Summary:

Under the direction of department manager, plays a critical role in patient safety by ensuring the cleanliness, sterilization, and functionality of surgical instruments used throughout the facility. Working under strict regulatory guidelines, decontaminates, assembles, sterilizes, and distributes instrumentation to the operating room and patient care areas. Orders, manages and prepares soft good for upcoming surgical cases.



Key Responsibilities:

Instrument Decontamination: Performs decontamination of surgical instruments according to industry standards, adhering to all safety protocols to reduce exposure to blood-borne pathogens and other contaminants, which includes the use of Personal Protective Equipment and ergonomic techniques.

Assembly and Sterilization: Reassembles instruments and ensures each instrument set includes all required components (instruments, indicator, count sheet, filters, etc.). Operates autoclaves and other steri...