Sterile Processing Technician - 3pm-11:30pm
Required skills
- High School Diploma
- Sterile Processing
- Sterilization
- Decontamination
- Aseptic Technique
- Instrument
- Sterrad
- Crash Carts
- Surgical Services
Nice to have
- patient care
Role summary
The Sterile Processing Technician is responsible for decontaminating, assembling, sterilizing, and distributing instruments, equipment, and supplies. This role requires maintaining education in Sterile Processing and related patient care aspects. Key responsibilities include applying disinfection and sterilization principles, managing various specialized carts, inspecting and preparing instruments, maintaining sterilization records, operating sterilizers, and preparing for operative procedures by pulling inventory for case carts. The position operates on a full-time basis, 40 hours per week, with a shift from 3pm to 11:30pm. A High School Diploma is required, and pay is based on experience, starting at $18.68 per hour.
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Sterile Processing Technician - 3pm-11:30pmJob Description
Sterile Processing Technicians decontaminate, assemble, sterilize and distribute instruments, equipment and supplies. Maintains education in Sterile Processing and related aspects of patient care.
Department: Sterile Processing
Hours: Full-time/40 hours per week
Required: High School Diploma
Pay: Based on experience, starting at $18.68 per hour
Responsibilities
Applies principles of disinfection and sterilization., Decontaminates and refill crash carts, urological cart and latex free box, Trach Box, Chest tube Box, Central Line and Debridement box, following established health center procedures., Decontaminates instruments and equipment following established health center procedures per manufacturer instruction., Demonstrates knowledge of basic aseptic techniques., Inspects instruments for functionality and prepares them for sterilization., Maintains and secures stocked crash carts and replenishes used crash carts. Delivers used medication boxes securely to pharmacy for refill. Handles and maintains security of sealed drug boxes for crash carts., Maintains sterilization records for Sterile Processing, Operating Room and HMS., Operates all sterilizer cycles in department – vacuum, gravity, Sterrad 100S, Sterrad NS, Starrad NX., Operates and maintains equipment according to recommended manufactures instructions and health center policies and procedures., Participates in the evaluation of the patient care delivery system., Places work order requests (i.e. maintenance, housekeeping, etc.), Retrieves preference sheets from surgical services computer system per specifics. (i.e. patient specific, physician specific, etc.)., Takes call as scheduled., Utilizes surgeon preference card and case cart pick list to competently prepare for operative procedures, when pulling inventory to build case carts.Requirements
High School (Required)Compensation
Estimated Compensation Range
$18.68 - $28.95Pay based on experience
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