Certified Instrument Technician II - Sterile Processing

Advocate Health; Cornelius (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health in Cornelius, NC, seeks an experienced Sterile Processing Technician to ensure instruments and equipment are properly decontaminated, assembled, sterilized, stored, and distributed in line with quality and infection prevention standards.

You will work across multiple service lines, demonstrating proficiency with a broad range of surgical instrumentation and accounting for safety, quality, and efficient workflow in a fast-paced clinical setting.

Qualifications

• 4 years experience required.
• Certified Sterile Processing Technician (CSPDT) or Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) required.
• Membership in a professional central/sterile processing organization preferred.

Responsibilities

• Adheres to safety standards; transports and handles soiled and sterile items with proper traffic flow.
• Identifies, responds & reports malfunctions and alarms.
• Performs efficacy and quality testing for processes and equipment.
• Performs cleaning per manufacturer IFU for general, laparoscopic, robotic, orthopedic, neuro, cardiovascular, ophthalmologic, power instrumentation.
• Performs high-level disinfection and various sterilization methods.

Skills

Sterile processing proficiency

Quality standards

Equipment handling safety

High Level Disinfection (HLD)

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

CSPDT or CRCST certification

Job description

Job Summary

• Ensures all surgical instruments and equipment are decontaminated, assembled, inspected, packaged, sterilized, stored, distributed, and tracked based on quality and infection prevention standards.
• Demonstrates proficiency in four service lines and the ability to work with complex surgical instrumentation.

Essential Functions

• Adheres to safety standards. Transports and handles soiled items and sterile items with appropriate traffic flow.
• Identifies, responds & reports malfunctions and/or alarms.
• Performs efficacy and quality testing for all processes and equipment.
• Identifies manual and/or mechanical cleaning according to the manufacturer's IFU for all general, laparoscopic, robotic, orthopedic, neuro, cardiovascular, ophthalmologic, power, instrumentation.
• Performs flexible scope processing utilizing High Level Disinfection (HLD).
• Determines, prepares, and uses supplies required in the assembly process.
• Identifies, inspects, assembles general and specialty instruments checking for cleanliness & functionality utilizing count sheets.
• Packages and labels instrumentation following standards.
• Safely determines sterilization equipment functionality, operation, monitoring, and maintenance with verification and documentation of sterilization process.
• Performs high temperature (steam) and low temperature (gas plasma, ethylene oxide, liquid chemical) sterilization.

Physical Requirements

• Works in-patient care areas independently under stressful conditions.
• Continuous standing and walking; bending and/or stooping; reaching and/or stretching; pushing and/or pulling heavy loads.
• Ability to lift to 40 lbs.

Education, Experience and Certifications.

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 4 years experience required.
• Certified Sterile Processing Technician (CSPDT) or Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) required.
• Membership in a professional central/sterile processing organization preferred.