Sterile Processing Tech 1-VCCOC-$5000 Sign on Bonus

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Vanderbilt Health is the region’s largest comprehensive academic health system, dedicated to providing world-class care, advancing medicine through patient care, education, and research. We foster a collaborative and supportive community where expertise is valued, knowledge is expanded, and uniqueness is celebrated. We are committed to uniting talented, compassionate people to bring advanced care to our neighbors. This role provides a continuous flow of sterile/reusable supplies, equipment, and surgical instrumentation through centralized collection, disinfection, inspection, assembly, preparation, sterilization, and monitoring to hospital areas, with occasional guidance. Services are provided through knowledge and implementation of regulatory guidelines and designated policies and procedures.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED
Less than 1 year of relevant work experience
Environmental Sterility & Safety (Novice)
Equipment Maintenance (Novice)
Surgical Equipment Knowledge (Novice)
Inventory Control (Novice)

Nice To Haves

Prior Sterile Processing experience
Currently enrolled in, or have completed, a Sterile Processing program that includes clinical rotations/clinical experience
Prior hands-on experience in instrument processing, decontamination, and sterilization

Responsibilities

Maintains work environment in a safe, clean, orderly manner.
Receives, cleans and decontaminates supplies and equipment with departmental policies.
Performs, documents and monitors all quality control tools.
Receives and inventories departmental supplies, instrumentation and equipment.
Prepares instrumentation and equipment according to recommended procedures and techniques in preparation for sterilization.
Operates all departmental equipment safely and effectively.
Scans instrumentation and assembles, according to prescribed procedures and techniques.