Instrument Processing Technician

HealthPartners; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 33,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

401(k) with match

Disability insurance

Fertility benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Educational reimbursement

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

Onsite fitness center

Onsite employee clinic

Center for Employee Resilience

Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Company

Job summary

Regions Hospital in Saint Paul, MN is seeking an Instrument Processing Technician to join the Sterile Processing team. You will handle, clean, disinfect, assemble, and sterilize instrumentation and patient equipment to ensure safety for use.

The role covers sterilization, decontamination, and instrumentation responsibilities, with a night shift Sunday-Thursday 11:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m. Union 1.0 FTE and benefits available.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Associate degree or higher
• Central Service Technician certificate
• Enrollment in an associate degree program with clinical internship in sterile processing
• Ability to read and write English
• Ability to interpret colorimetric determinations

Responsibilities

• Sterilization: Load/unload and operate sterilizers per policies; maintain sterility; track sterilization records.
• Decontamination: Clean and prepare instruments; sort and organize instrument sets; perform presoaking and washer/disinfector steps.
• Instrumentation: Inspect, reassemble, and assemble instruments; prepare instrument sets for sterilization and proper labeling.
• Work Schedule: Night shift, Sunday-Thursday, 11:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m. with alternating weekends.

Skills

English literacy

Colorimetric determinations

Education

Associate degree or higher

Central Service Technician certification

Enrollment in associate degree program with clinical internship

Job description

Regions Hospital is looking for an Instrument Processing Technician to join our team!

The Instrument Processing Technician works under the direction of the Sterile Processing Manager and is responsible for the proper handling, cleaning, disinfecting, assembly, and sterilization of instrumentation and patient-related equipment to render items safe for handling and use.

The Technician works in three main areas:

Sterilization:

• Loads, unloads, and safely operates all sterilizers according to policies and procedures.

• Completes all monitoring paperwork, sterilization records, and records of instrument sets within required timeline.

• Maintains sterility of equipment and supplies.

• Transports, handles, and stores sterile instruments and supplies per appropriate standards.

Decontamination:

• Treats all instruments and equipment in the decontamination areas appropriately.

• Follows proper cleaning procedures for items being cleaned.

• Organizes and sorts instrument sets and equipment for proper cleaning, decontamination and ensures appropriate method of cleaning is used.

• Performs presoaking, loading of instruments in the ultrasonic/medivator, and washer/disinfector, as well as performs manual cleaning/washing.

• Prioritizes work according to direction and Operating Room demand, monitoring flow, and timing.

Instrumentation:

• Inspects and reassembles clean instrumentation and equipment according to standard operating procedures.

• Sorts instruments according to type.

• Assembles instruments according to appropriate recipe.

• Prepares instrument sets and appropriately places in either rigid containers or prepares for wrapping with proper identification, entering into queue for sterilization.

• Maintains appropriate levels of sterile instrument sets and individual instrumentation relative to Operating Room scheduling.

Work Schedule:

• Night shift, Sunday-Thursday, 11:00 p.m.-7:30 a.m. with alternating weekends.

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent OR

• Completion of an associate degree program or higher OR

• Certificate of completion for a Central Service Technician OR

• Enrollment in an associate degree program or higher with completion of a clinical internship in sterile processing.

• Ability to read and write English proficiently.

• Ability to interpret colorimetric determinations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Six months (1040 hours) of experience in sterile processing or surgical instrumentation.

Additional Information:

This is a union 1.0 FTE (80 hours per pay period) night shift position, working in Saint Paul, MN. The full salary range for this position is $23.92-$33.52 per hour, based on experience and internal equity, plus shift differentials. This position is non-exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act, and is eligible for benefits.

• medical and dental insurance (which begin on the first day of the month following start)
• 401(k) with match
• disability insurance
• fertility benefits
• tuition reimbursement
• educational reimbursement toward continuing education
• we are a qualified non-profit employer under the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
• onsite employee fitness center
• onsite employee clinic
• Center for Employee Resilience that provides support and evidence-based practices to bring relief and build resiliency
• Regions is also proud to be a Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Company