Instrument Technician

Overview

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.

Fairview Health Services, University of Minnesota Medical Center - East Bank, has an immediate opening for a Sterile Processing Technician. This is a full time, Day shift position. Day shifts : 6 : 30AM - 3PM, Monday-Friday. Training will be conducted on DAY SHIFT, Monday through Friday from 6 : 30AM - 3PM. This role provides the Operating Room with surgical instruments and supplies for surgery cases.

This role is a full-time Day shift position.

Responsibilities

• Decontaminates, cleans, processes, assembles, sterilizes, stores, and distributes reusable instruments and medical devices.
• Provides instruments and supplies for procedures and cases; serves as a resource to physicians, nurses, and medical staff regarding instruments and supplies.
• Participates in surgical case cart assembly, intraoperative supply picking, and high-level disinfection of flexible endoscopes and other semi-critical devices as location and service lines require.
• Reviews and interprets resources needed to determine the priority of instruments and medical devices required.
• Inspects, tests, assembles, packages, and labels 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 manufacturers' written instructions for use and system policies and procedures.
• Operates automated and non-automated processing equipment (e.g., instrument washers, sterilizers, biological incubators, heat sealers) and other common sterile processing equipment.
• Serves as a resource to clinical staff as needed.
• Demonstrates the ability to provide care or service while reflecting developmental level and cultural differences of the population served.
• Maintains knowledge of and complies with all relevant laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and standards.

Qualifications

Benefits and Compensation

Benefit Overview : Fairview offers a generous benefit package including medical, dental, vision plans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, PTO and Sick and Safe Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement, early access to earned wages, and more. For more information, please visit : https : / / www.fairview.org / careers / benefits / noncontract

Compensation Disclosure : An individual's pay rate within the posted range may be determined by skills, knowledge, education, experience, and market conditions. The organization prioritizes pay equity and internal team equity when making offers. Hiring at the maximum of the range is not typical. If eligible for a sign-on bonus, the approved bonus program at the time of offer will be honored.

EEO Statement

EEO / Vet / Disabled : All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status

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