Sterile Processing Technician I

• 40 Hours per week 

• Evening Shift

• 3pm - 11:30pm with weekends & holidays 

Highlights and Benefits:  

• Competitive compensation, DAILYPAY  

• Benefitseffective Day One! No waiting periods.  

• Full benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, Life Insurance, Short and Long-term Disability  

• Retirement savings plan with employer match and contributions  

• Colleague Referral Program to earn cash and prizes  

• Unlimited career growth opportunities with one of the largest Catholic healthcare organizations in the country 

• Tuition Reimbursement  

Position Purpose: 

Provides hospital and affiliated facilities with processed materials and equipment by executing established procedures for decontamination, assembly, packaging, and sterilization. Maintains efficient flow of processing procedures, through appropriate case set-up, anticipation of health care provider requests and patient care needs. 

What the Sterile Processing Tech I will do: 

• Properly identifies and decontaminates instruments through use of washer/decontaminator equipment and proper hand-washing techniques. 

• Assembles instruments correctly, ensuring appropriate cleanliness and function is achieved. 

• Prepares instruments for sterilization through proper packaging, rigid container system, and wrapping techniques. 

• Sterilizes instruments by correctly loading carts and operating sterilizers (Steam Sterilizer and Gas Plasma). 

• Properly handles sterilized instruments for storage and distribution. 

• Maintains efficient flow of processing procedures, through appropriate case cart set-up, anticipation of health care provider requests and patient care needs. 

• Anticipates and prioritizes instrument and supply needs using surgery lists, Sterile Processing Microsystem (SPM) computer system and inventory levels of instruments. 

Minimum Qualifications: 

• High school diploma or equivalent. 

• Certification in Central Service Processing required within eighteen (18) months of date of hire. 

• One year of general work experience.