Sterile Processing Instrument Technician (1st Shift)

Hugh Chatham Health; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 43,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Health and welfare benefits

Educational Assistance Program

Defined contribution retirement plans

Job summary

Advocate Health, based in Charlotte, NC, is seeking a Full-time Sterile Processing Technician for 1st shift in the Carolinas Medical Center facility. The role focuses on safety adherence, sterilization testing, and instrument reprocessing across general and specialty sets.

The ideal candidate holds a High School diploma or equivalent and CSPDT or CRCST certification, with the ability to lift and work in a fast-paced inpatient setting.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Certified Sterile Processing Technician (CSPDT) or Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) required.

Responsibilities

• Adheres to safety standards.
• Identifies, responds & reports malfunctions and/or alarms.
• Performs efficacy and quality testing for all processes and equipment.
• Identifies manual and/or mechanical cleaning according to the manufacturer's IFU for all general, laparoscopic, orthopedic, neuro, cardiovascular, power, instrumentation.
• Performs flexible scope processing utilizing High Level Disinfection (HLD).
• Determines, prepares, and uses supplies required in the assembly process.
• Identifies, inspects, assembles general & specialty instruments checking for cleanliness & functionality utilizing count sheets.
• Packages and labels instrumentation following standards.
• Safely determines sterilization equipment functionality, operation, monitoring, and maintenance with verification and documentation of sterilization process.
• Performs high temperature (steam) and low temperature (gas plasma, ethylene oxide, liquid chemical) sterilization.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

CSPDT or CRCST certification

Job description

Advocate Health, based in Charlotte, NC, is seeking a Full-time Sterile Processing Technician for 1st shift in the Carolinas Medical Center facility. The role focuses on safety adherence, sterilization testing, and instrument reprocessing across general and specialty sets.

The ideal candidate holds a High School diploma or equivalent and CSPDT or CRCST certification, with the ability to lift and work in a fast-paced inpatient setting.