Sterile Processing Technician - PT (Day)- Sunday/Monday - TJUH

Jefferson Health Plans • Philadelphia, PA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

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

The position involves preparing and dispensing instrumentation and trays according to manufacturers’ instructions for use, prescribed procedures, and aseptic technique. It also includes operating processing equipment, verifying quality indicators, maintaining accurate instrument-tracking records, and supporting inventory and equipment needs. The role may include off-shift and holiday call coverage based on campus requirements and participation in onboarding new team members.

Requirements

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent required.
• Graduate of a certified sterile processing technician training program.
• CRCST certification required; provisional CRCST certification is not eligible.
• Knowledge of patient- and family-centered practice, including conveying respect and collaborating with patients, families, and designated care partners.
• Cultural awareness and ability to connect effectively and respectfully with people from diverse backgrounds.
• Effective communication skills, including the ability to transmit, receive, and accurately interpret information and use partnership-oriented language with patients and families.
• Knowledge of inventory management strategies, practices, and tools.
• Knowledge of common healthcare equipment and devices and the ability to use them in patient care.
• Knowledge of decontamination processes for exposure to chemical or germ weapons.
• Knowledge of infection control and patient safety practices to impede the spread of infection and disease.
• Accuracy and attention to detail when processing information and performing work.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Knowledge of operating room policies, procedures, and management methods that support efficiency and productivity.

Responsibilities

• Interact with coworkers, visitors, and other staff in keeping with Jefferson’s values.
• Recognize patients and their family or designated care partners, providing safe, compassionate, coordinated care that respects their preferences, priorities, needs, and cultural beliefs and values.
• Communicate with and support the interprofessional team, patients, families, and designated care partners.
• Disassemble, clean, inspect, prepare, assemble, sterilize, and dispense surgical and procedure instruments and trays for operating rooms, delivery rooms, nursing units, and other departments according to manufacturers’ instructions, 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 according to manufacturers’ written instructions and department policies and procedures.
• Examine and test instruments to verify integrity, function, and cleanliness before sterilization or high-level disinfection.
• Verify pre- and post-sterilization quality indicators.
• Report sterilization equipment issues or problems to appropriate sterile processing department leadership.
• Use the Instrument Tracking System during decontamination, assembly, sterilization, and storage of surgical trays and peel-pouched items to maintain inventory levels and accurate documentation.
• Label each item accurately with its name and/or expiration date.
• Check sterilized items routinely for expiration and package integrity, replacing or reporting items as necessary.
• 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 based on campus requirements.
• Participate in onboarding new team members as appropriate per 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 insurance
• 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: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED