Sterile Processing And Endoscopy Tech

Pay Range:$25.00 - $28.45

SEARHC is a non-profit health consortium which serves the health interests of the residents of Southeast Alaska. We see our employees as our strongest assets. It is our priority to further their development and our organization by aiding in their professional advancement.

Working at SEARHC is more than a job, it's a fulfilling career. We offer generous benefits, including retirement, paid time off, paid parental leave, health, dental, and vision benefits, life insurance and long and short-term disability, and more.

Key Essential Functions and Accountabilities of the Job

• Collaborates with members of the surgical and multidisciplinary teams in assessing, planning and implementing surgical intervention in management of patient's peri-operative health care and safety.
• Responsible for inventory of supplies, outdates, and par levels, notifying appropriate staff with supply order needs.
• Takes initiative in reporting equipment in need of repairs.
• Corrects breaks in aseptic techniques by any person, in order to provide optimum care.
• Adheres to the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) Standards of Care and Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) standards for sterilization practices in the Health Care Facilities.
• Provides services to all hospital inpatient wards, the operating room, outpatient clinics and the emergency room.
• Accurately monitors biologicals to ensure sterility and adhering to equipment processing regulation to ensure personnel safety.
• Responsible for daily biologicals on autoclaves and Steris machines.
• Reports monthly biological monitoring and number of items flashed in the autoclaves to the OR Manager; reports failed loads, positive biologicals and wet loads immediately.

Other Functions

• Other duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This position does not require supervisory responsibilities.

Additional Details:

Education, Certifications, and Licenses Required:

• Basic Life Support
• High School Diploma or equivalent - required

Experience Required:

• One to two years Endoscopy experience -preferred

Knowledge of:

• Endoscopic procedures and how scopes and instrumentation are used for each procedure

Skills in:

• Proper use of all sterilization and HLD (high level disinfection) equipment as well as the decontamination process, prep and package, sterile storage and distribution

Ability to:

• Use aggressive patient management techniques to diffuse any patient/visitor/peer volatile situations

Position Information:

Work Shift:OT 8/40

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!