Certified Sterile Processing Technician-ASC
About The Position
Banner Surgery Center – Thunderbird, managed by Atlas Healthcare Partners, is located on the Banner Thunderbird Medical Center campus and serves patients and physicians in the West Valley of the Phoenix community. The center has seven operating rooms, eight preoperative bays, and 18 PACU bays. Atlas Healthcare Partners and Banner Health jointly manage and operate Banner Surgery Centers throughout the Southwest, with a focus on exceptional care and customer service and the values of Integrity, Culture, Teamwork, Respect, and Results. The Certified Sterile Processing Technician is responsible for the proper care and handling of general and specialty instruments, including cleaning, decontamination, identification, assembly, packaging, distribution, and sterilization of surgical instrumentation. The position operates sterilization equipment, maintains required records, supports operating room requests, and follows established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, and professional standards. The role is full-time.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- BLS certification.
- Current national certification as a SPD Technician, Certified Registered Central Service Technician, or Surgical Instrument Processor; alternatively, relevant instrument sterilization experience qualifying the candidate for the national certification exam or certified registration.
- Mechanical aptitude, including the ability to break down moving parts, clean, lubricate, and reassemble them.
- Ability to problem-solve incomplete trays and missing instrumentation.
- Effective organizational, communication, and human relations skills.
Nice To Haves
- Additional related education and/or experience.
Responsibilities
- Decontaminate, assemble, and package instruments according to established protocols; perform necessary repairs, reassemble and store specialized surgical instruments.
- Prepare order requests for instrument replacement parts and additional equipment as needed or requested by physicians.
- Maintain a clean and safe environment by following Standard Precautions and infection-control practices, wearing appropriate PPE, and following manufacturers’ Instructions for Use during decontamination.
- Identify instruments for all specialties and ensure they function properly; follow protocols for repair or replacement of malfunctioning instruments.
- Assemble and package instrumentation and sets according to department protocol, and use equipment according to manufacturer recommendations and hospital policy.
- Operate steam autoclaves, ETO sterilizers, and Gas Plasma sterilizers.
- Maintain logs and records related to sterilization, including Ethylene Oxide Aeration Records, Sterilizer Load Records, and Biological Monitoring Records.
- Respond to problem calls from the Operating Room and conduct preliminary investigations.
- Determine priority levels for instrumentation and equipment requests and other hospital needs, and direct services professionally while ensuring OR priorities are completed in a timely manner.
- Perform duties in accordance with established policies and procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, and applicable professional standards; provide excellent customer service and demonstrate the organization’s core and leader behaviors.
Benefits
- Top-of-the-industry health benefits.
- Top-of-the-industry dental benefits.
- Matching retirement package.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
