Shift Technician

Overview:

At Legacy, our mission is to make life better for our patients, our community and each other. As a Certified Central Sterile Technician, you carry that mission with pride, providing a sterile, clean and safe environment for the best possible medical/surgical care.
As you build your legacy with our healthcare community, your attention to detail and concern for the well-being of our patients will have a large impact. Not only will you ensure the proper sterilization of instruments and equipment, you will also help to facilitate change by recommending areas for improvement, expanding your knowledge of the Sterile Technician’s role and sharing your expertise with new staff members.

Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center

is Southwest Washington’s most modern hospital, offering the latest technology in a setting designed for comfort and care for the whole family. We feature innovations in joint replacement, robotic surgery, pelvic health for women, cancer care, intensive care for newborns, neurosurgery, medical care for children and more.
Instruments and equipment are properly decontaminated for safe handling.

Operates decontamination equipment in a safe and appropriate manner.
Decontaminates instruments and equipment according to procedure.
Evaluates the load for proper handling of delicate and specialty instruments and equipment.

Ensures instrumentation/equipment is stored in the proper location.
Anticipates instrument needs for Operating Room and other areas of the hospital.

Sterilization/Processing equipment is monitored for proper functioning and required documentation records are maintained.

Documents and maintains accurate sterilization records.
Reports any equipment problems to supervisor and/or maintenance contract personnel.

Computer is operated properly and safely.

Retrieves and prints information from database for add-on surgeries.

Case carts, house-wide procedure carts, and/or instrument drawers are assembled accurately and in a timely manner to ensure instruments, supplies, and equipment are available for Surgery.

Accurately assembles supplies, instruments, and equipment for surgical cases.
Routine and non-routine requests for materials, supplies, instruments, and equipment are responded to.

Issues and documents correct supplies or instruments and ensures the same are suitable for use.
Communicates immediate supply needs to supervisor.
May assist in delivery of biopsy material to the appropriate Labs.

Department quality-management indicators are recorded and maintained.

Performs biological and chemical monitoring in accordance with quality improvement standards.
Integrates principles of Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) action plans into daily practice through effective problem solving and utilization of resources.

Keeps abreast of recent changes to central processing and hospital/system standards by reading transmittals/communications within a month of distribution.
Assists in the orientation of new staff.
Attends and documents job-related in-services/conferences.
Two years (full time equivalent) central sterile experience strongly preferred.

Excellent verbal communication skills and telephone etiquette