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Northside Hospital is an award-winning, state-of-the-art, and continually growing healthcare provider. We are expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities, creating opportunities for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond.
Primary Duties And Responsibilities
- Receives contaminated instruments used in medical and surgical procedures and decontaminates them using methods such as hand washing, ultrasonic cleaning, and automatic washer-disinfectors.
- Prepares instruments and other items for sterilization, sorting, categorizing, inspecting, and packaging them according to count sheets and manufacturers' instructions for use.
- Assembles basic and specialty surgical devices and / or instrument trays common to assigned area and correctly identifies instruments used on the surgical trays.
- Loads items into steam and low-temperature sterilizers, selecting and documenting the appropriate cycle parameters as well as the results of any load monitoring.
- Cleans and disinfects surgical department equipment, disassembling as required for disinfecting or sterilizing.
- Gathers supplies and instruments required for surgical procedures according to physician preference cards and / or pick tickets.
- Inventories supplies, periodically checking for outdated or depleted items and reports items needing replacement.
- Performs basic clerical or other job-related duties as required.
- Demonstrates a basic understanding of surgical terminology.
- Demonstrates knowledge of basic surgical instrumentation, including basic instrument categories, functions, and points of inspection.
- Demonstrates knowledge of complex surgical instrumentation, including handling, inspection, and reprocessing requirements for powered surgical instruments, rigid and flexible endoscopes, and endoscopic and robotic instruments and accessories.
- Demonstrates knowledge of basic protocols related to loaner instrumentation.
- Practices proper safety techniques in accordance with hospital and departmental policies and procedures.
- Serves as a preceptor for new employees and Instrument Technician Interns.
Additional Duties And Responsibilities
Other duties as assigned by supervision.Required
High school diploma or equivalent.Preferred
One (1) year experience as an Instrument Technician.Central Service Technician Certification, including :Inpatient sterile processing CRCST or CSPDT certification.Outpatient sterile processing CRCST, CSPDT or CASSPT certification.For GI Labs, CFER is acceptable.Visual color acuity depending on the role in specific units.Northside Hospital is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates.
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