Sterile Processing Technician, Full Time, Day - Jefferson Einstein Montgomery

Thomas Jefferson University • Montgomery, PA

4d • 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 promptly. The technician may support hospital-based practices, clinics, and other locations, and may perform additional related duties as assigned.

The position handles surgical and procedure instrumentation and trays for the operating room, delivery room, nursing units, and other departments in accordance with manufacturers’ instructions for use, prescribed procedures, and aseptic technique. It operates and monitors sterilization and cleaning equipment, verifies quality indicators, and uses an instrument tracking system to support inventory and documentation. The technician also contributes to team onboarding as appropriate and may provide off-shift and holiday call coverage according to campus requirements.

A high school diploma or equivalent and graduation from a certified sterile processing technician training program are required, subject to the stated Pennsylvania Act 80 exemption. At least six months of experience is preferred. The technician must maintain the required certification.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Graduate of a certified sterile processing technician training program, except where the stated Pennsylvania Act 80 exemption applies to qualifying central services technicians employed on or before December 29, 2020.
• Maintain the required sterile processing technician certification.

Nice To Haves

• At least six months of experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Disassemble, clean, inspect, prepare, assemble, sterilize, and dispense surgical and procedure instruments and trays 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, following manufacturers’ written instructions and department policies and procedures.
• Examine and test instruments for integrity, function, and cleanliness before sterilization or high-level disinfection.
• Verify pre- and post-sterilization quality indicators.
• Report sterilization equipment issues to appropriate sterile processing department leadership.
• Use the instrument tracking system during decontamination, assembly, sterilization, and storage to maintain inventory levels and accurate documentation.
• Accurately label items with their name and/or expiration date.
• Check sterilized items for expiration and package integrity, replacing or reporting items as necessary.
• Maintain, assemble, and distribute other durable medical equipment, including code carts, as required by campus requirements.
• Perform equipment rounds as required by campus requirements.
• Provide off-shift and holiday call coverage as required by campus requirements.
• Participate in onboarding new team members as appropriate per campus.
• Interact with coworkers, visitors, and staff consistently with Jefferson’s values.
• Recognize patients and their families or designated care partners and support safe, compassionate, coordinated care that respects personal preferences, priorities, needs, and cultural beliefs and values.
• Communicate with and support the interprofessional team, patients, families, and designated care partners.
• 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
• 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: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED