Sterile Processing Trainee
Primary Location Honolulu, Hawaii
Worker Location Onsite
Job Number 1285159 Date posted 08/23/2024
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Description:
Under supervision, prepares supplies and equipment, and fills written and telephone requests for instruments and equipment. Prepares and distributes floor equipment to units. Delivers case carts of sterile instruments to all operating rooms. Picks up case carts of soiled instruments after procedures. Ensures that all equipment is maintained in a clean and operating condition.
Job Summary:
Under supervision, prepares supplies and equipment, and fills written and telephone requests for instruments and equipment. Prepares and distributes floor equipment to units. Delivers case carts of sterile instruments to all operating rooms. Picks up case carts of soiled instruments after procedures. Ensures that all equipment is maintained in a clean and operating condition.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Delivers floor equipment to all units in the hospital in a timely manner.
- Cleans and disinfects Biomedical and floor equipment.
- Cleans and disinfects all equipment, shelves and surfaces using appropriate germicides and/or disinfectants.
- Checks all equipment for proper function, and Biomedical tagging before delivery.
- Delivers case carts to designated area in the surgery suite; picks up soiled case carts and returns to central processing for reprocessing.
- Inventories sterile supplies in Case & Prep rooms; examines sterilization data on sterile supplies and replaces items no longer sterile.
- Picks up soiled equipment and supplies from nursing units and returns to central processing for reprocessing.
- Fills computer and telephone requisitions for all processed medical supplies and equipment; issues according to priority of need; directs requesters to supplies as needed.
- Establishes and maintains courteous cooperative relations with the public, patients and other personnel.
- Promotes, ensures and improves customer service to internal/external customers by demonstrating skills which are consistent with the organizations philosophy of providing extraordinary customer relations and quality service.
- Performs other duties as required.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
- Minimum six (6) months of current KP work experience.
Education
- High school diploma or GED. Successful completion of an accredited sterile processing program or successful enrollment in Kaiser Permanentes sterile processing apprenticeship program.
License, Certification, Registration
- N/A
Additional Requirements:
- Effective written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to learn and apply comprehensive knowledge of surgical instruments and appropriated uses.
- Ability to distinguish sterile from non-sterile and soiled.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Recent six months of work experience in an inpatient or outpatient clinical setting.
Primary Location: Hawaii,Honolulu,Moanalua Ancillary Building
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Shift: Evening
Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun,
Working Hours Start: 12:00 PM
Working Hours End: 08:30 PM
Job Schedule: Full-time
Job Type: Standard
Worker Location: Onsite
Employee Status: Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation: HL5|UNITE HERE|Local 5
Job Level: Entry Level
Department: Moanalua Medical Center - MaterialMgmt-CentralProcessing - 1201
Pay Range: $20.55 - $20.55 / hour
The ranges posted above reflect the location in the job posting. The salary range may vary if you reside in a different location or state than the location posted.
Travel: Yes, 20 % of the Time
On-site: Work location is on-site (KP designated office, medical office building or hospital).
Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy.
At Kaiser Permanente, equity, inclusion and diversity are inextricably linked to our mission, and we aim to make it a part of everything we do. We know that having a diverse and inclusive workforce makes Kaiser Permanente a better place to receive health care, a more supportive partner in our communities we serve, and a more fulfilling place to work. Working at Kaiser Permanente means that you agree to and abide by our commitment to equity and our expectation that we all work together to create an inclusive work environment focused on a sense of belonging and wellbeing.
Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status. Submit Interest
Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status. Submit Interest
