Sterile Processing Tech 1- (Starting at $19.50/hr) - Shift: Friday through Sunday – 10 AM – 10:30 PM

LifeLink Careers•Tampa, FL

1d•$20•Onsite

About The Position

Join LifeLink — Join a Life Saving Team! About LifeLink More than four decades ago, a visionary group of innovators, led by renowned nephrologist Dr. Dana Shires, made a life-changing commitment—to save lives through organ and tissue donation. From that bold beginning, LifeLink Foundation was established – founded with heart, purpose, and a mission that still guides us today. What started as a nonprofit with big dreams has grown into a vision-driven organization of more than 700 dedicated professionals across west-central Florida, Georgia, parts of South Carolina, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands. At LifeLink, we are united by our mission: To honor donors and save lives through organ and tissue donation. Our vision remains clear: To maximize the gift of life while giving hope to donor families and transplant patients. We are grounded in the values that shape our work and culture— Compassion. Excellence. Legacy. People. Quality. If you’re inspired by purpose, driven by impact, and ready to help save and heal lives, LifeLink is the place for you. What You’ll Do As a Sterile Processing Tech 1, you will directly contribute to LifeLink’s life-saving mission. Under direct supervision, following established standards and procedures perform routine duties necessary for the proper function of the Central Service department. General responsibilities include, but are not limited to, cleaning, wrapping, sterilization, storage and distribution of instruments and/or supplies utilized by the Procurement and Processing department.

Requirements

Work requires a High School Diploma or equivalent.
Demonstrated physical ability to lift, carry and/or move equipment and supplies up to 50 pounds.
Demonstrated ability to stand for ninety percent of the work time.
Work requires the ability to work under pressure in order to meet deadlines.
Work requires good eye and hand coordination.
Interpersonal ability to interact with staff and management, working in a team environment to achieve goals and deliverables.
Work requires the mental ability to prepare the documentation necessary to conform to the standards outlined in SOP policy, AAMI and AATB standards, OSHA requirements and all other relative agencies.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in a Central Service or Sterile Processing department preferred.
CRCST certification or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

To assist with handling and set up equipment and supplies to be processed by Central Services.
Maintaining inventory par levels for Central Services in order to properly supply Processing and Procurement department needs.
Maintain and fill solution carts as needed.
Receive deliveries and place supplies in proper locations within Central Services as necessary.
Attend continuing education courses to retain certification as it relates to the Central Service Department.
Receive, clean and decontaminate surgical instruments and/or equipment as necessary.
Perform daily monitoring and maintenance of sterilization equipment.
Sterilize instruments, equipment, linen and supplies using steam sterilizers.
Load the sterilizers appropriately.
Complete the appropriate manual documentation and electronic records prior to the sterilization process.
Perform Quality Control for the sterilizers to verify that all requirements for sterilization have been met.
Stocks case carts to ensure all items are accounted for and available for Processing.