Sterile Processing Technician Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Current CRCST certification from IAHCSMM or CBSPD.
• Ability to lift and move trays of instruments and patient-care equipment, including IV pumps and monitors, weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to bend, lift, and wash using decontamination processes involving instrument pans, bins, trays, and carts of various sizes.

Nice To Haves

• 1–3 years of prior sterile processing experience.

Responsibilities

• Open the processing department according to policy and procedure.
• Perform startup procedures and testing of instrument washers and autoclaves, and document outcomes.
• Receive dirty instruments and sets in the decontamination area, disassemble sets, and prepare them for processing in an instrument washer.
• Clean and decontaminate instruments that cannot be cleaned through an automated process.
• Assemble instrument sets according to inventory sheets, prepare them for autoclaving, and load and initiate the appropriate cycle.
• Perform biological testing on loads containing implants and maintain appropriate logs and documentation.
• Operate required equipment and machinery accurately and safely.
• Notify the Charge Nurse and Clinical Nurse Manager of processing-equipment malfunctions or issues.
• Review and document biological testing results and notify the Charge Nurse and Clinical Nurse Manager of positive results.
• Maintain appropriate records and monitor quality-control and infection-control standards.
• Collaborate with the OR Charge Nurse to ensure necessary instrumentation is available throughout the day and for the following day.
• Perform other responsibilities as needed or assigned.