Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan for monitoring and maintenance requirements
- Prepare maintenance schedules in compliance with AS/NZS 4187, operational requirements and manufacturers' guidelines
- Maintain practices that monitor all aspects of reprocessing in compliance with AS/NZS 4187
- Monitor the collection of data required for monitoring and maintenance of reprocessing, in compliance with AS/NZS 4187 and manufacturer's guidelines
- Facilitate monitoring and maintenance requirements
- Complete planned and regular random checks of machinery performance
- Complete planned and regular random checks of data and tracking systems that monitor the decontamination cycle
- Take action where discrepancies are identified, including recall procedures, machinery maintenance or repair, and chemical review, in accordance with AS/NZS 4187, manufacturers' guidelines and organisation policies and procedures
- Follow practices and procedures for tracing back through the decontamination cycle to clients and users
- Report any issues outside sphere of responsibility and competence, without delay and according to organisation policies and procedures
- Follow the protocols for critical incidents and sentinel events investigation
- Maintain and evaluate records and reports
- Complete records of results of monitoring, according to AS/NZS 4187 an organisation policies and procedures
- Complete records of all equipment maintenance and repair
- Archive records to address legislative requirements
- Maintain, evaluate and act upon non-compliance records and reports
- Manage recall processes
- Contribute to organisation policies and procedures
- Provide input into organisation policies, procedures to ensure compliance with AS/NZS 4187
- Monitor and if necessary, adjust work practices to reflect AS/NZS 4187 and organisation policies and procedures
- Maintain research and manufacturers' information relevant to the effectiveness of disinfection and sterilisation processes