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Job Description:
Sterile Processing Quality Control Instrument Technician
40 Hours Weekly, Full Time, Dayshift
Join our Sterile Processing team as a Sterile Processing Quality Technician, where you will play a critical role in supporting patient safety and surgical excellence. This position is responsible for quality assurance audits, instrument inventory management, sterilization record review, instrument maintenance coordination, and serving as a key resource for Sterile Processing and Surgical Services teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform quality audits of instrument trays and sets to ensure cleanliness, functionality, accuracy, and readiness for patient care.
- Monitor sterilization records and quality assurance documentation to ensure compliance with departmental and regulatory standards.
- Maintain computerized quality tracking systems, reports, and audit records.
- Manage inventory of surgical instruments, specialty sets, and backup supplies to support clinical operations.
- Coordinate instrument repairs, preventive maintenance, refurbishment, and replacement activities with vendors and service providers.
- Maintain instrument tracking systems, set lineups, reference guides, and inventory records.
- Serve as a subject matter expert and resource for SPD staff, Surgical Services, physicians, and vendors regarding instrumentation issues and best practices.
- Assist with troubleshooting instrument-related concerns and implementing corrective actions when opportunities for improvement are identified.
- Support staff education and continuous quality improvement initiatives through audit findings and process recommendations.
- Maintain an organized, safe, and efficient work environment and perform Sterile Processing Technician duties as needed.
Qualifications
- CRCST or CBSPD Required.
- Two years of Experience in Sterile Processing, Surgical Services, or instrument management Required.
- CIS Preferred.
