Certified Sterile Processing Technician

Texas Children's Hospital; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston is seeking a Certified Sterile Processing Technician to ensure efficient processing and sterilization of instruments in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Responsibilities include decontamination, receiving instruments, sterilization, high-level disinfection, and daily instrument-room duties within a team focused on patient safety.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• CRCST or CSPDT certification is required or preferred.

Responsibilities

• Processes decontaminated medical devices as they are received, according to established priorities and device IFUs.
• Receives instruments from the decontamination area and processes appropriately.
• Performs daily physical and environmental duties, including cleaning the instrument room and space.
• Monitors sterilizers and environmental conditions; completes sterilization processes.
• Performs high level disinfection.
• Performs other instrument room duties as assigned.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Job Description

We’re searching for a Certified Sterile Processing Technician, someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position you will provide for the efficient processing of instruments and sterilization throughout the hospital.

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Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Processes decontaminated medical devices as they are received, according to established priorities, medical device IFU’s
• and best practices.
• Receives instruments from the decontamination area and processes appropriately.
• Performs physical and environmental duties as designated on a routine daily basis, including but not limited to cleaning
• work space/instrument room/cabinets, emptying biohazards waste, monitoring sterilizers, and checking environmental
• monitors
• Completes sterilization processes.
• Performs high level disinfection.
• Performs other duties as assigned, including other essential instrument room duties.

Skills & Requirements

• Preferred Education: High School Diploma or GED
• License Required (1): CRCST - Cert-Cert Reg Cent Ser TECH by The Healthcare Sterile Processing Association, OR; CSPDT - Cert-Sterile Proc & Dist Tech by the Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician issued by The Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution

About Us

Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years.

Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children ’ s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children ’ s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children ’ s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children ’ s care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children ’ s Health Plan, the nation ’ s first HMO focused on children; Texas Children ’ s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children ’ s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children ’ s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation.

To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.

Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.