Required Experience

Education:

• Graduation from high school or the equivalent required.  Associate’s degree preferred.

Licensure/Certification/Registry:

• Certification as a central service technician is preferred.

Experience:

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience processing surgical instruments; or knowledge of OR instrumentation required.
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience purchasing, or clinical inventory management is required.

Other Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Demonstrates excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of the basic concepts of sterile processing, including knowledge of basic concepts of infection prevention and evaluation of manufacturer’s instructions for use.
• Recognition of sufficient medical terminology in order to discuss instrument and supply needs for medical and nursing personnel.
• Knowledge of billing and clinical inventory processes (purchasing, handling, processing)
• Demonstrates excellent organizational, prioritization, and leadership skills.
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Principal Duties & Responsibilities:

• Serves as a lead contact person and technical resources related to Instrumentation Inventory.
• Tracks all productivity metrics related to Sterile Processing and generates reports necessary to track departmental productivity metrics to key Finance and Human Resources personnel.
• Serves as department resource for electronic instrument tracking system.
• Assists OR specialty resource personnel with open instrumentation projects, building instrument trays as needed, documenting manufacturer recommendations, and getting new trays into circulation.
• Maintains the instrumentation inventory and instrumentation/sterilization information in instrument tracking system.
• Assists in monitoring and evaluating the data related to maintaining standards of performance within the department that perform sterilization.
• Tracks and provides metrics related to missing or damaged instruments. 
• Initiates all repairs and replacements of instruments for the Clinical Operations Division/Perioperative Services.
• Serves as the primary lead for obtaining competitive quotes on new, lost or damaged instruments to ensure compatibility with physician preferences and current tray assembly. 
• Negotiates best pricing and serves as a liaison between Sterile Processing and the Finance and Value Analysis teams to ensure lowest cost is achieved for instrument purchases and repairs. 
• Builds all new trays in instrument tracking system and makes appropriate changes to for any assembly changes. 
• Actively works to eliminate waste and redundancy across Clinical Operations departments in the instrument inventory.
• Performs other related work as required or requested.