Sterile Processing Tech - North Arkansas Regional Medical Center
Harrison, AR 72601
About the Job
While many materials used during surgery simply get thrown away, others are too expensive and must be reused several times.
After a surgery, you’ll collect used equipment and tools and bring them to that hospital’s sterile processing department for sorting and decontamination.
As a sterile processing tech, you prep and pack the decontaminated tools for sterilization.
Before a surgery, following a doctor’s instructions, you’ll put together all the necessary equipment and tools for the procedure.
Other daily duties include taking inventory, rotating stock to keep items that can spoil from going bad before they are used and ordering new materials as needed.
Responsibilities:- Cleaning of instruments and equipment
- Assembling of instrument trays, packs and special trays using standard procedure as well as wrapping, proper sterilization and storage
- Keep surface area clean and once monthly clean autoclave walls and door
- Exercises care in handling contaminated material, using infection control procedures.
- Check Central Supply supplies for dates and keep outdated supplies current
- Keep linens folded and in order and check linens for holes and send for repairs
- Realize that errors may have serious consequences for patients
- Label and restock racks with Surgery packs
- Transport sterilized instruments in surgery
- Be cost and safety conscious
- Monitor traffic in Central Supply
- Assist with Equipment Tracking duties when needed.
| Required | Preferred |
Education: | High school diploma or equivalent |
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Experience: | Knowledge of instruments, packs, and sterilizing procedures (may be obtained on the job). | |
Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification: |
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Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: | Must be able to read, write, speak and understand English | Nursing background |