SPS Tech
Location: Sioux Falls South Dakota
Description: EGS, Inc. is hiring SPS Tech right now, this position will be placed in South Dakota. Further informations about this position opportunity please read the description below. Job Description SPS Tech Scope of Work Processing/Decontamination â€" Processing and decontamination involve all the actions required prior to sterilizing and issuance. The Decontamination area is responsible for cleaning and decon! taminating all critical and semi-critical reusable equipment, and instruments. Cleaning consists of one or more methods of removing gross contamination. All technicians must follow manufacturing instructions, if applicable items must be disassembled before cleaning.
Personal protective equipment is essential to an SPS technician safety. It is the responsibility of the technician to understand the policies and procedures regarding protective attire in the job assignment. To minimize the spread of microorganisms and bactria, employees must adhere to proper infection control protocol. During processing, the employee visually examines the items for damage, deterioration, or imperfections such as rust, pitting, and cracks.
They inspect the medical equipment to determine whether it is operating correctly and to ensure that the items were reassembled correctly after cleaning. The incumbent collects the complete range of reusable medical and surgical supplies, ins! truments and equipment from the Operating Room, wards, and spe! cialty clinics, strictly adhering to appropriate written procedures in handling soiled and/or contaminated items to prevent cross-infection or microbial dissemination while transporting to the decontamination area. Decontaminates the complete range of medical and surgical supplies; instruments and equipment utilized within the medical center’s wards, specialty clinics and the Operating Room. Disassembling and decontaminating complex equipment when interval mechanisms become soiled, then reassembling for further processing.
Operation of steam cleaning equipment, ultrasonic cleaning equipment, washer sterilizer, endoscopic re-processor and washer/decontaminator are in compliance with established written guidelines heeding proper gauge settings, timers, and continual alerts in order to detect machine malfunctions. Ensures manufacture operating/cleaning instructions are available and followed specifically for all Reusable Medical Equipment (RME), and reviews/verifies! competencies on all equipment annually. The incumbent must understand the chemical characteristics of a variety of cleaning and sterilizing agents and techniques so that the proper agent will be selected to process the material at hand. Must be thoroughly experienced in all phases of aseptic techniques.
Must be able to operate and instruct others in the operation of all SPS equipment. Processing requires knowledge of varied cleaning procedures; knowledge of which procedures to use for the different items; and knowledge and skills to operate the medical and other equipment. Equipment duties consist of the collection of used/soiled equipment Equipment items are decontaminated using appropriate methods applicable to the specific item. Equipment is disassembled, cleaned, disinfected, reassembled, and tested for proper operation.
Stores clean and sterile equipment for further distribution. Upon reissue of equipment an adequate working knowledge of each item is! necessary in order to explain its proper function to using services. P! reparation â€" Preparation involves all duties required to assemble, package, wrap, and sterilize the medical supply items. When preparing instruments for sterilization, manufacturing instructions must be followed at all times.
The items are packaged individually (e.g. scissors, tubing, gauze) or are assembled into trays and sets. Frequently, some items are packaged both individually and as part of a tray or set. In any case, the items are first visually examined for cleanliness and, as described above in the processing section, for signs of damage, deterioration, and imperfection.
Tests of the condition of the supply items are also required such as scissors for smooth and easy opening. If the item is to be packaged individually, the technician packages the item, determines the method of sterilization, applies a class 5 chemical integrator, labels the package with the proper name of the item, and loads the item in the appropriate sterilizer. If the items a! re to be assembled into a tray or set, the technician selects the various supply items needed; assembles the items according to guides that specify the kinds and numbers of instruments and supplies to be included; arranges the items on the tray in a logical manner that permits effective penetration of the sterilizing medium and prevents damage to points, blades, and delicate instruments; determines the proper wrapping material, wraps and labels the tray; determines the correct method of sterilization; applies a class 5 chemical integrator, and loads the tray in the appropriate sterilizer. A tray or set is a group of various supply items, primarily instruments, specified for a given purpose.
The instruments required for each tray or set differs as to the general class or kind of instrument; the specific type within the general class or kind of instrument (e.g. curved mosquito forceps, straight mosquito forceps, toothed tissue forceps, rat tooth tissue forceps, thumb! forceps); and frequently as to size. There may be variations due to a ! particular request of a physician or nurse. A tray or set often is used for a variety of different procedures, sometimes supplemented by other supply items.
A tray or set can vary in complexity from one with a single, common-use item that takes a few seconds to assemble to one with over a hundred items that may take as long as an hour to assemble. Sterilizing the items involves determining the proper sterilizing method, placing the carrier containing the supply items in the sterilizer and operating the sterilizer. The technician includes in sterilization cycles any control tests (Bowie-Dick air removal, biological spore) according to established procedures. At the end of the sterilizing period, the technician compares the control tests with the cycle to determine whether the correct parameters (e.g., time, temperature, pressure) were obtained.
Any deviations from the normal or expected parameters are noted and corrective steps are taken. The technician is ! responsible for verifying that the items met all requirements to accept that sterilization was achieved. On each sterile supply item, the technician places a label that shows the expiration date, the date sterilized, and the sterilizer used. The technician is also responsible for recording items placed in each sterilizer each day and how many times each sterilizer is used.
Technician must follow specific protocol for 3 hour Rapid Read Outs, implants may include release forms signed by the Chief of Surgery if released prior to 3 hours. The incumbent must prepare the full range of instrument trays and sets used in all surgical cases and will also prepare the surgical case carts based on the surgical procedure to be performed. Receives regular training in such areas as to the use and function of new surgical supplies, instruments, and equipment. Also developments in microbiology, bacteriology, and therapeutic practices as they affect the clean/sterile supply operation! .
Incumbent will also be called upon to provide training. Must! be thoroughly knowledgeable of all instruments, instrument trays, surgical instrumentation sets, complex diagnostic treatment of instruments and final wrapping techniques. These include sets for the Operating Room and all clinics, in addition to patient care units and specialty areas. Performs comprehensive sterilization testing procedures utilizing line microorganisms and chemical reactive testing to ensure all sterilization parameters are being met by sterilizer chambers, coinciding with these procedures is the compliance to strict, accurate record keeping of sterilizer functions and test, inclusive of reading and interpreting sterilizer charts, gauges and controls, being adept at detecting machine malfunction while knowing appropriate reporting procedures.
Preparation of the medical supply items requires knowledge of the nomenclature of the items, the physical characteristics of each item, the general use of each item, and the method of sterilization for each i! tem. Incumbent is also responsible for daily record keeping of inventory and work production reports. The incumbent will perform a competency for each type of equipment before reprocessing. Thank you for submitting your resume to EGS, Inc.
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This position starts available on: Tue, 21 May 2013 22:17:04 GMT