Materials Equipment Tech - PD

01 Salinas Valley Health Medical Center; United States; On-site; USD 42,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

Salinas Valley Health Medical Center is seeking a sterile processing technician to decontaminate and process instruments, stock supplies, and support the Operating Room and other hospital departments. You will transport equipment, verify data for patient charging, and ensure clean, properly packaged sterilized items for reuse.

The role requires a high school diploma (or GED) with preferred experience in a surgical or sterile processing setting.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; medical terminology preferred.
• Previous experience in a surgical or sterile processing environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Decontaminate, process, and assemble supplies, instruments, and equipment.
• Pull surgical cases and support Operating Room and hospital departments.
• Transport and deliver equipment between floors and rooms; verify data for charging.
• Inspect sterile packages for integrity andExpiration dates; wrap and package items for processing.

Skills

Sterile processing

Safety awareness

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Steris

Sterad

Autoclaves

ETO Sterilizer

Airclean Cidex

Job description

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. Department: Supply Chain - Distribution Job Description Works under the supervision of the Assistant Director and the Supervisor to decontaminate, process supplies, instruments and equipment for all departments of the Hospital. This position is responsible for pulling surgical cases, providing service and support functions to the Operating Room, SRMC, and other departments of the Hospital as assigned. Transports and delivers equipment between floors, departments and patient rooms. Works in the Decontamination Room per procedure. Applies appropriate cleaning/disinfection techniques and sterilization procedures for all equipment, instrumentation, devices, and technology that are processed through the department. Works with hazardous chemicals and contaminated waste. Stocks all inventory items to par levels and all specialty carts throughout the hospital. Checks sterile package for integrity and for manufactures out dates. Uses machinery such as Steris, Sterad, Autoclaves, ETO Sterilizer, and Airclean Cidex system. Uses computer Preference Cards to pull cases for Surgery and SRMC. Receives loaner equipment and instrumentation from vendors per procedure and verifies that sets are complete. Organizes return of decontaminated inventory to vendor. Verifies correct data to facilitate accurate charging and crediting of patient accounts. Wraps sterile trays and items for processing after inspection and assembly. Assembles and disassembles basic traction configurations. Performs other duties as assigned. This includes, but is not limited to, orientation of new personnel, par level inventory controls, keeping a clean work environment, and special projects as assigned.

Education: Work requires knowledge generally acquired through a high school education or GED. Medical terminology desired.

Licensure: None.

Experience: Previous experience within a surgical or sterile processing environment preferred.

The hourly rate for this position is $30.80 - $34.12. The range displayed on this job posting reflects the target for new hire salaries for this position.

Job Specifications

• Union: NUHW
• Work Shift: Variable
• FTE: 0.0
• Scheduled Hours: 0

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us! Salinas Valley Health, formerly Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital, founded in 1953, is the cornerstone of what would eventually become Salinas Valley Health. Today, we serve thousands of individuals and families just like you throughout the Salinas Valley, Monterey Peninsula and the surrounding region. Each year, our highly trained team of healthcare professionals takes our renowned quality of patient care to the next level. Our team actively utilizes the latest medical techniques with our state-of-the-art technology to improve your health and well-being. In many cases this provides you and your family the opportunity to receive specialized care right here in your own community, without the need for travel. Our 263-bed acute care medical center employs more than 2,036 people and has a medical staff of more than 300 board-certified physicians across a broad spectrum of specialties, all dedicated to your care.