Sterile Processing Technician

Intermountain Health

7d•$20 - $31•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for ensuring basic surgical supplies, instruments, and equipment are inventoried, decontaminated, assembled, inspected, packaged, sterilized, stored, distributed, and tracked accurately and promptly throughout the hospital. The technician trains and validates competencies to perform duties independently, uses applications and technology for record keeping in accordance with state and federal regulations, supports Intermountain Health’s mission, vision, and values, and follows service behavior standards. Other duties may be assigned. Overtime, floating to other departments within the scope of competency and qualifications, and on-call work may be required based on business needs. The role’s duties vary by competency level. Level I handles basic surgical instruments and inventory. Level 2 supports basic procedures and at least two surgical specialties and validates basic sterile processing competencies. Level 3 supports at least four surgical specialties, including higher-acuity procedures, performs and documents equipment testing, coordinates vendor equipment, and trains and precepts students and new caregivers. This is a benefits-eligible, full-time position scheduled for 36 hours per week. Shifts rotate through day and evening. The position is based at Intermountain Health Sevier Valley Hospital in Richfield, Utah. The role may be filled at Technician II or Technician III depending on qualifications.

Requirements

Level 1: Attain Central Processing Certification from HSPA (Healthcare Sterile Processing Association) within one year of hire.
Levels 2–3: Current Central Processing Certification from HSPA is required.
Communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
Demonstrate customer service skills and vendor relationship skills.
Use sterilization techniques, operate equipment, and disinfect instruments and equipment.
Levels 2–3: Demonstrate surgical instrumentation and sterile processing proficiency.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma.
Experience with Sterile Processing Department software.
Level 3: CER or CIS certification through HSPA.

Responsibilities

Disassemble, clean, decontaminate, and disinfect surgical instruments according to the technician’s competency level.
Identify, assemble, protect, wrap, contain, peel pack, label, and sterilize or high-level disinfect instruments as appropriate to the technician’s competency level.
Print needs lists and collect items required for surgical and medical procedures.
Issue sterile supplies to hospital areas or regional campuses, and issue and receive durable, movable clinical equipment.
Clean, troubleshoot, and correctly operate central processing equipment.
Perform, read, validate, and record biological and chemical sterilization tests and parameters before equipment is made available for use.
Perform inventory duties, including locating equipment and consumable products and coordinating their delivery to the requesting department or hospital when required.
Communicate effectively in writing and verbally with providers, caregivers, and vendors.
Locate, read, and follow manufacturers’ instructions for use.
At Level 3, perform and document daily and weekly testing of decontamination and sterilization equipment.
At Level 3, work with medical equipment and instrumentation vendors to check in, prepare, sterilize, and check out requested equipment and instrumentation.
At Level 3, teach, train, orient, and precept students and new sterile processing caregivers, model safe practices, and help validate basic competencies.
May work overtime, float to other departments within the scope of competency and qualifications, and be placed on call based on business needs.