Job Description:JOB SUMMARY:Responsible for the cleaning, assembling, packaging, maintenance, and sterilization of surgical instruments, supplies and equipment. Responsible for the daily checking of the autoclaves to ensure proper function. Works with other department staff members to provide the necessary equipment, instruments, and supplies for posted procedures.EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:High School diploma or GED equivalent and one year experience in Sterile Processing.LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, and/or REGISTRATION:Certified Sterile Processing Technician and an additional IAHCSMM certification required (CIS, CER, or CHL).ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: * Adheres to the general hospital standards to promote a cooperative work environment by utilizing communication skills, interpersonal relationships and team building.
Cleans instruments and equipment using appropriate method and equipment.
Ensures the correct inspection of reusable items.
Sorting and assembling instruments and/or sets.
Operates sterilizing units for production of sterile products to reduce risk of nosocomial infections.
Ensures the availability of sterilization supplies and prep solutions.
Daily checks autoclaves and Steris Units with biological indicators and air removal test kits as required. Maintains proper logs, records and charts of sterilizers.
Maintains technical knowledge.
Provides age/developmentally appropriate care as provided in accordance with Age-Specific Care Guidelines for the specific age groups served.
Assist with supplies and instrument ordering
Assist with education and precepting new staff members
SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:Ability to operate equipment, such as sterilization equipment, washer sterilizer, ultrasonic cleaner, flash autoclave and high van autoclaveAbility to communicate effectively with other medical professionalsKnowledge of basic and specialty operating room instrumentationAbility to stand for long periodsWORK ENVIRONMENT:Exposure to hazards associated with bodily fluids and tissueRegular exposure to the risk of blood borne diseasesExposure to chemical agents used in cleaningExposure to hazards of steam and heat, may be subject to burnsLoud stressful environment due to equipment and high demandsSubject to varying and unpredictable situationsSubject to many interruptionsOccasional pressure due to multiple calls and inquiriesExposure to sharp instruments that may result in cuts or abrasionsAbout Us:Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is a pre-eminent academic health system based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist's two main components are an integrated clinical system - anchored by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem - that includes Brenner Children's Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians; and Wake Forest School of Medicine, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise and a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery.Wake Forest Baptist Health, Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health have joined forces in a strategic combination that will enhance care, transform medical education and create economic opportunity for countless lives in North Carolina and beyond. As a part of that combination, the two health systems will be integrating technology and platforms, including our career sites.This means that although you are applying on the Wake Forest Baptist Health Career Site, you receive communications from the Atrium Health Recruitment Team. Please know that this is an expected process, and thanks in advance for your flexibility.About the Team:Mission, Vision and Culture CommitmentsMissionTo improve health, elevate hope and advance healing - for all.VisionTo be the first and best choice for care.Culture CommitmentsWe create a space where all BelongWe Work as One to make great things happenWe earn Trust in all we doWe Innovate to better the now and create the futureWe drive for Excellence - always
