Certified Instrument Technician - Sterile Processing

Hugh Chatham Health; Concord (NC); On-site; USD 29,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Flexible Spending Accounts

Educational Assistance Program

Retirement plan with employer match

Job summary

Advocate Health Care's Sterile Processing team in Concord, NC is seeking a Full-Time Sterile Processing Technician for 40 hours/week. The night shift (Saturday-Sunday 7pm-7am) provides 40 hours, with no holidays. Pay range is $20.80–$31.20 per hour, with comprehensive benefits.

Required CSPDT or CRCST certification and a high school diploma. Responsibilities include safety adherence, sterilization, and instrumentation processing across multiple modalities.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• CSPDT or CRCST certification required.
• Adheres to safety standards.
• Performs sterilization using steam, gas plasma, EO, and chemical methods.
• Maintains equipment and reports malfunctions.

Responsibilities

• Adheres to safety standards and policies.
• Identifies, responds & reports malfunctions and alarms.
• Performs efficacy and quality testing for processes and equipment.
• Performs sterilization for general, laparoscopic, orthopedic, neuro, cardiovascular instruments.
• Packages and labels instrumentation following standards.
• Operates sterilization equipment and documents processes.

Skills

Safety standards

Quality testing

Sterilization

High Level Disinfection

Instrument handling

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

CSPDT or CRCST certification

Job description

Department

37719 Atrium Health Cabarrus - Sterile Processing Services

Status

Full time

Benefits Eligible

Yes

Hours Per Week

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information

Saturday - Sunday 7pm-7am no call no Holidays

Pay Range

$20.80 - $31.20

Essential Functions

• Adheres to safety standards.
• 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, orthopedic, neuro, cardiovascular, 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 & 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.
• Certified Sterile Processing Technician (CSPDT) or Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) required.

Our Commitment To You

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits And More

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.