Description Position Summary/Essential Duties: The Instrument Processing Technician role is responsible for performing quality assurance/maintenance for all automated processing equipment, ordering supplies, maintaining inventory volumes/expirations dates, receiving, sorting, decontaminating, sterilizing or high level disinfecting, labeling, packaging, preparing reusable medical devices for distribution, and tracking required/related data. Specific job duties include: * Performs quality assurance checks and maintenance for automated processing equipment as well as daily documentation in associated tracking logs. * Maintains inventory volumes, expiration dates and orders supplies in a fiscally responsible manner. * Maintains accurate logs for all related processing room requirements. * Adheres to UH policies, UH HLD SOP, UH guidelines and national standards for processing. * Identifies single-use equipment or equipment damage, pulls from circulation for use and communicates with service line. * Performs leak testing and decontamination procedure including manual cleaning verifications. * Prepares reusable equipment for high level disinfection or sterilization. * Performs sterilization or high level disinfection according to manufacturer IFUs, national standards and UH policy. * Sorts, labels, packages and inventories reusable equipment for distribution and chargeback totals. * Participates as a productive member of Ambulatory Safety by attending meetings and supporting the department by being a team player. * Maintains positive relationships with patients, customers, and co-workers. Equal Opportunity Employer -- minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity