Medical Device Reprocessing Technician Mdrd - Toronto, Canada - Unity Health Toronto
Description
You will contribute to the strength of our Medical Device Reprocessing Department (MDRD) through your commitment to teamwork based on collaborative quality improvement and skill-set enhancement.
Join St.Michael¿s and be part of a dynamic team focused on what really matters:
our patients.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Responsible for the organization and processing of all surgical instrumentation, equipment, medical devices and other sterile supplies.
- Work with all St. Michael¿s customers in a professional, customerfocused and timely manner.
- Will ensure decontamination, cleaning, preparation and assembly of instrumentation and supplies with strict adherence to CSA, PIDAC and department standards, policies and procedures that will ensure safe patient care.
- Is able to utilize various methods to sterilize supplies and equipment (e.g. Steam, high level disinfection process, low temperature sterilization, and Pasteurization).
- Recognize and participate in the processing and distribution of rush, stat, and walk in requests for sterile supplies.
- Stores and replenishes medical and surgical supplies
- Prepares and distributes casecarts and medical supplies as required including travelcarts and totes.
- Performs crossfunctional duties throughout the department as assigned.
- Performs other duties consistent with the job classification as assigned.
- Maintains department records, logs, reports, and files as required by CSA Standards and departmental policy.
- Report discrepancies in process to the Team Leaders and/or Manager for continuous quality improvement.
- Performs high level disinfection and/or sterilization of complex scopes.
- Responsible for processing/cleaning/high level disinfection/sterilization of all endoscopes, accessories, and various endoscopic instrumentation
- Responsible for reprocessing Endoscopes according to CSA/CSGNA standards and guidelines
- Ensures decontamination, cleaning, inspections, preparation and assembly of endoscopes, instrumentation and accessories with strict adherence to departmental standards, policies and procedures to maintain safe patient care
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Graduate of a recognized Sterile Supply Processing certificate program from an accredited academic institution or graduate of MDRAO certificate course with a minimum requirement of 1 year recent Medical Device Reprocessing experience or recent practicum placement in a hospital environment. **Where this position is for Endoscopy, a minimum requirement of 1 year recent Endoscopy work experience in a hospital or clinic setting is required
- MDRD upgrade courses are considered an asset
- Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of decontamination, preparation and sterilization of instruments according to current published competency of CSA and PIDAC Standards.
- Knowledge of cleaning products and their use including basic knowledge of WHMIS.
- Knowledge of infection control guidelines regarding endoscope cleaning/high level disinfection/sterilization
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills/command of English, both oral and written.
- Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.
- Computer experience and knowledge is preferred.
- Ability to work efficiently as departmental and unit team member.
- Must be physically able to perform all duties of the position (lifting, bending, and twisting).
- Must be able to work independently and prioritize workload within a dynamic, fast paced work environment.
- Must have an excellent attendance record.
- Knowledge of high level disinfection of complex scopes an asset.
HOURS:
**Must be available to work all shifts, including days, evenings, nights, weekends and holidays.
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