Sterile Technician Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Basic computer skills.
• Ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision.
• Strong critical-thinking skills and ability to make decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to read, understand, and apply HSPA, CBSPD, AAMI, and AORN standards and manufacturers’ equipment-use instructions.
• Ability to plan and organize work in a timely manner with attention to detail.
• Ability to flex work hours to meet departmental needs, including on-call rotation, weekend, and state-of-emergency coverage.

Nice To Haves

• Associate’s degree.
• Certification through HSPA (formerly IAHCSMM) or CBSPD.
• One year of prior sterile processing experience.
• Knowledge of basic and complex instrumentation.
• Knowledge of HSPA, CBSPD, AAMI, and AORN standards.

Responsibilities

• Process instrumentation and equipment according to applicable policies, aseptic technique principles, and HSPA, CBSPD, AAMI, and AORN standards.
• Decontaminate, assemble, package, sterilize, and distribute instrumentation and equipment according to manufacturers’ instructions for use.
• Navigate surgical software programs, including Censitrac, SCM, SSC, and Orchestrate.
• Serve as a resource to clinical staff on instrumentation and equipment, and communicate with surgical team members and other associates to ensure timely delivery of supplies and equipment.
• Coordinate with OR leadership and staff to ensure instrumentation supports daily surgical volume; maintain accurate inventory charge and credit records.
• Organize and accurately assemble routine and specialty surgical instrumentation, case carts, and supplies using pick lists, instrument count sheets, and/or the case cart system.
• Prepare supplies and instruments rapidly and accurately within limited time frames.
• Operate cleaning and sterilization equipment, document efficacy testing and load contents, and troubleshoot equipment as needed.
• Inspect equipment, instruments, and packaging for cleanliness, defects, malfunctions, and expiration dates; remove defective items from rotation and submit repair requests.
• Perform routine physical monitoring and cleaning to ensure equipment and instrumentation function properly.
• Follow regulatory requirements for fire and safety, sterilization, universal precautions, and documentation, including OSHA, FDA, CDC, TJC, CMS, and DOH requirements.