Sterile Processing Tech II
About The Position
As a Sterile Processing Professional at CHI Health Lakeside, you will help protect patient safety by ensuring surgical teams receive correct, functional, and sterile instruments. You will perform decontamination, preparation and packing, sterilization, and dispatch, while maintaining accuracy, efficiency, courtesy, and professionalism. The role also involves continually expanding knowledge of standards and procedures for surgical instrumentation. You will clean, inspect, process, assemble, and sterilize instruments and equipment according to policies and procedures, industry standards, and manufacturer Instructions for Use (IFU). You will follow Universal Precautions and OSHA requirements, perform and document routine equipment testing, maintain accurate records, identify instruments that need repair, and assemble sets using checklists or instrument tracking systems where available.
Requirements
- High school graduate in General Studies, upon hire; or a General Education Development (GED) credential in General Studies, upon hire.
- Graduation from a Sterile Processing Program, or a minimum of one year of experience, upon hire.
- One of the following certifications upon hire: Certified and Registered Central Service Technician; Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Supervisor; Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician; or Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (Cert Sterile Processing Dist Tech).
- Exceptional attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and a rigorous commitment to infection control.
Nice To Haves
- 2–5 years of experience in Sterile Processing or as a Surgical Technician.
Responsibilities
- Clean, inspect, process, assemble, and sterilize instruments and equipment according to policy and procedure, industry standards, and manufacturer Instructions for Use.
- Practice Universal Precautions and comply with OSHA requirements.
- Perform and log daily and weekly testing of mechanical equipment, including mechanical washers, sonic equipment, and sterilizers.
- Maintain accurate and legible documentation.
- Assist with routine instrumentation maintenance by identifying items that need repair.
- Assemble instrument sets using instrument checklists and/or instrument tracking where available.
- Perform decontamination, preparation and packing, sterilization, and dispatch of instruments.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
