Sterile Processing Technician Complex Care
Saint Luke's Health System•Kansas City, MO
•Onsite
About The Position
Saint Luke’s is seeking a full-time Sterile Processing Technician Complex Care for the OR department at Saint Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. The position supports the trauma, transplant, neurosurgery, and cardiovascular surgery service lines. The technician decontaminates, disinfects, cleans, sterilizes, and packages supplies, instruments, and equipment according to manufacturer and regulatory guidelines, while maintaining appropriate documentation. The role also includes regularly testing equipment to ensure it functions properly.
Requirements
- Sterile Processing Technician experience.
- High attention to detail.
- Applicable experience: less than one year.
Nice To Haves
- IAHCSMM certification is preferred but not required.
- Experience or training in sterile processing (SPD/SPT), a sterile processing or surgical technology program, medical equipment preparation, central service, distribution, medical instrument technology, sterilization, or autoclave operation.
Responsibilities
- Pre-clean soiled instruments at the point of care.
- Don and doff personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Soak instruments in enzymatic detergent and scrub all instrument surfaces.
- Use standard and ultrasonic washers according to manufacturer recommendations.
- Complete final rinses using appropriate solutions.
- Inspect instruments for proper maintenance.
- Package items for sterilization and autoclaving.
- Ensure required biological tests are completed and logged, and follow up appropriately when tests fail.
- Test autoclaves, sterilizers, and other equipment to ensure proper functionality.
- Operate autoclave and sterilizer equipment according to guidelines, including removing equipment from service when appropriate.
- Maintain storage areas for sterilized items and protect package integrity according to regulatory guidelines.
- Transport instruments appropriately according to their clean or dirty status.
- Maintain proper documentation of processing.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Growth opportunities to learn new skills and advance through cross-training.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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