Sterile Processing Technician I

HCA Healthcare • Denver, CO

2d

About The Position

The Sterile Processing Technician I supports safe, high-quality surgical care by cleaning, inspecting, assembling, sterilizing, documenting, and storing instruments, supplies, and equipment. The role applies aseptic principles and infection-prevention practices, follows patient-safety initiatives and universal precautions, and ensures compliance with national standards and recommended practices.

The technician monitors surgical schedules and prepares instruments, trays, packs, and case carts for procedures. Duties include operating and maintaining sterilization equipment; reprocessing flexible endoscopes as needed; maintaining inventories and storage areas; responding to instrument needs during surgical cases; auditing trays and loaner equipment; and keeping accurate records of sterilization, washing, inventory, testing, and infection-control practices. The position also includes attending in-service presentations and performing other assigned duties while adhering to the organization’s Code of Conduct and Mission and Value Statement.

Responsibilities

• Apply aseptic principles to prevent infection and support optimum patient care.
• Comply with patient-safety initiatives and National Patient Safety Goals, including infection control and hand washing, and follow hospital and OSHA universal precautions.
• Monitor daily surgery schedules and identify general, specific, and potential needs for cases.
• Inspect, assemble, and test general and specialty instruments; identify tray types and malfunctioning, missing, or damaged instruments, and replace or report them as appropriate.
• Assemble, wrap, seal, and accurately label instrument packs and trays for sterilization.
• Manage the sterilization process, including receiving, decontaminating, preparing, packing, sterilizing, documenting, and storing supplies, instruments, and equipment.
• Operate and maintain sterilization equipment, including autoclaves, ultrasonic washers, and cart washers.
• Maintain complete documentation of washing, sterilization, machine testing and repairs, environmental parameters, early implant releases, and eyewash station testing.
• Decontaminate, reprocess, and maintain flexible endoscopes as needed.
• Prepare, assemble, and package instruments for surgery and other hospital departments.
• Prepare surgical sets, instruments, and trays according to procedures, ensuring their accuracy and completeness.
• Pull customized case-cart sheets and prepare case carts for surgical procedures.
• Inventory, maintain, and supply operating-room storage areas, specialty lockers, carts, and equipment.
• Respond to instrument needs during surgical cases.
• Audit trays for decontamination, washing, assembly, sterilization, implant usage, and instrument count sheets, and track loaner equipment.
• Check packaging condition before items are sent to sterile storage, the operating room, or a nursing-care unit.
• Maintain accurate records of inventories, instrument-set contents, sterilized goods, biological test results, sterilization, and washing for infection-control practices.
• Maintain required department temperature, humidity, and air-pressure parameters.
• Attend in-service presentations, including those concerning infection control, patient safety, quality improvement, safety data sheets, and OSHA standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned and adhere to the Code of Conduct and Mission and Value Statement.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine coverage
• Free counseling and referral services
• Paid time off and paid family leave
• Long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• 401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of service
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Flexible spending accounts
• Preferred banking partnerships, retirement-readiness tools, rollover support, and financial-wellbeing counseling
• Tuition assistance, student-loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Fertility and family-building benefits
• Adoption assistance
• Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans
• Auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity-theft protection, and consumer discounts

What This Job Offers

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