Sterile Processing Technician 2

Education/Experience

Minimum Requirements :

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• At least 1 year experience in SPD (certified or uncertified)

Preferred:

• Surgical inventory experience

License/Certification

Minimum Required:

• (HSPA) Certified and Registered Central Service Technician ‐CRCST OR
• (CBSPD) Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician‐ CSPDT

Preferred:

• HSPA additional to CRCST
  • Certified Instrument Specialist ‐ CIS
  • Certified Endoscope Reprocessor ‐ CER
• CBSPD addition to CSPDT
  • Certified Ambulatory Surgery Sterile Processing Technician ‐ CASSPT
  • Certified Flexible Endoscope Reprocessor ‐ CFER
  • Certified Surgical Instrument Specialist ‐ CSIS

Work Environment

• Lift minimum of <50lbs
• Stand or walk for long periods of time
• Use a computer to document tasks, assemble sets, and document sterilization cycles
• Work in areas where temperatures can vary from cold to warmer
• Required to wear appropriate PPE. Hospital issued scrubs, head bonnet, beard cover, gloves, shoe covers, impervious gown, heat resist mittens, badge to monitor fume exposure
• Potential burns from high temperature steam sterilizers, loading carts and or handling of concentrated hydrogen peroxide
• Exposure to bodily fluids and other related blood biohazardous gross substances
  • Include contact, fluid and airborne infections
• Potential punctures from sharp instruments, syringes, and scalpels
• Exposure to NFPA Health Hazardous chemicals;
  • Carcinogenic and highly flammable Ethylene Oxide
  • Live bacterial spores, biological indicators
  • Concentrated hydrogen peroxide
  • Liquid chemical enzymatic detergents
• Exposure to loud equipment noise.
• Potential falls and splashing while in decontamination due to nature of assignment.
• Neoprene gloves are available to handle Ethylene oxide gas.
• Personal environment badges (8 hour and 15 minutes) required while operating Ethylene Oxide sterilizers.
• Rotated work assignments dispensing, decontamination, assembly, sterilization etc.
• Rotate work sites from WMC, ASC, BGH
• Speak fluently with nurses, surgeons, and other peri‐operative personnel

Training

• Upon hire, employee trained on UHS Equipment.
  • Sterilizers, washers, workstations, boroscope, instrument dryers
• Continued training on surgical instruments and UHS specific instrument sets
• Train under veteran Tech Lv 2 or higher to understand UHS workflow for at least 3 months

HIPAA Roles‐Based Access to Patient Information

• Coded ‐ Access to diagnosis codes/service codes/billing information ‐ Level 2
• Access to Epic OR scheduling

Staff Supervised

• None
• Assist in training of new SPD tech Lv 1 and Lv 2