SPD Technician - Per Diem (Evenings) - Warren Campus

St. Luke's University Health Network•Easton, PA

20h•Onsite

About The Position

St. Luke's University Health Network is dedicated to providing excellent care to the sick and injured, educating healthcare providers, and improving access to care in the communities it serves. This position is for a Sterile Processing Technician with a start time after 2:00 PM, though training may occur during morning shifts depending on experience level. The Sterile Processing Technician is responsible for retrieving, decontaminating, cleaning, assembling, processing, sterilizing, storing, and distributing medical devices, equipment, procedure trays, and supplies used in patient care.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent required.
SPD certification is required within 18 months of hire.
On-the-job training with 8 weeks minimum concentrated orientation period.

Responsibilities

Retrieves, sorts and decontaminates used materials, instruments, medical devices and equipment from the nursing units, Operating Room, Emergency Department, Delivery Rooms, Nurseries, Outpatient Departments, etc., according to established procedures.
Performs quality checks for cleanliness, sharpness and proper functioning of instruments.
Performs high level disinfection (HLD) on items that cannot be sterilized.
Assembles and wraps items in correct type of packaging material in preparation for sterilization.
Sterilizes wrapped and packaged items by steam or ETO.
Prepares case carts for the Operating Room.