**Required Skills and Qualifications**
* High School Diploma or equivalent
* Completion of training from certified Sterile Processing program
* OR/SPD Tech certification
* One year recent experience in an acute care hospital, sterile processing, or surgery department
* Thorough knowledge of surgical instrumentation, sterile techniques, general hospital supplies and equipment
**Summary**
Effectively/correctly decontaminates, cleans, reassembles and sterilize instruments, instrument trays and equipment. Disassembles multipart instruments. Separates heavy and delicate instruments. Properly cares for powered, lensed and special instruments/ equipment. Inspects instruments/instrument trays for broken, damaged or missing instruments. Reassembles trays, protecting sharp/delicate/heavy instruments, checks for cleanliness. Labels trays according to type, includes count sheets with trays. Properly loads and operates washer sterilizer, sonic cleaners, steam, plasma, parasitic acid and other sterilizing equipment’. Demonstrates knowledge of SPD equipment, assists users with concerns or questions. Properly quarantine implantables until biological monitors are reviewed. Documents sterilizer load contents/applies load labels to items. Using charts and printouts to track sterilizer loads, including biological and vacuum testing. Documents results of biologic and vacuum testing. Documents actions in the event of load recall. Labels all implantables for quick identification for quarantine. Assures accurate labeling of instruments/sets.
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center is a 330-bed hospital with the largest array of health services in South San Diego. The Women''s and Infant Services has 10 private Labor, Delivery, and Recovery suites with a 9 bed Level II NICU, 8-bed triage, and 19-bed Post-Partum. This position is for the Women''s Services.
As the leading provider of health care services in the South Bay, Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center is a 343 bed facility that delivers high-quality care designed to meet the needs of the community. Home to the region’s most comprehensive heart program, it also has the area’s only radiation oncology center and certified community hospital cancer program. The hospital has San Diego County’s only comprehensive Bloodless Medicine and Surgery Center, which serves patients who wish to avoid blood transfusions for personal or religious reasons.
Sharp Chula Vista recently more than doubled the size of its Emergency Department and opened the new Douglas and Nancy Barnhart Cancer Center, a unique healing environment with the most advanced medical technology available for cancer treatment.
**Essential Physical Requirements may include**
* Walking
* Standing
* Gripping/Grasping
* Reaching below shoulder level
* Reaching above shoulder level
* Mousing
**Additional physical requirements of position may be discussed during interview.**
Sharp HealthCare is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer (M/F/D/V).
Each new hire candidate who is offered employment must pass a physical evaluation, urine drug screen and pre-employment background checks before starting work.
Keywords: 55455, OR/Sterile Processing Technician
*Entity* Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
*City* Chula Vista
*Department* Labor & Delivery (3W)
*Category* Clinical Technician Jobs
*Type* Per Diem
*Shift* Varied
*Location* This position is located in Chula Vista, San Diego County.
*Hours* Variable 12-hour shift