Evening Sterile Processing Technician - Impact & Growth

Vanderbilt University Medical Center; United States; On-site; USD 33,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN, seeks a Sterile Processing Technician to ensure a steady flow of sterile supplies and instrumentation across hospital areas. Responsibilities include decontamination, assembly, sterilization, and monitoring to comply with MIFU and policy; evening shift supports patient care.

Applicants should have a High School Diploma or GED and at least 1 year of prior sterile processing or related healthcare experience.

Qualifications

• Environmental sterility and safety concepts in practical use.
• Knowledge of surgical equipment performance, maintenance, and testing.
• Ability to operate and maintain departmental equipment.
• Basic inventory control and handling of supplies.

Responsibilities

• Receives and inventories departmental supplies, instrumentation and equipment.
• Receives, cleans and decontaminates instrumentation per MIFU and policies.
• Scans and assembles instrumentation per procedures.
• Prepares instrumentation for sterilization following procedures.
• Performs and documents quality control checks.
• Operates departmental equipment safely and effectively.

Skills

Environmental Sterility & Safety

Surgical Equipment Knowledge

Equipment Operation & Maintenance

Inventory Control

Quality Assurance

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN, seeks a Sterile Processing Technician to ensure a steady flow of sterile supplies and instrumentation across hospital areas. Responsibilities include decontamination, assembly, sterilization, and monitoring to comply with MIFU and policy; evening shift supports patient care.

Applicants should have a High School Diploma or GED and at least 1 year of prior sterile processing or related healthcare experience.