Certified Central Sterile Tech Lead

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Time away from work; PTO

Education and certification support

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Certified Lead Sterile Processing Technician at TriStar Centennial Medical Center, part of HCA Healthcare. You will ensure instruments are sterilized, available, and ready for procedures while guiding a team to maintain safety and quality.

Responsibilities include equipment operation, inventory control, and staff training to uphold efficient surgeries and high standards of patient care.

Qualifications

• Certification in sterile processing must be obtained within 1 year of start date.
• 2 years of experience in sterile processing or related field.
• Ability to lead, train, and mentor a sterile processing team.

Responsibilities

• Cleaning, inspecting, assembling, and sterilizing surgical instruments and trays to ensure tools are ready for patient care.
• Operating and maintaining sterilization equipment, with records of cycles and safety checks.
• Preparing surgical sets and case carts by reviewing schedules and gathering instruments and supplies.
• Managing inventory, organizing OR storage, and coordinating with the surgical team to maintain on-time surgeries.
• Leading and training the Sterile Processing team, sharing updates on equipment and processes.

Skills

Sterile processing

Team leadership

Quality and safety

Education

CSPDT

CST

CRCST

Tools

Sterilization equipment

Inventory management

Job description

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Certified Central Sterile Tech Lead with TriStar Centennial Medical Center you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a Certified Lead Sterile Processing Technician, you will be an invaluable safety expert and trusted leader on our team. You will use your precision and skills to keep every surgical instrument and supply clean, reliable, and ready when it matters most. You will also share your knowledge and guide your colleagues, helping create a safe, efficient environment where your team can thrive and where patients’ lives are improved every day.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Cleaning, inspecting, assembling, and sterilizing surgical instruments and trays to ensure every tool works properly and is ready for patient care
• Operating and maintaining sterilization equipment, while keeping detailed records of sterilization cycles, safety checks, and quality standards
• Preparing surgical sets and case carts by reviewing daily schedules and gathering the right instruments and supplies for each procedure
• Managing inventory, organizing supplies in OR storage areas, and working closely with the surgical team to help keep surgeries run smoothly and on time
• Leading and training the Sterile Processing team, sharing updates on new equipment and processes, and setting a positive example to support a safe, high-quality environment where teamwork thrives

What qualifications you will need:

• (CSPDT) Cert Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician, or (CST) Certified Surgical Technologist, or (CRCST) Certified Registered Central Service Technician must be obtained within 1 year of employment start date

No Travel Required

2 years experience Required Years of Experience

Benefits

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

• Comprehensive benefitsfor medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support,including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from workprograms 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 supportthrough tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefitsfor fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

TriStar Centennial Medical Center is a 740+ bed comprehensive facility. We offer medical and surgical programs. These include behavioral health and 24-hour emergency. These also include heart and vascular and imaging. These also include neurosciences, oncology, orthopedics, pediatrics, rehabilitation, sleep disorder, and women's services. We are an affiliate of TriStar Health. TriStar Centennial Medical Center is a 43-acre campus. We are home to TriStar Centennial Heart & Vascular Center. We are home to TriStar Centennial Women's Hospital. Our campus includes The Children's Hospital at TriStar Centennial, Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at TriStar Centennial Medical Center, TriStar Centennial Advanced Joint Replacement Institute and TriStar Centennial Parthenon Pavilion.

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.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Certified Central Sterile Tech Lead opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.