Sterile Processing Technician
Sellersville
Responsibilities:
Under the general supervision, the Sterile Processing Tech is responsible for collecting, processing, storing, and delivering medical-surgical supplies and equipment. The Sterile Processing Tech is responsible for the reprocessing of all sterile and non-sterile materials, instruments, and equipment for surgery and other hospital units.The Sterile Processing Tech are responsible for manual cleaning and decontamination; operating the mechanical washers and sonic units; testing autoclaves for efficiency and maintaining compliant records; They assists in the recall process as needed.
Essential Functions:
- Practices aseptic techniques and universal precaution to assure the safety of the patient and employees. Understands the correct use of chemical solutions and detergents in the decontamination and sterilization processes through reading MSDS and in-service education to guarantee personal and patient safety.
- Understands the operation, care and malfunction signals of the ultrasonic cleaner, the washer/disinfectors, the steam autoclaves, the AER, the EO sterilizers and aerators, and the plasma sterilizer in order to carry out their intended functions.
- Cleans, inspects, sets up, and tests patient care equipment according to departmental procedures to provide safe, functional equipment for patient use.
- Recognizes a variety of surgical instruments, endoscopes, and devices and knows the proper sterilization and packaging procedures to provide usable sterile equipment for the operating room and nursing floors.
- Understands the principles of shelf life, expiration dates, dating loads, and quality control as it relates to in-house sterilization to provide sterile reusable equipment to the hospital.
- Stores, rotates, and checks expiration dates on all sterile supplies to prevent the use of outdated supplies.
- Checks and resupplies assigned patient care areas and exchange carts according to par levels.
Schedule: Monday- Friday 2:30 pm- 11:00 pm
Qualifications:
Education And Experience: High School Diploma/GED required
One year Hospital experience preferred
Certification required to be obtained within 1 year of hire date
Benefits:
We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits to part-time and full-time employees including:
- Medical, dental, & vision insurance available 1st of the month after start date
- Wellness and gym discounts & free cardiac rehab gym
- 403B
- On-site discounted childcare center
- Paid time off
- Sick time for full time employees
- Tuition assistance
- Free life insurance for full time employees
- Long term disability for full time employees
- Short term disability
- Employee referral bonus
- Identity theft insurance
- Pet Insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Employee discount program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Free parking
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