Sterile Processing Technician Associate
About The Position
This role is responsible for decontaminating, cleaning, assembling, sterilizing, and distributing surgical instruments and equipment. It ensures instrumentation and equipment are properly processed and available for use in procedural and patient care areas while following established policies, procedures, and regulatory standards. The role works under direct supervision, learning and applying sterile processing principles to help maintain a safe and effective healthcare environment. The position also requires adherence to safety, infection-control, confidentiality, privacy, information-security, and business-conduct requirements. Employees may have access to protected health information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information and must protect it in accordance with applicable policies and laws.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- For sterile processing technicians hired after December 29, 2020: pass a nationally accredited central service exam within 18 months of hire and maintain CRCST or CSPDT certification.
- An active Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) or Tech in Surgery Certified (TSC) credential satisfies the stated license requirement.
Responsibilities
- Follow safety and infection-control policies, procedures, and protocols, and use personal protective equipment as required.
- Receive and sort contaminated instruments and equipment from various departments.
- Disassemble instruments and clean them using appropriate cleaning agents and equipment.
- Inspect cleaned instruments for cleanliness, proper function, and damage.
- Assemble instrument sets according to established count sheets and tray lists.
- Wrap or package instruments and sets for sterilization.
- Monitor sterilization cycles and interpret printouts to verify sterilization parameters were met.
- Operate and maintain automated washing and decontamination equipment.
- Load and operate appropriate sterilization equipment.
- Document sterilization cycles and maintain accurate records.
- Deliver sterile items to requesting departments in a timely manner.
- Maintain a clean and organized work environment.
- Perform other duties as assigned or requested.
- Comply with applicable privacy, information-security, confidentiality, legal, ethical, and company policy requirements.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
