Sterile Processing Tech ( Full-Time, Days)

Rochester Regional Health

9d • $21 - $25 • Onsite

About The Position

As a Sterile Processing Tech, you provide staff with the equipment they need to perform safe and successful procedures through sterilization and processing. The position is in the Sterile Processing Department at 127 North Street, Batavia, NY 14020. It is full-time, day shift, 37.5 hours per week, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with weekend on-call rotation every sixth weekend.

Requirements

• Successfully pass a nationally accredited central service exam and hold and maintain either a Certified Registered Central Service Technician credential or a Certified Sterile Processing & Distribution Technician credential; alternatively, provide evidence of employment or contract services as a Central Service Technician in a healthcare facility for a cumulative period of one year between January 1, 2011, and January 1, 2015.
• Obtain Central Service Technician certification within 18 months of hire if the grandfathering requirements are not met.
• Obtain Sterile Processing certification within 18 months after employment if the Hard to Fill clause is utilized.
• Employees with provisional certification from IAHCSMM must obtain complete certification within six months of hire.
• Meet the role's heavy physical requirements, including physically intensive work and lifting materials up to 100 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Process and supply sterile goods and equipment to hospital areas, including decontamination, gleaning, packing, sterilizing, storing, and distribution.
• Maintain supplies used to sterilize items for hospital use and for other institutions or organizations deemed appropriate by administrative staff.
• Report supplies that are not readily available to the appropriate parties for replenishment.
• Distribute needed supplies and equipment throughout the hospital and affiliates as ordered.
• Follow department policies and procedures when distributing supplies and equipment.
• Keep assigned areas clean, organized, and stocked with necessary supplies.
• Collect and clean soiled equipment and machines, and maintain clean carts and shelves on floors using appropriate protective equipment and attire.
• Transport medications from crash carts to the pharmacy.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed