Sterile Processing Technician (Cert), Full-Time, Evenings, Cherry Hill

Jefferson Health Plans • Cherry Hill, AR

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Sterile Processing Technician supports daily operations for operating rooms and other units, ensuring surgical supplies, instruments, scopes, and equipment are inventoried, decontaminated, assembled, inspected, packaged, sterilized, stored, distributed, and tracked safely, accurately, and on time. The role may support hospital-based practices, clinics, and other locations and may include additional related duties as assigned.

The technician processes surgical and procedural instrumentation and trays according to manufacturers’ instructions for use, established procedures, and aseptic technique. The role also includes preparing case carts, operating processing and sterilization equipment, checking instrument function and cleanliness, verifying quality indicators, maintaining accurate inventory and tracking documentation, and monitoring sterile-item expiration dates and package integrity. Off-shift and holiday call coverage may be required based on campus requirements.

Requirements

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• Graduate of a certified sterile processing technician training program.
• New hires must obtain certification within six months of hire.
• Ability to read and communicate in English.
• Knowledge of patient- and family-centered practice, cultural awareness, and effective communication.
• Knowledge of inventory management, medical equipment, decontamination, infection control, accuracy and attention to detail, teamwork, and operating-room management.
• Ability to lift and carry 25 pounds; frequent sitting and standing and frequent keyboard use are required. Role-specific patient-care activities may include kneeling, bending, squatting, and performing CPR.

Nice To Haves

• Specialized diploma.
• Less than one year of experience, with a minimum of six months preferred.
• CSPDT (Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician) certification through the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution, or CRCST (Certified and Registered Central Service Technician) certification through the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association.

Responsibilities

• Interact with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistently with Jefferson’s values.
• Recognize and respect patients’ personal preferences, priorities, needs, cultural beliefs, and values while supporting safe, compassionate, coordinated care.
• Communicate with and support the interprofessional team, patients, families, and designated care partners.
• Disassemble, clean, inspect, prepare, assemble, sterilize, and dispense surgical and procedural instrumentation and trays for operating rooms, delivery rooms, nursing units, and other departments.
• Follow manufacturers’ instructions for use, prescribed procedures, and aseptic technique.
• Prepare procedural case carts according to campus requirements.
• Operate automated washers, cart washers, ultrasonic washers, and sterilizers safely and efficiently, following manufacturers’ written instructions and department policies and procedures.
• Examine and test instruments to verify their integrity, function, and cleanliness before sterilization or high-level disinfection.
• Verify pre- and post-sterilization quality indicators and report equipment issues to appropriate sterile processing leadership.
• Use the instrument tracking system during decontamination, assembly, sterilization, and storage to maintain inventory levels and accurate documentation.
• Label items accurately with their name and/or expiration date.
• Check routinely for expired items and package-integrity issues, replacing or reporting items as needed.
• Maintain, assemble, and distribute other durable medical equipment, including code carts, when required by campus requirements.
• Perform equipment rounds when required by campus requirements.
• Provide off-shift and holiday call coverage when required by campus requirements.
• Participate in onboarding new team members as appropriate for the campus.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical insurance, including prescription coverage.
• Supplemental insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Life and AD&D insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Retirement plans.
• Tuition assistance.
• Voluntary benefits, including access to group insurance rates and discounts.
• Tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full-time service or two years of part-time service.
• Medical insurance, including prescription coverage, is available to all colleagues, including those working less than part-time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED