Sterile Processing Tech II

Trinity Health

5d•$17 - $27

About The Position

Loyola Medicine, a member of Trinity Health, is a nationally ranked academic, quaternary care system based in Chicago’s western suburbs. Its three-hospital system includes Loyola University Medical Center, Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, and MacNeal Hospital, along with locations offering primary, specialty, and immediate care services across Cook, Will, and DuPage counties. The Certified Sterile Processing Technician decontaminates instruments, assembles trays and equipment, and sterilizes instrument trays for prescribed patient procedures. The technician assembles case carts for specific surgical procedures and processes specialized surgical instrument trays, powered surgical tools, and implant devices in response to time-critical needs of surgeons, nurses, and operating-room team members. The work may take place in high-pressure situations involving unexpected trauma or technologically advanced procedures. The technician sterilizes instruments, quarantines them until the biological indicator (BI) is read as negative, and documents BI information and all items in each sterilization load, including peel packs and trays. The technician informs a manager, supervisor, or lead about problems with a sterilization load and reprocesses items as needed. On-call availability is required.

Requirements

High school diploma.
Surgical - Certified Sterile Processing & Distribution Technician certification.
Less than one year of previous job-related experience is required.
On-call is required.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma plus training acquired through work experience or education.
One to two years of previous job-related experience.

Responsibilities

Decontaminate instruments.
Assemble instrument trays and/or equipment.
Sterilize instrument trays for prescribed patient procedures.
Assemble case carts for specific surgical procedures.
Process specialized surgical instrument trays, powered surgical tools, and implant devices in response to time-critical needs of surgical teams.
Quarantine instruments until the biological indicator (BI) is read as negative.
Document BI information and all items in each sterilization load, including peel packs and trays.
Inform a manager, supervisor, or lead when there is a problem with a sterilization load.
Reprocess items as needed.
Provide on-call availability.