Sterile Instrument Processing Technician (SIPT) – Fairview Health Services – Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN

M Health Fairview is hiring Sterile Instrument Processing Techniciansat several of our locations.

Please see below, or visit our career site (fairview.org/careers) to apply:

• Southdale Hospital – Edina
• St. John’s Hospital – Maplewood
• University of MN Medical Center – East & West Bank – Minneapolis
• Lakes Medical Center – Wyoming

The Sterile Processing Technician provides the Operating Room with the surgical instruments and supplies needed for surgery cases. Decontaminates, sets-up and sterilizes surgical instruments. Serves as a resource to physicians, nurses and medical staff in the Operating Room regarding surgical instruments and supplies.

Responsibilities

• Reviews and interprets O.R. surgery schedule on an on-going basis to determine priority of surgical instruments needed.
• Inspects, tests, assembles, packages and labels O.R. surgical instruments in preparation for sterilization.
• Ensures instruments are available and ready when needed for site specific and CPC trays.
• Assembles O.R. case carts.
• Maintains O.R. Sterile Stores and specialty service inventory.
• Prepares and delivers written inventories and requested supplies to the O.R.
• Decontaminates O.R. instrumentation and equipment.
• Prepares and uses solutions per manufacturer’s instruction.
• Follows O.R. and manufactures written policies and procedures.
• Operates mechanical ultrasonic cleaner and washer decontamination instrument.
• Performs leak testing and manufactures’ clean instructions of flexible Scopes
• Serves as a resource to surgeons, nurses and other medical personnel during O.R. procedures in the surgical suites regarding instrumentation needed on a stat basis.
• Demonstrates ability to provide care or service adjusting approaches to reflect developmental level and cultural differences of population served.

Required Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Central Service (Sterile Processing) Program OR
• Surgical Tech program within past 3 years OR
• Other health care related education that includes training in the principles, methods, and sterilization processes including care and handling of surgical instrumentation, sterile goods and equipment or
• 2 years work experience in Operating Room OR
• Successful completion of Fairview SIPT Paid Internship program

Other Required Skills

• Ability to work in a team environment

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Night shift

Application Question(s):

• Are you a graduate of an accredited Central Service (Sterile Processing) Program?

Experience:

• Operating Room: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Location: Multiple Locations