Lafayette Hospital + Clinics (LH+C) – OR Health Unit Coordinator (HUC)/Sterilization Technician
Job Title: OR HUC / Sterilization Technician
Reports to: OR Manager
Supervisory Responsibilities: None
Educational Requirements:
• High School diploma or equivalent
Education Requirements preferred:
• CPR Certification
• Graduate of the Medical Assistant Course
• Active Certified Nursing Assistant Certification
• Certification and/or knowledge in Sterilization process
Position Summary:
• Responsible for unit-phone management, coordinating the flow of information into the electronic health record.
• Maintain surgical schedule, communicate changes to appropriate person and/or department head
• Scheduling any tests or appointments required for surgical procedures
• Ensuring charts complete prior to procedures
• Works to prepare, sterilize, install, assemble or clean equipment required for surgeries, examinations, and medical procedures
• Collecting used and contaminated equipment, instruments and supplies for sorting and decontamination
• Manually cleaning of instruments and equipment
• Preparing and packaging equipment/instruments
• Monitoring and operating sterilization equipment
• Examining supplies meticulously to ensure they are they are properly cleaned, sanitized, and wrapped/packaged
• Testing and reporting any issues or problems with the sterilization equipment
• Preparing and delivering all necessary equipment and instruments for surgeries, examinations, medical procedures
• Maintaining records of sterilization procedures, sterilized items, equipment maintenance, and supplies
• Controlling the inventory, reordering supplies and checking expiration dates
LHC Values Expectations/Responsibilities:
• Ability to follow the disciplines as documented in the Lafayette Hospital + Clinics Code of Conduct.
• Ability to follow the disciplines as documented in the Confidentiality and Information Access Agreement.
Position Qualifications:
• Demonstrates professional responsibility
• Proficient in the understanding of Medical Terminology.
• Proficient in LHC Electronic Health Record System
• Provides friendly customer service
• Proficient in the performance of routine Unit Coordinator tasks
• Proficient in Computer skills.
• Ability to create an environment that fosters professional behavior
• Strong attention to detail, vigilance, and meticulous care on the job
• Manual dexterity and ability to handle fragile equipment
• Ability to work well in a team or independently
• Other duties as deemed appropriate and assigned
Physical Demands
• Full range of body motion and dexterity to allow for the significant handling, transferring, pushing/pulling, and lifting of materials and equipment.
• Ability to lift, carry, push or pull up to 50 pounds
• Ability to demonstrate independent mobility
• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time
• Ability to demonstrate hand-eye coordination, finger dexterity, odor, color, and texture perception and discrimination.
• Ability to demonstrate functional visual ability and depth perception and discrimination
• Ability to demonstrate functional sound perception and discrimination
• Ability to demonstrate functional verbal speech ability
• Ability to bend, twist, exhibit good balance, reach at or above/below shoulder level
• Ability to kneel and climb
• Ability to wear gloves and other protective equipment
• Ability to work irregular hours
Working Conditions
• Exposure to disagreeable odors, communicable diseases, and bodily fluids
• Exposure to chemical compounds of medications and treatments
• Exposure to chemicals such as disinfectants, cleaners, soaps, etc.
• Exposure to latex, plastic, and other materials used for personal protective equipment
• Exposure to noise and distraction
• Exposure to unpredictable behaviors
Equipment Used
• Ability to use office equipment such as telephone, copy machine, fax, paging system, computer, and printer
• Ability to use cleaning and sterilization equipment
Employee Responsibility in an Emergency:
As an employee of Lafayette Hospital + Clinics, you are expected to respond to emergencies involving the safety of patients, other employees, visitors and the facility. This includes the ability to assist with a possible evacuation of facility if that has been deemed necessary.
Management Statement:
This job description is not intended to be all inclusive. The employee will also perform other reasonable job related duties as assigned by the supervisor and/or other management personnel. Management reserves the right to change job responsibilities, duties and hours as needs prevail. This document is for management communication only and not intended to imply a written or implied contract of employment.
Deadline Note: 11:59PM