Sterile Processing Tech Part Time Days

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare • Lake Forest, IL

12d • $19 - $26

About The Position

The Sterile Processing Tech supports Northwestern Medicine’s patient-first mission and follows the organization’s ethics, compliance requirements, policies, procedures, and applicable regulatory and accreditation standards. The role receives, cleans, disinfects, decontaminates, assembles, sterilizes, stores, and distributes medical instruments, equipment, and supplies. It performs required testing and inspections, maintains records and inventory, and prepares instruments and case carts for surgery and patient care areas. The position is part time, 20 hours per week (0.5 FTE), scheduled four days per week from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. with a weekend rotation and no holidays. The posting identifies the job shift as night (3rd). The hourly salary range is $19.00 to $25.64.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED, or two years of related equivalent experience; if hired without a GED, obtain one within one year of the start date.
• Obtain national sterile processing certification from CBSPD or IAHCSMM within two years of the start date.
• Basic computer skills.

Nice To Haves

• Basic knowledge of medical terminology and human anatomy.
• One year of prior sterilizing experience.

Responsibilities

• Clean, disinfect, decontaminate, and sterilize medical instruments and equipment using appropriate methods, substances, and equipment.
• Receive, stock, package, and distribute medical instruments and equipment.
• Perform and document required quality assurance testing and stock inspections; inventory and reorder supplies.
• Dispose properly of biohazardous substances, chemicals, medical waste, and unusable equipment and supplies.
• Disassemble, decontaminate, assemble, sterilize, and store procedure trays, instruments, medical equipment, and supplies according to prescribed procedures and aseptic technique.
• Follow preference sheets to accurately dispense instruments and supplies to surgery and patient care areas.
• Demonstrate knowledge and use of the Tray Tracking computer system in assigned areas.
• Inspect, sort, and process surgical instrumentation according to policies and procedures.
• Report and isolate damaged or missing items and notify the Resource Coordinator and Manager.
• Assemble and organize surgical instrument sets according to instrument count sheets.
• Maintain logs; prepare, check, and record test results; approve or refuse materials from the sterilizer based on results; and report adverse results to management.
• Prepare and deliver accurate and timely case carts for surgical procedures.
• Check and reprocess expired items.
• Prepare and label items for the appropriate sterilization method.
• Dispense and deliver materials using the dumbwaiter, tube system, elevator, and/or handcarts.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits, including tuition reimbursement, loan forgiveness, and 401(k) matching.
• Benefits intended to support employees’ physical, emotional, and financial well-being and provide protection for unexpected life events.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: High school or GED