Night Shift Sterile Processing Technician — Certified

Crouse Hospital Auxiliary, Inc.; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 29,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K

Tuition Assistance

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Crouse Health is hiring a Reprocessing Technician for the Sterile Reprocessing department in Syracuse, NY. The role involves preparing, sterilizing and distributing instruments with rigorous attention to sterile technique and safety.

The position is full-time, nights (11:00pm–7:30am) with rotating weekends and holidays. Requires a Sterile Processing Technician program or equivalent experience and certification, with opportunities for tuition assistance and benefits.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Graduate of Sterile Processing Technician program or 2–3 years recent work experience in sterile processing.
• Certification as Sterile Processing/Distribution Technician or Instrument Processing Technician required; if hired before certification, must obtain within the first year.

Responsibilities

• Assembles, wraps, initials and dates all specialty trays and instruments for sterilization.
• Collaborates with Sterile Processing Technicians to prepare trays for cases in a timely manner.
• Coordinates with surgical areas to plan instruments, supplies and equipment for cases across departments.
• Retrieves used items and routes to decontamination; prepares sterile trays.
• Operates and monitors sterilizers and decontamination equipment, reporting abnormalities.
• Follows decontamination procedures and performs manual and mechanical cleaning.
• Completes instrument sets and inspects for cracks, soil, rust or malfunction.
• Packages items to replenish sterile stock and restocks emergency trays.

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Sterile Processing Technician program

Sterile Processing/Distribution Technician certification

Job description

Crouse Health is hiring a Reprocessing Technician for the Sterile Reprocessing department in Syracuse, NY. The role involves preparing, sterilizing and distributing instruments with rigorous attention to sterile technique and safety.

The position is full-time, nights (11:00pm–7:30am) with rotating weekends and holidays. Requires a Sterile Processing Technician program or equivalent experience and certification, with opportunities for tuition assistance and benefits.