About this role
Your job is more than a job.
Why a Great Place to Work
At LCMC Health we help you to lean into your calling by leaning in with you, ensuring you have the resources to do your job as only you can.
And that begins with receiving the support you need to thrive and grow, which looks different for each person. Living out our commitment to inclusion requires providing benefits that are as diverse and unique as our workforce. It’s a responsibility we take seriously.
Because we don’t just serve the New Orleans community—we’re at the beating heart of it. Whether by offering community health services or making medical innovations more accessible, LCMC Health is bringing a culture of wellness to the communities that matter to you.
When you know you’re making an authentic impact, you give a little extra to every day—as a person, with your team, in your community—and that’s one of the reasons why you’ll be a perfect fit at LCMC Health, where giving a little something extra is at the heart of everything we do.
The Instrument Equipment Technician Certified is responsible for ensuring the decontamination, preparation, and sterilization of surgical instrumentation and operating room equipment and accurately selects surgical case supplies. Ensures conformity to established procedures, infection control standards, industry standards, recommended practices on sterilization, and regulatory requirements.
Job Description
This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this department. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities, and LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.
GENERAL DUTIES
- Decontaminates and sterilizes instruments, medical supplies, and equipment and assembles, wraps, and sterilizes trays of instruments. Follows proper Standard Precautions while in decontamination and sterilization areas.
- Processes endoscopes, scopes and/or probes.
- Assemble and wrap appropriate instruments, supplies, and equipment.
- Demonstrates knowledge of applicable sanitary, infection control, and safety standards to perform all assignments within the safety parameters.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS
High School Diploma/GED or equivalent OR 2 years of work experience in equipment sterilization or Instrument or Operating Room Aide or Tech.
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
- CRCST (Certified Registered Central Service Technician) or
- CBSPD (Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution)
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Knowledge of aseptic technique, decontamination methods, sterilization process, testing and equipment.
- Knowledge of surgical instrumentation, standard precautions for dealing with blood and body fluids and sharps.
- Ability to identify surgical instrumentation, equipment, and supplies; decontaminates instrumentation and prepares for
- sterilization process.
- Operate sterilization equipment and understand principles of sterilization.
- Ability to use computer to access information.
REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS
- Does this position formally supervise employees? No
FUNCTIONAL DEMANDS
- Light: Light physical requirements- Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible. NOTE: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Sitting - Frequent (36-66% of day)
- Standing - Frequent (36-66% of day)
- Walking - Frequent (36-66% of day)
- Climbing (e.g., stairs or ladders) - Occasional (0-35% of day)
- Lifting Floor to waist level: 0-10lbs - Occasional (0-35% of day)
- Lifting Floor to waist level: 10-20lbs - Occasional (0-35% of day)
- Lifting Waist level and above: 0-10lbs - Occasional (0-35% of day)
- Carrying objects - Occasional (0-35% of day)
- Push/pull - Occasional (0-35% of day)
- Twisting - Occasional (0-35% of day)
- Bending - Occasional (0-35% of day)
- Reaching forward - Frequent (36-66% of day)
- Reaching overhead - Occasional (0-35% of day)
- Squat/kneel/crawl - Occasional (0-35% of day)
- Wrist position deviation - Frequent (36-66% of day)
- Pinching/fine motor activities - Continuous (67-100% of day)
- Keyboard use/repetitive motion - Continuous (67-100% of day)
- Talk or hear - Continuous (67-100% of day)
SENSORY REQUIREMENTS
- Near Vision - Accurate 20/40
- Far Vision - Accurate 20/40
- Color Discrimination - No
- Depth Perception - Moderate
- Hearing - Accurate
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE RISK POTENTIAL
- Bloodborne pathogens - Reasonably Anticipated
- Chemical - Reasonably Anticipated
- Airborne communicable diseases - Reasonably Anticipated
- Extreme temperatures - Not Anticipated
- Radiation - Reasonably Anticipated
- Uneven surfaces or elevations - Not Anticipated
- Extreme noise levels - Not Anticipated
- Dust/particular matter - Not Anticipated
- Other (List) - Not Anticipated
POPULATION SERVED
- Neonate/Infant up to 1 year: No
- Youth (1yr to 15 yrs): No
- Adult (16 and up): No
The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.
WORK SHIFT:
Days (United States of America)
LCMC Health is a community.
Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary
Children’s Hospital, at the heart of LCMC Health’s incredible community of care, has been the go-to hospital for expert children’s health, wellness, and one-of-a-kind care in Louisiana and the Gulf Coast. Learn more about Children’s Hospital’s 40+ specialties and our national ranking by U.S. News & World Report as a Best Children's Hospital
Your extras
- Deliver healthcare with heart.
- Give people a reason to smile.
- Put a little love in your work.
- Be honest and real, but with compassion.
- Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
- Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
- See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective.
- Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
- Love what makes you, you - because we do
You are welcome here.
LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.
Simple things make the difference.
1. To get started, take your time to fully and accurately complete the application for employment. Incomplete applications get bogged down and are often eliminated due to missing information.
2. To ensure quality care and service, we may use information on your application to verify your previous employment and background.
3. To keep our career applications up-to-date, applications are inactive after 6 months and, therefore, require a new application for employment to be completed.
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