Cert Sterile Processing Tech

HCA Healthcare; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Plan with 100% match on 3% to 9

Tuition assistance

Life insurance and other benefits

Job summary

Mt. Olympus Surgery Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, part of HCA Healthcare, seeks a Certified Instrument/Sterile Processing Tech to clean, sterilize, and prepare instruments under RN supervision for patient care.

You will maintain a sanitary environment, apply appropriate sterilization methods, and demonstrate knowledge of high-level disinfection for endoscopy equipment. You will log cycles and monitor loads, ensuring readiness for OR teams.

Qualifications

• One year of experience in surgical instrument sterilization processing.
• Knowledge of sterilization methods and infection control guidelines.
• Ability to maintain accurate logs and comply with safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Maintain instruments and equipment cleanliness, sterilization, and disinfection.
• Ensure sanitary environment for patient care delivery.
• Apply appropriate sterilization methods per instrument and manufacturer instructions.
• Monitor and document test loads and cycle efficacy; report deviations.
• Keep accurate logs for equipment out for repair; coordinate with OR staff.

Skills

Sterilization procedures

Documentation

Attention to detail

Education

BCLS Certification

AAMI/ASHCSP standards knowledge

Tools

AAMI standards

ASHCSP guidelines

Job description

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a (an) Cert Sterile Processing Tech today with Mt. Olympus Surgery Center.

Job Summary And Qualifications

As the Certified Instrument/Sterile Processing Tech, under the direction of a Registered Nurse, will contribute to the company’s mission and vision by assisting with the care of patients by providing properly cleaned, sterilized, highly disinfected instruments and supplies.

What you will do in this role:

• You will demonstrate knowledge related to maintenance, cleanliness, and sterilization of instruments and equipment
• You will maintain a sanitary environment for the provision of patient care
• You will demonstrate awareness of appropriate sterilization methods needed for different instruments in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions
• You will demonstrate knowledge of high-level disinfection and sterilization of endoscopy equipment.
• You will maintain a daily log, testing for efficacy of disinfecting solution with each cycle and perform biological testing
• You will monitor and record all test loads and sterilization cycles while documenting any deviation from normal functioning to OR Coordinator and/or Nurse Manager
• You will maintain an accurate log for equipment out for repair

Qualifications for this role:

• One year experience in surgical instrument sterilization processing, preferably in an acute care or ambulatory surgery center environment
• Valid BCLS Certification upon employment***online certification not acceptable
• Certification and knowledge of standards and recommended guidelines of Association of Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) and American Society of Healthcare Central Service Professionals (ASHCSP)

Benefits

Mt. Olympus Surgery Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Mt. Olympus Surgery Center was established in 1991. We are located in Salt Lake City, Utah. Our center is a fully licensed, JCAHO-accredited, freestanding surgical facility. We perform over 400 cases a month. Services in orthopedics, general surgery, ENT, colon & rectal surgery, gynecology, ophthalmology, podiatry, radiology oncology, and urology are available. We are a member of Surgery Ventures powered by HCA Healthcare.

HCA Healthcare has been named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute for over a decade.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

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