Sterile Processing Technician

Intermountain Health • Layton, UT

1d • $20 - $31 • Onsite

About The Position

This part-time position is responsible for ensuring basic surgical supplies, instruments, and equipment are properly inventoried, decontaminated, assembled, inspected, packaged, sterilized, stored, distributed, and tracked throughout the hospital in a quality and timely manner. The technician begins training and validating competencies to perform duties independently and without close supervision. The role uses applications and technology for accurate record keeping in accordance with state and federal regulations, promotes Intermountain Health’s mission, vision, and values, follows service behavior standards, and performs other duties as assigned. The position may require overtime, floating to other departments within the scope of competency and qualifications, or being placed on call based on business needs. Flexibility is required to work day and evening shifts.

The position may be filled at Level I, II, or III depending on qualifications. Duties and required proficiencies vary by level, with higher levels handling a broader range of surgical specialties and more advanced procedures. Level III duties include working with equipment and instrumentation vendors and teaching, training, orienting, and precepting students and new sterile processing caregivers.

The role is based at Intermountain Health Layton Hospital in Layton, Utah, and is scheduled for 20 hours per week. The listed hourly pay range for the Level I posting is $19.50–$26.48, with actual pay dependent on experience. Benefits are available.

Requirements

• Level I: Attain Central Processing Certification from HSPA (Healthcare Sterile Processing Association) within one year of hire.
• Levels II–III: Current Central Processing Certification from HSPA is required.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to perform the sterile processing duties and specialty proficiencies applicable to the assigned level.
• Ability to meet the role’s physical requirements, including reading information and labels, communicating and understanding spoken information, manipulating delicate equipment, and transporting supplies and equipment.
• Flexibility to work day and evening shifts.
• Ability to work overtime, float to other departments within the scope of competency and qualifications, or be placed on call when required by business needs.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma.
• Experience with Sterile Processing Department software.
• CER or CIS certification through HSPA for Level III.

Responsibilities

• Disassemble, clean, decontaminate, and disinfect surgical instruments according to the competencies and specialty proficiencies required for the applicable level.
• Identify, assemble, protect, wrap, contain, peel pack, label, and sterilize surgical instruments or perform high-level disinfection as applicable to the level.
• Print needs lists and collect items required for surgical and medical procedures.
• Clean, troubleshoot when applicable, and correctly operate central processing equipment.
• Perform, read, validate, and record biological and chemical sterilization tests and parameters before making equipment available for use.
• Perform and document daily and weekly testing of decontamination and sterilization equipment at Level III.
• Issue sterile supplies to hospital areas or regional campuses, and issue and receive durable, movable clinical equipment.
• Perform inventory duties, including locating equipment and consumable products and arranging their transfer to the department or hospital that needs them.
• Work with medical equipment and instrumentation vendors to check in, prepare, sterilize, and check out requested equipment and instrumentation at Level III.
• Communicate effectively verbally and in writing with providers, caregivers, and vendors.
• At Level II, validate basic sterile processing competencies and locate, read, and follow manufacturers’ instructions for use.
• At Level III, teach, train, orient, and precept students and new caregivers, model safe and correct practices, and help validate basic sterile processing competencies.
• Maintain accurate records using applications and technology in accordance with state and federal regulations.
• Follow Intermountain Health service behavior standards and promote its mission, vision, and values.
• Perform other duties as assigned; work overtime, float to other departments, or be placed on call when business needs require.

Benefits

• Benefits are available to eligible employees. Intermountain Health describes its benefits package as including programs intended to support well-being and wellness; specific benefits are not listed in the posting.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed