Central Sterile Technician Uncertified

Legacy Health; Tualatin (OR); On-site; USD 30,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center is seeking a Central Sterile Technician in the Portland, OR area. This role ensures a sterile, clean, and safe environment that supports high-quality medical and surgical care, including instrument decontamination, preparation, and distribution for procedures.

You will work to identify opportunities for improvement, mentor new team members, and contribute to ongoing infection control and documentation efforts within the sterile processing department.

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent; Central Service operations course or equivalent preferred.
• Knowledge of sterilization principles and infection control importance.
• Ability to document diligently and operate electronic systems.

Responsibilities

• Decontaminate, prepare, disinfect, sterilize, and distribute instruments, trays, equipment, and case carts.
• Distribute flexible scopes and equipment for endoscopic care.
• Set up, change over, and stock procedure rooms.
• Ensure proper decontamination for safe handling of instruments.
• Assemble and package items for sterilization per procedure.
• Monitor equipment operation and maintain documentation records.
• Operate computer systems safely and effectively.
• Assemble carts and instrument drawers for surgery readiness.
• Respond to material and equipment requests; maintain inventory.

Skills

Sterilization principles

Infection control

Documentation

Instruments & scopes knowledge

Verbal communication

Keyboard & electronic systems

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Central Service operations course or equivalent

Job description

Overview

At Legacy, our mission is to make life better—for our patients, our community, and each other. As a Central Sterile Technician, you embody this mission every day by ensuring a sterile, clean, and safe environment that supports the highest quality medical and surgical care.

By building your legacy within our healthcare community, your keen attention to detail and dedication to patient safety will have a meaningful impact. Beyond ensuring the proper sterilization of instruments and equipment, you will also play a key role in driving improvement by identifying opportunities for change, expanding your knowledge of the technician role, and mentoring new team members with your expertise.

Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center is the South Metro area’s full-service medical center, with the friendly feel of a community hospital and the skill and services of a much larger medical center. Among our specialties: stroke, chest pain, minimally invasive and robotic surgery, cancer care and orthopedic and total joint surgery. Plus, a birth center and breast health center.

Responsibilities

The Central Sterile Technician is responsible for decontamination, preparation, high-level disinfection, sterilization, and distribution of instruments, trays, equipment, and case carts used in medical and surgical patient care. Other duties include:

• Distribute flexible scopes, biopsy instruments, traveling video carts, and other supplies and equipment used in endoscopic patient care.
• Assist with the set-up, changeover, and stocking of procedure rooms.
• Ensure instruments and equipment are properly decontaminated for safe handling.
• Assemble and package instruments for sterilization according to procedure.
• Monitor sterilization and processing equipment for proper functioning and maintain required documentation records.
• Operate computer systems properly and safely.
• Assemble case carts, house-wide procedure carts, and instrument drawers accurately and timely to ensure availability for surgery.
• Respond to routine and non-routine requests for materials, supplies, instruments, and equipment.
• Record and maintain department quality-management indicators.
• Promote professional growth and development of self and others.

Qualifications

Education/Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Completion of Central Service operations course or equivalent experience in Central Sterile preferred.

Skills:

• Understanding of the principles and methods of sterilization
• Understanding of the importance of infection control and good aseptic techniques
• Understanding of the importance of documentation
• Thorough knowledge of instruments and scopes
• Excellent verbal communication skills and telephone etiquette
• Keyboard skills and ability to navigate electronic systems applicable to job functions.

Pay Range

USD $22.32 - USD $31.90 /Hr.

Our Commitment to Health and Equal Opportunity

Our Legacy is good for health for Our People, Our Patients, Our Communities, Our World. Above all, we will do the right thing.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can grow and succeed.

Legacy Health is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion or creed, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

To learn more about our employee benefits click here: www.legacyhealth.org/For-Health-Professionals/careers/benefiting-you