Registration: N/A # Experience: No experience required.

Interpersonal Skills:

Interaction is with a variety of people.

These may be fellow employees, customers, the public or others outside the organization.

Communications are of limited difficulty. Interactions usually involve short, straightforward exchanges of information.

The job requires a limited amount of interpersonal skills. Interactions are non-stressful encounters and dealing with uncomplicated problem situations.

Working Conditions:

There is routine exposure to highly adverse environmental conditions including physical hazards, health and safety risks, and otherwise undesirable characteristics in the environment.

Personal risks require safety equipment or precautions to be followed closely. The time the employee may be exposed to these conditions is limited to 70% or less of the work day.

Possible Exposure to Blood Borne Pathogens:

Yes

Miscellaneous:

Position Title: Sterile Processing Tech

Department: Sterile Processing

Purpose: Cleans, packages, and sterilizes all reusable patient care instruments and equipment for the hospital. Maintains all sterilization equipment and documentation.

Report To: Dir, Nursing Business Operations

Supervisory Responsibility: No Supervision:

The job does not require the provision of guidance or supervision to others. There is no formal responsibility for directing others.

Materials Responsibility: Limited: Work requires limited responsibility for material resources.

Examples of resources could include supplies, equipment, inventories, small budgets, and other similar material assets. The employee has a limited amount of control over these resources. The cost of errors is also limited in terms of damage, waste or financial loss.

Problems associated with material resources are not complex. The volume of resources may vary, but the level of difficulty in dealing with these resources is uncomplicated.

Key Relationship: Co-workers/Health System Employees, Vendors/Clients

POSITION SPECIFICATION

Education: High School diploma/GED or equivalent experience

Field Of Study: N/A

Special Training: N/A

Training Preferred:

Certified Registered Central Service Technician

Licensure/Registration: N/A

Experience: No experience required.

Interpersonal Skills: Interaction is with a variety of people.

These may be fellow employees, customers, the public or others outside the organization.

Communications are of limited difficulty. Interactions usually involve short, straightforward exchanges of information.

The job requires a limited amount of interpersonal skills. Interactions are non-stressful encounters and dealing with uncomplicated problem situations.

Working Conditions: There is routine exposure to highly adverse environmental conditions including physical hazards, health and safety risks, and otherwise undesirable characteristics in the environment.

Personal risks require safety equipment or precautions to be followed closely. The time the employee may be exposed to these conditions is limited to 70% or less of the work day.

Possible Exposure to Blood Borne Pathogens: Yes

Miscellaneous: