Endo-Sterile Processing Technician

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This position performs delegated tasks in assigned work setting to assist with ENDO/OR room turnovers, patient care, and inventory stocking.  Cleans/processes endoscopes, specialty scopes, and accessories according to manufacturer’s instructions and hospital policies including performing high level scope disinfection.  Cleans, decontaminates, and sterilizes reusable patient care equipment, instrumentation, and supplies.  Disassembles, inspects, inventories, and assembles procedural trays.  Records and maintains required high level disinfection and sterilization records required by regulatory agencies.  Utilizes knowledge of infection control principles, ensures work areas are maintained in such a manner as to promote patient/employee safety, and covers processing technician call as needed to meet departmental operational needs.  

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. High school diploma or equivalent.

2. Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) through the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA) OR Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT) through the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) within 12 months of hire.

3. Obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire.

EXPERIENCE:

1. One (1) year experience in a patient support role.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. Successful completion HSPA course for SPD ENDO/OR assignment.

2. Obtain CER, CRCST within two (2) years of employment.

EXPERIENCE:

1. One (1) year of instrumentation, equipment, or endoscopy experience.

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Cleans, decontaminates, assembles, and processes reusable patient care equipment, instrumentation, endoscopes, and accessories according to manufacturer’ instructions (IFU’s).  Follows departmental policies and procedures, infection control standards, and state/federal regulations. Discerns and distinguishes colors to identify bio burden on instruments, scopes, and equipment.

2. Operates all sterilization, high-level disinfection, and decontamination equipment in accordance with departmental policies and procedures safely and efficiently to maintain adequate inventory levels of ENDDO scopes, accessories, instruments, and supplies.

3. Restocks accurately procedural carts/work areas with scopes, accessories, instruments, and supplies.  Inventories and maintains adequate levels of disinfectants and scope/instrument cleaning solutions utilized in work areas.

 4. Checks the expiration dates (or hang times of scopes) of instrumentation, accessories, and supplies.  Restocks accurately with unexpired products.  Inventories and maintains adequate levels of scopes, accessories, instrumentation, and supplies.

5. Stages and delivers procedural carts, stocking carts, and equipment.  Places or returns scopes, instrumentation, supplies, or equipment to designated storage locations.  Maintains egress corridors.

6. Assembles, cleans, and tracks procedural carts, scope containers, and transport bins.

7. Records and maintains required sterilization records and QA logs such as manometry catheter processing log.  Performs and maintains records of daily quality assurance checks on endoscopy and specialty scopes/instruments/equipment.

8. Utilizes computer software to track scope and instrument processing.

9. Reports and records missing and or damaged