Sterile Processing Tech - 36 Hours Weekly - Day & Evening Rotation
About The Position
Essentia Health is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd, Minnesota. This role reprocesses reusable surgical instruments and patient care equipment for use in surgery and throughout nursing units, helping ensure clean, safe, sterile equipment is available to hospital staff for patient care. The position works rotating day and evening shifts Monday through Friday, with schedules of 7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m., 10:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m., or 2:00 p.m.–10:30 p.m. It requires an on-call weekend rotation every fifth weekend and holiday rotation. The role is listed at 0.9 FTE, or 36 hours weekly. The work involves a fast-paced environment that may be noisy and warm around machinery such as autoclaves. Employees must wear personal protective equipment for extended periods to protect against exposure to blood and body fluids, chemicals, and other hazards. The role requires extended standing and walking, frequent lifting and carrying, pushing and pulling carts, manual dexterity, and frequent bending, squatting, crouching, reaching, twisting, and kneeling.
Requirements
- Meticulous attention to detail when inspecting instruments for cleanliness and damage.
- Ability to troubleshoot equipment issues and adapt to changing protocols.
- Reliable and consistent attendance.
- Ability to stand and walk for extended periods, often during an entire eight-hour shift or longer.
- Ability to routinely lift and carry up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to push and pull heavy carts, which may weigh hundreds of pounds when fully loaded.
- Good manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination.
- Ability to frequently bend, squat, crouch, reach, twist, and kneel.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, sometimes noisy and warm environment and wear PPE for extended periods.
- No educational requirements.
Nice To Haves
- Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) certification from the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA) is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Reprocess reusable surgical instruments and patient care equipment for use in surgery and throughout nursing units.
- Inspect instruments for cleanliness and damage.
- Troubleshoot equipment issues and adapt to changing protocols.
- Maintain reliable and consistent attendance.
- Handle and assemble delicate surgical instruments and operate equipment.
- Ensure clean, safe, sterile instruments and equipment are available to hospital staff for patient care.
Benefits
- Health insurance and HSA or FSA accounts
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Supplemental critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance
- Paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and basic life insurance
- Supplemental life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- PTO accrual
- Seven paid holidays per year
- Paid parental leave after one year
- Adoption assistance after one year
- Bereavement and jury duty benefits for regularly scheduled employees
- Employee wellness program
- Free confidential counseling through Guidance Resources
- Employee discount program
- 401(k) retirement account, traditional and Roth
- 401(k) matching and discretionary contributions, subject to service requirements
- Training and educational programs
- Flexible scheduling
- Wellness resources
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
