using a minimum and maximum range of hours for each major job
function and the successful demonstration of identified competencies.
Surgical Instrument Repair Specialist
USDOL
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On the Job Training
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Identify and Demonstrate
Use of Machine
Operation, Safety and
Personal Protective
Equipment. Demonstrate
Compliance with
Lockout/Tagout
Procedures and OSHA
Requirements and
Guidelines
1
80
Duty: Carry out assigned responsibilities while adhering to safe practices in accordance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements and guidelines. Document safety activities as required; include appropriate personal protective equipment.
- Performance Standard: Give written and verbal safety instructions and checklists, based on OSHA requirements and guidelines, demonstrate safe workplace practices in material handling, machine operations, handling and application of compounds, grinding wheels, dressing material, hazard communications, and lock out tag out procedures. Provide oral or written explanations which directly or indirectly bear upon safe practice in the execution of assigned duties.
Material Handling,
Hazardous Materials
Handling and Storage,
including EPA Hazmat,
and OSHA
1
10
Duty: Handle and store hazardous materials as assigned while adhering to safe practices in accordance with OSHA and EPA requirements and guidelines. Document safety activities as required.
- Performance Standard: Give written and verbal safety instructions detailing the handling and storage of hazardous materials in compliance with OSHA and EPA requirements and guidelines, demonstrate safe workplace practices in the identification, handling, and storage of hazardous materials.
General Housekeeping
and Maintenance
1
20
Duty: Keep the duty station clean and safe for work. Keep the tools, workbenches, and manual equipment clean, maintained, and safe for work.
- Performance Standard: Give maintenance, cleaning, and housekeeping checklists, as well as verbal instructions. Clean, maintain, and respond appropriately to safety hazards on all bench work tools and conventional and motor bench equipment. Maintain the cleanliness of the general work area.
Design Functionality of
Surgical Instruments
1
200
Duty: Identify the design, functionality and proper performance of surgical instrumentation.
- Performance Standard: Give written, verbal instructions or reference materials identify the design, use and function of general surgical instruments. Identify the performance characteristics and the functional testing criteria needed for each type.
Identification of Defects
1
100
Duty: Identify visual and functional defects in the surgical instruments.
- Performance Standard: Give written, verbal instructions or reference materials, visually inspect and identify the functional defects of general surgical instruments. Identify the performance characteristics and perform the functional tests needed for each type. Identify non- conforming product.
Materials Used in Manufacturing
1
40
Duty: Identify the materials used in the manufacture and repair of surgical instruments.
- Performance Standard: Give written, verbal instructions, or reference materials. Visually inspect and understand the unique characteristics of the materials used in the manufacture and repair of surgical instruments.
Quality Inspection
1
100
Duty: Inspect quality, verify functionality and identify non-conforming product.
- Performance Standard: Give written, verbal instructions or reference materials, visually inspect and identify the functional characteristics of general and specialty surgical instruments. Perform the required functional tests needed for each type. Identify non-conforming products.
Medical Terminology
1
85
Duty: Attend and pass a Medical Terminology class taken at a local college.
- Performance Standard: Examine the fundamentals of word analysis by body system and emphasize the spelling, pronunciation, and definitions of medical terms.
Anatomy and Physiology
1
75
Duty: Attend and pass Anatomy and Physiology class taken at a local college.
- Performance Standard: Study the fundamentals of the body with a view toward the structure and function of body parts, organs, and systems and their relationship to the whole body. Laboratory work may include the use of the microscope, experiments/demonstrations in physiologic principles, and the dissection of animal parts.
Sander, Buffer and Rotary Tool Operation
1
120
Duty: Set up and operate sander, buffer, and rotary tool to perform sanding, buffing and polishing.
- Performance Standard: Identify proper grinding tools, polishing equipment and media. Utilizing suitable PPE, operate the equipment with appropriate speeds to sharpen, deburr and refinish instruments.
Supplementary Equipment
1
20
Duty: Set up and safely operate all supplementary equipment and perform routine and preventative maintenance on the units.
- Performance Standard: Give written and verbal instruction and utilizing suitable PPE. Show the ability to set up, safely operate, and perform routine and preventative maintenance on all supplementary equipment.
Hand Tools
1
75
Duty: Demonstrate the safe and proper use of hand tools.
- Performance Standard: Give written and verbal instruction and utilizing suitable PPE, show the ability to set up and demonstrate the safe use of files, pliers, screwdrivers, hammers, honing stones, rotary tool, heat gun, rocklinizer, magnification, electro chemical etch machine, vise, and anvil.
Bench work - Level 1
1
400
Duty: Use files, pliers, screwdrivers, hammers, honing stones, rotary tool, heat gun, rocklinizer, magnification, electro chemical etch machine, vise and anvil to deburr, sharpen, align, re-insulate. Use torch to solder or braze. Install replacement parts. Lubricate joints. Use all hand tools and bench vises appropriately.
- Performance Standard: Give the necessary servicing instructions, job process sheets, verbal or written directions, inspection materials and hand tools, produce general surgical instruments that are aligned, sharpened, deburred, brazed, soldered, reinsulated. Functional testing, lubrication and electro chemical etch must be performed on all appropriate parts. Identify all non-conforming products.
Process Control
1
100
Duty: Capture data for repair operations and non-conforming products. Enter data into the database, generate and deliver the appropriate reports.
- Performance Standard: Give the necessary servicing instructions, job process sheets, and inspection materials, inspect parts according to the servicing instructions, identify and label any non- conforming product, service parts, perform functional testing, collect and enter data into the proper database, produce and deliver appropriate reports. Provide brief verbal or written explanation regarding the decisions taken.
Job Process Planning
1
200
Duty: Understand customer requirements, application of servicing processes, identification of needed resources, identification of documents and data system requirements.
- Performance Standard: Give written and verbal instruction; identify the servicing requirements, resources, and documentation requirements, needed to perform the service requested. Show the ability to capture all of the data required to fulfill the servicing process.
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
1
60
Duty: Effectively interact and communicate through clear, detailed verbal and written skills. Listen and understand customer comments and requests.
- Performance Standard: Give written and verbal directions; actively listen to verify the message. Through written and verbal communication, detail that the message was accurately received, understood, and acted upon appropriately.
Design Functionality of Surgical Instruments- Level 2
1
680
Duty: Identify the design, functionality and proper performance of surgical instrumentation.
- Performance Standard: Give written, verbal instructions or reference materials identify the design, use and function of specialty surgical instruments. Identify the performance characteristics and the functional testing criteria needed for each type.
Identification of Defects-Level 2
1
750
Duty: Identify visual and functional defects in the surgical instruments.
- Performance Standard: Give written, verbal instructions or reference materials, visually inspect and identify the functional defects of specialty surgical instruments. Identify the performance characteristics and perform the functional tests needed for each type. Identify non- conforming product.
Bench work - Level 2
1
1.5K
Duty: Use files, pliers, screwdrivers, hammers, honing stones, rotary tool, heat gun, rocklinizer, magnification, electro chemical etch machine, vise and anvil to deburr, sharpen, align, re-insulate. Use torch to solder or braze. Install replacement parts. Lubricate joints. Use all hand tools and bench vises appropriately.
- Performance Standard: Give the necessary servicing instructions, job process sheets, verbal or written directions, inspection materials and hand tools, produce specialty surgical instruments that are aligned, sharpened, deburred, brazed, soldered, reinsulated. Functional testing, lubrication and electro chemical etch must be performed on all appropriate parts. Identify all non-conforming products.
Drill and Tapping - Level 2
1
150
Duty: Set up and operate the drill press to perform routine drilling operations.
- Performance Standard: Give written and verbal instruction and utilizing suitable PPE. Show the ability to set up and safely operate the drill press to perform routine drilling operations. Demonstrate the proper maintenance procedures for the equipment.
Job Process Management - Level 2
1
1.5K
Duty: Identify the scope of the service requirements. Capture relevant data, and identify resource and training requirements.
- Performance Standard: Within the corporate framework, analyze the customers’ service requirements, resources, documentation and training necessary to implement and manage the service. Show the ability to capture all of the data required to fulfill the servicing process.
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