Sterile Processing Technician (Cert), Full-Time, Days, 8a - 4:30p, Washington Township
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 position may also support hospital-based practices, clinics, and other locations, and may include additional related duties as assigned. The technician prepares and processes surgical and procedural instrumentation and trays for the operating room, delivery room, nursing units, and other departments in accordance with manufacturers’ instructions for use, established procedures, and aseptic technique. The role uses equipment and an instrument-tracking system, verifies sterilization quality indicators, maintains inventory and documentation, and reports equipment problems to appropriate leadership. Depending on campus requirements, responsibilities may also include case-cart preparation, durable medical equipment and code-cart support, equipment rounds, off-shift and holiday call coverage, and onboarding new team members. The position requires a high school diploma or GED (or equivalent) and graduation from a certified sterile processing technician training program. New hires must obtain certification within six months of hire. A specialized diploma and at least six months of experience are preferred. The role requires the ability to read and communicate in English and includes lifting and carrying up to 25 pounds, frequent sitting and standing, and frequent keyboard use. Some patient-care providers may also need to kneel, bend, squat, and perform CPR.
Requirements
- High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
- Graduate of a certified sterile processing technician training program.
- New hires must obtain certification within six months of hire.
- Ability to read and communicate in English.
- Knowledge of patient- and family-centered practice, including respectful collaboration with patients and their families or designated care partners.
- Cultural awareness and ability to connect effectively and respectfully with people from diverse backgrounds.
- Effective communication skills, including accurately transmitting, receiving, and interpreting information and using partnership-oriented language with patients and families.
- Knowledge of inventory management strategies, practices, and tools.
- Knowledge of common healthcare equipment and devices and their use in patient care.
- Knowledge of decontamination processes for exposure to chemical or germ weapons.
- Knowledge of infection control, patient safety, and error prevention.
- Accuracy and attention to detail.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Knowledge of operating-room policies, procedures, and management methods that support efficiency and productivity.
- Ability to lift and carry 25 pounds; frequent sitting, standing, and keyboard use. Depending on role-specific patient-care activities, kneeling, bending, squatting, and performing CPR may also be required.
- Certification as a Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT) or Certified and Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) is identified.
Nice To Haves
- Specialized diploma.
- Less than one year of experience, with a minimum of six months preferred.
Responsibilities
- Interact with coworkers, visitors, and other 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, 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 procedural instruments and trays according to manufacturers’ instructions for use, 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 and report sterilization-equipment problems to appropriate sterile processing leadership.
- Use the instrument-tracking system during decontamination, assembly, sterilization, and storage to maintain inventory levels and accurate documentation.
- Label items accurately with names and/or expiration dates.
- Check sterilized items routinely for expiration and package integrity, replacing or reporting items as needed.
- As required by campus, maintain, assemble, and distribute durable medical equipment, including code carts; perform equipment rounds; and provide off-shift and holiday call coverage.
- Participate in onboarding new team members as appropriate for the 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
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
