Sterile Processing Technician Non Certified

McLaren Health Care • Bay City, MI

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About The Position

Performs and participates in decontamination, cleaning, assembling, packaging, scanning, sterilization, storage, and distribution of reusable surgical instrumentation and equipment. The role also supports inventory management, equipment maintenance, and departmental safety, infection control, and quality standards.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Completion of an approved sterile processing course.
• Obtain certification from the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) within one year of hire.
• Ability to operate sterile processing equipment, perform required sterilization verification tests, and maintain accurate records.
• Understanding and practice of aseptic technique, decontamination, processing and sterilization techniques, inventory and distribution, infection control, and quality assurance as they relate to sterile processing services.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience in sterile processing.

Responsibilities

• Decontaminate and sterilize instruments, medical supplies, and equipment; assemble, wrap, and sterilize instrument trays while following standard precautions in decontamination and sterilization areas.
• Monitor biological and chemical wash solutions to ensure quality and consistency in the decontamination of instruments and medical equipment.
• Sort mismatched instrument sets, trays, and medical equipment and make them available to sterile processing customers in a timely manner.
• Restock, label, and maintain inventory; submit requisitions; and collect and distribute instruments, trays, crash carts, and facility medical equipment.
• Perform environmental maintenance and help maintain inventory levels in sterile processing, the operating room, and equipment storage areas.
• Verify that equipment functions properly, request equipment maintenance, repair, or replacement, and remove defective equipment.
• Assist with maintaining departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality improvement, safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
• Perform other related duties as required and directed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED