Lead Sterile Processing Technician — Drive SPD Outcomes

Baptist Health (Jacksonville); United States; On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health (Jacksonville) is seeking a Lead Sterile Processing Technician to oversee the Prep and Sterile department at Baptist South in Jacksonville, FL. The role focuses on ensuring proper cleaning, decontamination, assembly, and sterilization of instruments, while leading SPD staff and maintaining quality standards.

The ideal candidate will have CRCST and CSPDT certifications, High School Diploma, and hands-on experience with sterilization equipment and regulatory guidelines.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required.
• CRCST certification required.
• CSPDT certification required.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the day-to-day operations of Prep and Sterile, ensuring the proper cleaning, decontamination, assembly, and sterilization of medical instruments and supplies, while also leading and training other SPD technicians, maintaining quality control standards, and collaborating with the SPD manager to ensure smooth workflow and compliance with regulatory guidelines.
• Participates in the decontamination, inspection, cleaning and assembling and packaging of surgical linens, surgical instrumentations, medical/surgical supplies materials and equipment.
• Has knowledge of all types of sterilization equipment and processes they perform.
• Understands principles of sterilization.
• Wrap instruments/linen properly, while selecting correct supplies to be used for sterilization.
• Able to collaborate and prioritize duties for quality and efficiency.

Skills

Instrument experience

Surgical instrumentation

Linen processing

Regulatory knowledge

Education

High School Diploma

CRCST Certification

CSPDT Certification

Job description

Baptist Health (Jacksonville) is seeking a Lead Sterile Processing Technician to oversee the Prep and Sterile department at Baptist South in Jacksonville, FL. The role focuses on ensuring proper cleaning, decontamination, assembly, and sterilization of instruments, while leading SPD staff and maintaining quality standards.

The ideal candidate will have CRCST and CSPDT certifications, High School Diploma, and hands-on experience with sterilization equipment and regulatory guidelines.