Job Summary
The Instrument Technician prepares surgical instruments and medical devices for safe use in the operating room. This includes decontaminating, cleaning, assembling, and sterilizing equipment, as well as helping ensure physicians and nursing staff have the supplies needed for surgical procedures.
Responsibilities
- Decontaminate and clean surgical instruments and medical devices.
- Assemble and sterilize instruments and equipment for operating room use.
- Support physicians and nursing staff by helping maintain the availability of supplies required for surgical cases.
Qualifications
- At least six months of experience in an operating room or medical device reprocessing position, or completion of an approved sterile processing training program.
- CRCST (Certified Registered Central Service Technician) or CBSPD certification is preferred.
Fairview Health Services provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
