Certified Sterile Processing Technician

Intermountain Health

4d•$20 - $31•Onsite

About The Position

This HSPA-certified technician ensures surgical supplies, instruments, and equipment are inventoried, decontaminated, assembled, inspected, packaged, sterilized, stored, distributed, and tracked accurately and promptly throughout the hospital. The role supports basic procedures and at least four surgical specialties, including higher-acuity areas such as orthopedics, neurology, and vascular surgery. The technician may lead an assigned area, work with medical equipment and instrumentation vendors, and is trained to perform duties independently. The role also teaches, trains, orients, and precepts students and new sterile processing technicians, validates proficiencies in the education system, and uses applications and technology to maintain records in accordance with state and federal regulations. The position promotes Intermountain Health’s mission, vision, and values, follows service behavior standards, and performs other duties as assigned. The position may require overtime, floating to other departments within the employee’s competency and qualifications, and on-call availability based on business needs. It is full-time and benefits eligible, scheduled Friday through Sunday, 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., for 40 hours per week. The role may be filled as a Sterile Processing Technician II or III depending on qualifications. The listed hourly range for the posting is $20.88–$31.09, with actual rate dependent on experience.

Requirements

Central Processing Certification from HSPA (Healthcare Sterile Processing Association).
Ability to perform sterile processing work for basic procedures and at least four surgical specialties, including higher-acuity procedures.
Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to see and read information, labels, and monitors and identify equipment and supplies.
Ability to communicate with customers and quickly understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues.
Manual dexterity to manipulate complex and delicate equipment precisely and accurately.
Ability to use computers, phones, and cables frequently.
Ability to lift and use a full range of movement to transport, pull, and push equipment, including bending and working on hands and knees; duties may involve items up to and including heavy items.

Nice To Haves

High School Diploma.
Experience with Sterile Processing Department software.
CER or CIS certification through HSPA (Level 3).

Responsibilities

Disassemble, clean, decontaminate, and disinfect surgical instruments for basic procedures and at least four specialties, including higher-acuity procedures.
Identify, assemble, protect, wrap, contain, peel-pack, label, and sterilize surgical instruments.
Clean, troubleshoot, and correctly operate central processing equipment.
Perform, read, validate, and record biological and chemical sterilization tests and parameters before equipment is made available for use.
Perform and document daily and weekly testing of decontamination and sterilization equipment.
Print needs lists and collect supplies for surgical and medical procedures; issue sterile supplies to hospital areas or regional campuses and issue and receive durable, moveable clinical equipment.
Locate equipment and consumable products for inventory needs and coordinate sending items to utilizing hospitals or departments, including working with SCO when required.
Work with medical equipment and instrumentation vendors to check in, prepare, sterilize, and check out requested equipment and instrumentation.
Communicate effectively in writing and verbally with providers, caregivers, and vendors.
Teach, train, orient, and precept students and new sterile processing caregivers, model safe practices, and help validate competencies in the education system.
Locate, read, and follow manufacturers’ instructions for use.
Use applications and technology for accurate record keeping in accordance with state and federal regulations.
Lead an assigned work area when required and perform other duties as assigned.