Sterile Processing Tech (Part-Time, Evenings)
About The Position
As a Sterile Processing Tech, you provide staff with the equipment needed to perform safe and successful procedures through sterilization and processing. The role processes and supplies sterile goods and equipment throughout the hospital and affiliates, including decontamination, cleaning, packing, sterilizing, storing, and distribution. The position is per diem, based at 1425 Portland Avenue, Rochester, New York, in the Sterile Processing Department. The schedule is Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with varied shifts and a weekend rotation once every 6–8 weeks. The role maintains sterilization supplies, reports items requiring replenishment, distributes supplies and equipment as ordered, and follows department policies and procedures. It also involves keeping assigned areas organized and stocked, collecting and cleaning soiled equipment and machines, maintaining clean carts and shelves, using appropriate protective equipment and attire, and transporting medications from crash carts to the pharmacy. A nationally accredited central service examination and a qualifying central service credential are required, subject to the stated grandfathering provision. Where applicable, certification deadlines include obtaining Central Service Technician certification within 18 months of hire, Sterile Processing certification within 18 months after employment when the Hard to Fill clause is used, and complete certification within six months for employees with provisional IAHCSMM certification. The role has heavy physical demands, including lifting materials up to 100 pounds and possible exposure to environmental and mechanical hazards. The posted pay range is $20.75–$25.00 per hour.
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, unless eligible under the stated grandfathering clause.
- Alternatively, provide evidence of employment or contract services as a Central Service Technician in a health care facility for a cumulative period of one year between January 1, 2011, and January 1, 2015, under the grandfathering clause.
- 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 position’s heavy physical requirements, including lifting materials up to 100 pounds and working in potentially hazardous environments.
Responsibilities
- Process and supply sterile goods and equipment to hospital areas, including decontamination, cleaning, packing, sterilizing, storing, and distribution.
- Maintain appropriate supplies used in sterilization processes.
- Report supplies that are not readily available to the appropriate parties for replenishment.
- Distribute 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
