Kaiser Permanente
SPD Instrument Technician II San Diego - On-Call Variable Shift
Kaiser Permanente, San Diego, California, United States, 92189
Job Summary:
Under indirect supervision, provides a product that has been made safe and or sterile for patient care. Decontaminates, disinfects, prepares, sterilizes, stores and distributes medical instruments, linen, equipment, and medical supplies. Picks and assembles case carts. Disinfects, stores and distributes durable medical equipment. Maintains responsibility for assigned area. Operates washer/sterilizers, decontaminators, gas, steam sterilizers. Performs Bowie Dick and biological testing and maintains accurate records. Uses SPM, Case Cart, Mainframe, MMS and other related software programs daily. Responds to telephone and computer requests per department policy. Maintains high standards of the medical center by adhering to local, regional, infection control and regulatory agencies. Coordinates with all service departments to provide adequate supplies and equipment for day-to-day operations while promoting safety through good mechanics and universal precautions.
Essential Responsibilities:
Picks up contaminated supplies and equipment according to aseptic standards and returns them to Sterile Processing.
Disassembles, cleans or decontaminates medical instruments, supplies and equipment.
Uses approved disinfectants, detergents and ultrasound cleaning.
Assembles, inspects, tests, wraps and dates medical instruments, supplies and equipment.
Uses guides and manuals aseptically, and notifies manager of needed repairs.
Properly loads and operates EtO, Steam Steris and Sterrad sterilizers.
Performs biological testing and maintains accurate biological and sterilization records.
Conducts biological testing on Sterrads.
Creates own test ampules while observing sterile technique.
Stages and delivers processed items to user departments.
Manages DME inventory tracking using SPM.
Maintains inventory of items within the department using event‑related concepts.
Reviews and determines preference sheets for Operating Room case schedule.
Promotes, ensures and improves customer service to internal and external customers by demonstrating skills consistent with the organization’s philosophy of providing extraordinary customer relations and quality services.
Performs inter‑shift report.
Maintains a clean and safe work environment.
Reports any equipment problems to supervisor.
Performs other duties as assigned.
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Essential Responsibilities:
Picks up contaminated supplies and equipment according to aseptic standards and returns them to Sterile Processing.
Disassembles, cleans or decontaminates medical instruments, supplies and equipment.
Uses approved disinfectants, detergents and ultrasound cleaning.
Assembles, inspects, tests, wraps and dates medical instruments, supplies and equipment.
Uses guides and manuals aseptically, and notifies manager of needed repairs.
Properly loads and operates EtO, Steam Steris and Sterrad sterilizers.
Performs biological testing and maintains accurate biological and sterilization records.
Conducts biological testing on Sterrads.
Creates own test ampules while observing sterile technique.
Stages and delivers processed items to user departments.
Manages DME inventory tracking using SPM.
Maintains inventory of items within the department using event‑related concepts.
Reviews and determines preference sheets for Operating Room case schedule.
Promotes, ensures and improves customer service to internal and external customers by demonstrating skills consistent with the organization’s philosophy of providing extraordinary customer relations and quality services.
Performs inter‑shift report.
Maintains a clean and safe work environment.
Reports any equipment problems to supervisor.
Performs other duties as assigned.
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