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Req #: 229129

Department: UW MEDICAL CENTER NORTHWEST - CENTRAL SERVICES

Posting Date: 08/09/2024

Closing Info: Open Until Filled

Salary: $26.60 - $38.68 per hour

Shift: Night Shift

Notes:

• Holiday pay for per-diem employees

• Choose from top medical and dental insurance programs

• Plan for your future with tax-deferred investing through the UW retirement options

• Enjoy generous vacation and sick leave policies and protect yourself and your family with life and long-term disability insurance.

• Receive UPASS Benefits, which includes free public transportation in the Puget Sound region on participating transit servicesFor detailed information on Benefits for this position, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-summary-classified-staff-greater-than-half-time-20220908_a11y.pdf)

The UWMC- Montlake Central Supplies Processing Department (CSPD) has an outstanding opportunity for a a STERILE PROCESSING TECHNICIAN / HOSPITAL CENTRAL SERVICES TECHNICIAN

WORK SCHEDULE

• 40 hours per week

• NIGHTS PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Under general direction, decontaminate, process, sterilize and assemble complex arrangements of specialized and intricate surgical instruments, equipment and supplies for surgical procedures following established guidelines

• Prioritize the need for instruments, equipment and supplies based on the scheduled surgical cases, surgeries in process and surgical cases added during the work schedule

• Identify and sort contaminated instruments and equipment to protect delicate instruments and to clean items completely

• Disassemble and reassemble items with multiple parts

• Recognize dissembled parts of intricate instruments and equipment and reassemble and/or return to the appropriate trays

• Determine and use the appropriate decontamination procedure

• Disassemble and decontaminate equipment and instruments using approved disinfectants, detergents, soaps, cleaners and processing methods

• Collect and dispose of large volumes of biohazardous waste materials from surgical procedures

• Inspect, test, reassemble, test for proper functioning, package, label and date instrumentation and equipment

• Serve as a liaison between the surgical services staff, clinics, and CSPD staff to communicate status of requests for instruments and equipment

• Provide technical support and assistance to operating room staff within a sterile environment regarding the assembly and operation of surgical instruments, equipment and supplies

• Respond to emergency requests and provide instrumentation and equipment based on knowledge of procedure intended and problem solves to provide adequate substitutions, if needed REQUIRED POSITION QUALIFICATIONS High school graduation or equivalentANDOne to two years of experience processing complex trays of surgical instruments and equipmentORequivalent education/experience. ABOUT UW MEDICAL CENTER-NORTHWEST UW Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Seattle with two campuses: Montlake and Northwest. As the No. 1 hospital in Seattle and Washington State since 2012 (U.S. News & World Report) and nationally ranked in six specialties, UW Medical Center prides itself on compassionate patient care as well as its pioneering medical advances.The UW Medical Center–Northwest campus offers emergency and inpatient and outpatient medical, surgical, and therapeutic care. It is located in north Seattle on a beautiful, easy-to-access 44-acre campus that includes the neighboring? Northwest Outpatient Medical Center and? Specialty Care Meridian Pavilion. Teamwork. Community. Opportunity. Become part of our team. Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community. ABOUT UW MEDICINE – WHERE YOUR IMPACT GOES FURTHER UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals.All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest. Become part of our team. (https://www.uwmedicine.org/jobs) Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.