Sterile Process Technician Non Certified

McLaren Health Care; Petoskey (MI); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care is looking for a dedicated individual for a full-time position focusing on the decontamination, cleaning, and sterilization of surgical instruments. This role involves ensuring quality control in sterilization processes and managing inventory in sterile processing areas.

The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma or equivalent, along with the completion of an approved sterile processing course, and must obtain certification within one year from hire. Previous experience in sterile processing is preferred.

Qualifications

• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Completion of an approved sterile processing course is necessary.
• Certification from the CBSPD is required within one year of hire.

Responsibilities

• Decontaminate and sterilize instruments and medical supplies.
• Monitor wash solutions to ensure quality for decontamination.
• Restock and maintain inventory of surgical instruments.

Skills

Sterile service operations expertise

Aseptic technique

Inventory distribution

Infection control knowledge

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Completion of an approved sterile processing course

Certification within one year

Job description

Position Summary

Performs and participates in decontamination, cleaning, assembling, packaging, scanning, sterilization, storage and distribution of reusable surgical instrumentation and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Decontaminates and sterilizes instruments, medical supplies and equipment, and assembles, wraps and sterilizes trays of instruments. Follows proper standard precautions while in decontamination and sterilization areas.
• Monitors biological and chemical wash solution to ensure quality and consistency for decontamination of instruments and medical equipment.
• Sorts mismatched sets of instruments, trays, and medical equipment and makes them available to sterile processing customers in a timely manner.
• Restocks, labels, and maintains inventory, submits requisitions, collects and distributes instruments, trays, crash carts, and facility medical equipment.
• Performs environmental maintenance duties and assists in maintaining inventory levels in sterile processing, the operating room, and in equipment storage areas.
• Verifies that equipment functions properly, requisitions for equipment maintenance, repair or replacement, and removes defective equipment.
• Assists with maintaining established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, and quality improvement, safety, and environmental and infection control standards.

Required

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Completion of an approved sterile processing course.
• Certification required within one year from hire as certified by the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD).

Preferred

• Prior experience in sterile processing.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Demonstrates expertise in sterile service operations; including the ability to operate all processing equipment, perform required sterilization verification tests and maintain accurate records.
• Demonstrates understanding and practice of aseptic technique, decontamination, processing and sterilization techniques, inventory and distribution, infection control and quality assurance as it relates to sterile processing services.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
Requisition ID: 26003122
• Daily Work Times: 3pm - 11:30pm
• Hours Per Pay Period: 80
• On Call: Yes
• Weekends: Yes