As a patient-focused organization, University of Utah Health exists to enhance the health and well-being of people through patient care, research and education. Success in this mission requires a culture of collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. University of Utah Health seeks staff that are committed to the values of compassion, collaboration, innovation, responsibility, integrity, quality and trust that are integral to our mission. EO/AA

• This position is responsible for cleaning, disinfecting, receiving, distributing, and maintaining the inventory of patient care supplies and/or equipment, and maintaining specialty carts.
• This position is not responsible for providing care to patients.
• This position may be required to transport medications within their scope of practice and according to state law.

Corporate Overview: The University of Utah is a Level 1 Trauma Center and is nationally ranked and recognized for our academic research, quality standards and overall patient experience. Our five hospitals and eleven clinics provide excellence in our comprehensive services, medical advancement, and overall patient outcomes.

• Prepares instruments and/or equipment to be cleaned and disinfected and distributes to departments, labs and clinics.
• Cleans and disinfects instruments and/or equipment and checks biologicals.
• Maintains inventory, orders and stocks supplies.
• Manages department requests for Central Service supplies and schedules and tracks instrument and/or equipment use.
• Documents patient charges for instruments and/or equipment use and cart supplies.
• Ensures that safety inspections, calibrations and preventive maintenance are completed prior to scheduled expiration dates.
• Assists in training new employees and central service technicians.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Demonstrated potential ability to perform the essential functions as outlined above.

• Demonstrated knowledge of equipment cleaning and disinfecting techniques.

• Demonstrated problem solving skills.

• Demonstrated human relations and effective verbal and written communication skills.

• Demonstrated ability to be customer service minded.

• Demonstrated ability to be a critical thinker.

• Demonstrated ability to be self-driven.

Qualifications

Required

• Entry level position.

Preferred

• Successful completion of the IAHCSMM Technician Training course, or the equivalency.
• Two (2) or more years of leadership experience.
• Two (2) or more years of experience as a central processing technician.

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

Employee must be able to meet the following requirements with or without an accommodation.

• This position involves intermediate working conditions in a healthcare setting that may exert up to 50 pounds any may consistently require lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, or otherwise moving objects. The incumbent may face exposure to potentially dangerous contaminated body fluids, used needles, razor blades, knives, bone shavings, pieces of glass, and other contaminants as part of the daily hazards of the job and must wear protective attire at all times.

Carrying, Climbing, Color Determination, Crawling, Far Vision, Lifting, Listening, Manual Dexterity, Near Vision, Pulling and/or Pushing, Reaching, Sitting, Speaking, Standing, Stooping and Crouching, Tasting or Smelling, Walking