Non Certified Sterile Processing Tech

Ascension•Bartlesville, OK

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Ascension St. John Jane Phillips Medical Center is seeking a Non-Certified Sterile Processing Tech to join their Sterile Processing department. This full-time day shift position operates Monday through Friday from 9:30 am to 6:00 pm, with rotating weekend and holiday call responsibilities. The role involves ensuring the quality and sterility of surgical instruments and equipment, performing decontamination and sterilization processes, maintaining inventory levels, and conducting quality assurance audits.

Requirements

High School diploma equivalency OR 1 year of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.
Central Service Tech specializing in Sterile Processing credentialed from the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association preferred.
Central Service Tech specializing in Sterile Processing credentialed from the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) preferred.
Required professional licensure/certification can be used in lieu of education or experience, if applicable.

Responsibilities

Inspect, assemble and evaluate all surgical instruments and instrument sets to ensure quality, determine need for repair/replacement, validate completeness of set, and facilitate effective sterilization.
Operate sterilization equipment and inspect instruments, equipment, and containers to ensure cleanliness and proper functioning.
Perform decontamination of soiled instruments, sterilization containers and equipment according to instructions for use (IFUs) and established protocols.
Correct instrument sets according to current standards, established count sheets and/or instrument tracking systems.
Maintain proper levels of inventory to ensure availability for case carts.
Perform regular quality assurance program audits of peers.