Technician II - Central Sterile Processing Distribution Procedures

HonorHealth•Scottsdale, AZ

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The Technician II is responsible for decontaminating, preparing, and sterilizing instruments, instrument trays, and equipment; assembling trays and case carts; documenting sterilization processes; and delivering surgical instrumentation and patient care equipment to the Perioperative team. The role helps ensure that departmental procedures and established industry standards are followed. The technician is accountable for incorporating the organization’s vision, values, mission, and critical goals into job performance and may serve as a preceptor to staff. Key work includes cleaning equipment with chemical agents and automated decontamination machinery; inspecting, assembling, preparing, packing, and labeling instruments; and following prescribed sterilization procedures. The technician monitors and documents sterilization parameters and validation processes, maintains instrument flow and appropriate load configurations, and prioritizes instrument needs. The role also involves assembling case carts from requisitions, documenting and resolving cart deficiencies, ordering and managing sterile supplies, and coordinating priorities with perioperative sterile core personnel.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
More than 10 months of CSPD experience.

Nice To Haves

Technical training diploma or degree in surgical technical training or sterile processing.
Completion of a sterile processing training program or certification as CRCST or CSPDT.
One year of experience as a certified technician.
Completion of an accredited training program.

Responsibilities

Decontaminate instruments and medical equipment using chemical agents and automated decontamination machinery.
Assemble, prepare, and pack instrumentation; inspect instruments for cleanliness, function, breakage, and intact identification tape.
Assemble trays using instrument tray lists; locate and replace missing instruments or identify and label missing items.
Contain, wrap, or pouch instruments and sets, selecting wrapping materials appropriate to their size, weight, and sterilization method.
Sterilize instruments according to prescribed procedures and guidelines.
Challenge sterilization processes using internal, external, and biological monitoring systems.
Monitor, read, document, and interpret parameters for sterilization processes to ensure proper function and process validation.
Maintain appropriate load configurations and the flow of instruments through sterilization; prioritize needs using the instrument needs list.
Pick case carts according to resource map requisitions and document deficiencies on the daily case cart needs list.
Fill case cart needs before cart utilization; order sterile supplies from logistics as needed to maintain inventory.
Pick cases, stock sterile storage, and return sterile supplies to inventory.
Coordinate priorities and maintain flow in the sterile storage area with perioperative sterile core personnel.
Perform other duties as assigned.
May serve as a preceptor to staff.