Sterile Processing Technician - Full Time - 10a-6pm - Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center

Atlantic Health System • Pequannock Township, NJ

11h • Onsite

About The Position

The Sterile Processing Technician is responsible for the sterilization and cleaning of medical equipment, instruments, and supplies. This role involves retrieving contaminated supplies, delivering sterile supplies, maintaining inventory, and preparing sterile instrument trays for various medical procedures such as surgeries, examinations, and other procedures. The technician is also tasked with testing sterilization equipment and reporting any issues or problems that arise.

Responsibilities

• Operates all required equipment and machinery accurately and safely, prepares, assembles, and sterilizes instruments and supplies according to parameters of sterilization.
• Accurately handles and cares for instruments appropriately, including appropriate selection of cleaning agents and lubricants.
• Correctly peel-packs supplies/instruments, wraps instruments for sterilization, inspect each instrument for use, function, completeness and cleanliness.
• Ensures safe care to patients, staff and visitors; adheres to all FSC policies, procedures and standards and quality of service.
• Cleans, sets up, sterilizes and distributes instruments as scheduled on each shift.
• Handles and disposes of infectious waste appropriately.
• Adheres to Standard Precautions as appropriate, which may include: the use of protective barriers, as appropriate (e.g., gloves, masks, gowns, pocket masks, and/or safety glasses).
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees