Will AI Replace Medical Equipment Preparers?

Operate and maintain steam autoclaves, keeping records of loads completed, items in loads, and maintenance procedures performed.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Clean instruments to prepare them for sterilization.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Record sterilizer test results.

Routine cognitive or manual task with high vulnerability to automation.

Organize and assemble routine or specialty surgical instrument trays or other sterilized supplies, filling special requests as needed.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Examine equipment to detect leaks, worn or loose parts, or other indications of disrepair.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Report defective equipment to appropriate supervisors or staff.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Maintain records of inventory or equipment usage and order medical instruments or supplies when inventory is low.

Routine cognitive or manual task with high vulnerability to automation.

Stock crash carts or other medical supplies.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Start equipment and observe gauges and equipment operation to detect malfunctions and to ensure equipment is operating to prescribed standards.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Check sterile supplies to ensure that they are not outdated.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Attend hospital in-service programs related to areas of work specialization.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Disinfect and sterilize equipment, such as respirators, hospital beds, or oxygen or dialysis equipment, using sterilizers, aerators, or washers.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Purge wastes from equipment by connecting equipment to water sources and flushing water through systems.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Deliver equipment to specified hospital locations or to patients' residences.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Assist hospital staff with patient care duties, such as providing transportation or setting up traction.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.