Occupational Employment Statistics
31-9093 Medical Equipment Preparers
Prepare, sterilize, install, or clean laboratory or healthcare equipment. May perform routine laboratory tasks and operate or inspect equipment.
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Northwest Minnesota
| 80 | 14 | $22.54/hr | $19.42/hr | $20.29/hr | $22.32/hr | $24.64/hr | $25.60/hr |
| Financial Activities | N/A | N/A |
| Professional and Business Services | 50 | $19.88/hr |
| Education and Health Services | 1,200 | $24.13/hr |
| Public Administration | N/A | N/A |
- Organize and assemble routine or specialty surgical instrument trays or other sterilized supplies, filling special requests as needed.
- Clean instruments to prepare them for sterilization.
- Start equipment and observe gauges and equipment operation to detect malfunctions and to ensure equipment is operating to prescribed standards.
- Deliver equipment to specified hospital locations or to patients' residences.
- Maintain records of inventory or equipment usage and order medical instruments or supplies when inventory is low.
- Disinfect and sterilize equipment, such as respirators, hospital beds, or oxygen or dialysis equipment, using sterilizers, aerators, or washers.
- Report defective equipment to appropriate supervisors or staff.
- Operate and maintain steam autoclaves, keeping records of loads completed, items in loads, and maintenance procedures performed.
- Stock crash carts or other medical supplies.
- Record sterilizer test results.