Title: Instrument Technician
General Summary of Duties: Contributes to the company’s mission, vision and values by providing the sterilization practices to the facility.
Supervisor: Administrator and/or Director of Nursing
Classification: Non-Exempt
The Instrument Technician possesses specialized knowledge in sterilization practices. Incumbent demonstrates competent and skilled performance in the reprocessing of reusable surgical instrumentation and equipment. Incumbent will maintain necessary quality control monitoring systems to verify sterility is achieved.
Essential Job Responsibilities with demonstrated competency:
- Possesses ability to work with all members of the health care team to provide safe care to the patient.
- Possesses specialized knowledge, skills and abilities required for the decontamination and sterilization of instrumentation & equipment.
- Demonstrates ability to perform independently with minimal supervision.
- Demonstrates ability for being highly organized, time efficient and attentive to details.
- Demonstrates knowledge, ability and commitment to concurrently conducting quality control checks required for verification of sterilization measures met.
- Possesses knowledge of instrument vocabulary, recognition and intended use, with ability to assemble instrument sets consistently.
- Demonstrates knowledge in the ability to plan, prepare, multi-task and assemble the required supplies to efficiently manage the reprocessing of instrumentation in accordance with case mix and case load.
- Possesses skills and knowledge in the proper handling of sterile surgical instruments after sterilization process is complete.
- Possesses skills and knowledge in the proper handling of contaminated articles used during surgery/procedures, to mitigate occupational exposure to self and others.
- Technical Competency: Abilities, Skill, Knowledge required for success in the work environment
- Possesses necessary knowledge to safely operate sterilization equipment without putting self or others at risk to steam, heat, or chemical exposure.
- Possesses vocabulary of surgical instrumentation, association by recognition and understands functional applications.
- Possesses abilities to quickly identify instruments in correspondence to surgical set menus, and recognizes any omissions in set assembly.
- Retains advanced aptitude for technical knowledge and the functional use of equipment, instruments and quality control supplies.
- Possesses exceptional organizational skills in preparing instrument sets for assembly, by consistently preparing sets to look the same every time.
- Possesses the ability to conduct research on instrumentation and make recommendation for purchase of new or replacements to management.
- Demonstrates abilities to use instrument tracking system for record keeping of autoclave loads, and inventory management.
- Demonstrates vigilance to the record keeping of quality controls required for equipment monitoring.
- Consistently applies hand hygiene practices and other aseptic techniques before, during and after administering direct patient care.
Behaviors contributing to professional success in the work environment: Professionalism:
- Self-awareness of professional image to peer group, patients, physician and visitors.
- Self-awareness of personal and professional strengths and weaknesses and accepts accountability and responsibility for self -improvement.
- Self- awareness of personal emotions and manages conduct without creating disruption or impacting others in the workplace.
- Shares expertise with others, and initiates training opportunities for new hires, other health professionals or contemporaries when knowledge deficits are recognized.
- Treatment of others is with mutual respect, regardless of age, gender, ethnic, cultural or spiritual differences, job title, status or position, and is committed to promotion of a harassment-free environment.
- Displays willingness to make decisions, exhibits sound and accurate judgment, ability to explain rational for decisions and appropriately includes essential people in decision-making process.
- Seeks opportunities for increased responsibilities; serving on committee's or special assignments.
- Upholds organizational values, culture and mission statement.
Reliability & Quality of work:
- Documents patient or personnel unexpected events by using event reporting management tool.
- Keeps commitments and consistent professional conduct, conveys confidence from others, including patients, physicians, visitors and teammates.
- Acknowledges ability, skill and knowledge deficits and asks for assistance appropriately.
- Productivity is equal to others with same job role, including using time efficiently, and prioritizing and planning work assignments.
- Follows instructions or directives given by management.
- Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
- Completeness of task is thorough, accurate and timely, promoting quality controls.
- Restores and restocks work station, storage locations and monitors for outdated supplies.
- Consistently is attentive to attendance and punctuality, and requests for time off is appropriate and timely for the conditions.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $24.76 - $32.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Free parking
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Medical Specialty:
Ability to Commute:
- Lone Tree, CO 80124 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Lone Tree, CO 80124: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
