Sterile Processing Technician

University of Utah Health • Salt Lake City, UT

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About The Position

University of Utah Health is a patient-focused organization dedicated to improving health and well-being through patient care, research, and education, and values collaboration, excellence, leadership, respect, compassion, innovation, responsibility, integrity, quality, and trust. The Sterile Processing Technician sterilizes and decontaminates surgical instruments and supplies for use in operating rooms, hospitals, and clinics. The role includes assembling surgical carts and tracking and maintaining inventory of instruments, disposables, and implants. The technician monitors biological and chemical indicators to support consistent sterilization quality. This position does not provide patient care.

University of Utah is a Level 1 Trauma Center with five hospitals and eleven clinics, recognized for academic research, quality standards, and patient experience.

Requirements

• Entry-level position.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the job.
• Demonstrated human relations and effective communication skills.
• Basic knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Ability to accurately detect blood that may remain on instruments before proceeding with sterilization.
• Ability to work and communicate with clients and customers to meet their expectations.
• Ability to acquire and use a comprehensive understanding of sterilizers and sterilization methods, understand supply requests and identify appropriate alternatives when supplies are unavailable, and prioritize workload and requests.
• Ability to wear appropriate protective attire.
• Ability to be on call, work weekends and holidays, and rotate shifts as needed.
• Knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the ages of patients served on the assigned unit.
• Knowledge of life-span growth and development principles and ability to assess patient-status data and provide care as described in departmental policies and procedures.
• Ability to meet physical requirements with or without accommodation, including lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, or otherwise moving objects weighing up to 50 pounds; prolonged standing or walking; and the listed physical activities and sensory requirements.
• Ability to work with potential exposure to contaminated body fluids, used needles, razor blades, knives, bone shavings, glass, and other contaminants, wearing protective attire at all times.

Nice To Haves

• Work experience in a medical setting.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and sterilize surgical instruments and supplies according to established procedures and techniques.
• Verify that equipment functions properly and arrange repair or replacement of defective instruments.
• Sort instrument trays and medical equipment and make them available to sterile processing customers in a timely manner.
• Assemble special procedure trays, surgical instrument trays, and case carts.
• Deliver sterilized supplies to hospital departments and clinic locations and retrieve used supplies and trays.
• Inspect instruments and equipment to ensure proper functioning and facilitate replenishment of low, broken, or missing items.
• Document patient charges for supplies and procedure trays.
• Monitor biological and chemical indicators to ensure quality and consistency in sterilization.
• Perform environmental maintenance duties and assist in maintaining inventory levels.

What This Job Offers

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