ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Adheres to the principles of caring and expected behaviors outlined in MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center's Model of Caring and Trinity Health's Code of Conduct, fostering a climate where all customers are treated in a manner consistent with MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center's Mission and Values.
• Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, Trinity Health’s Organizational Integrity Program, Standards of Conduct, as well as other policies and procedures to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical and professional behavior.
• Maintains a working knowledge of TJC and AAMI standards.
• Knowledge and competency in various enzymatic cleaning detergents, soak times and specificities.
• Knowledge and competency in the operation of ultrasonic cleaning, automated washers, steam sterilizers, and hydrogen peroxide sterilizers.
• Competency of reprocessing of advanced robotic instruments and equipment for spine, ortho, and general robotic procedures.
• Competency in high level disinfection of endoscopes and automated endoscope preprocessors.
• Competency in complex instrumentation for heart, total joint, laparoscopic and a variety of other procedures.
• Safe handling and transport of high dollar specialized instrumentation/equipment in accordance with vendor IFUs and TJC regulations.
• Proficient in understanding and operating our electronic instrument tracking software system.
• Knowledgeable in Steam and Hydrogen Peroxide sterilization methods.
• Ability to execute and be a resource for immediate use sterilization and/or quick turnaround methods.
• Ability to make critical thinking decisions including prioritizing turnaround and case needs.
• Ability to collaborate with different vendors about request for upcoming cases.
• Active listening and responsiveness to both internal and external customers.
• Execute quality assurance process with loaner instrumentation coming into the organization per department policy, including but not limited to logging into software system, taking photos, thoroughly inspecting, looking up the IFU, etc.
• Ability to navigate, understand, and apply the IFU software system for cleaning new instruments and equipment.
• Ability to operate and understand the functionality of the inspector scope and the quality inspection process on cannulated surgical instrumentation.
• Cleans and decontaminates patient use items by taking apart instruments, rinsing, and soaking instruments and using washing/sterilizing equipment per IFU.
• Assembles, packages, and/or terminally sterilizes patient use items per IFU.
• Completes and documents required quality testing/inspection records per department policy/equipment IFU.
• Performs required environmental and/or equipment maintenance procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Takes an active role in improving quality of service provided by department.