Sterile Processing Specialist - 1st shift

Children's Hospital and Health System; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Children's Wisconsin is seeking a Sterile Processing Specialist to ensure surgical instruments and medical equipment are clean, decontaminated, sterile, and ready for procedures. You will be part of a team that supports caregivers and patients by maintaining a safe, efficient processing environment.

In this role you will receive, decontaminate, assemble instrument trays, and ensure proper sterilization while upholding safety standards.

Qualifications

• High School graduate or GED/HSED required.
• 1+ years experience as a Sterile Processing Tech preferred.
• Analytical ability to learn and differentiate instruments, supplies and equipment.
• Interpersonal and communication skills to interact with physicians, nursing staff and patients/families.
• Ability to stand and maneuver equipment for extended periods of time.
• Knowledge of complex instrumentation preferred.
• Basic knowledge and skill of computer use.
• Basic reading, writing and arithmetic skills required.
• Certification within 18 months: CSPDT or CRCST.

Responsibilities

• Receive, clean and decontaminate surgical instruments and equipment per manufacturer guidelines.
• Identifies, inventories, inspects and assembles surgical instrument trays for designated departments.
• Provides for proper sterilization of prepared items.
• Operates and maintains departmental equipment in a safe and efficient manner.
• Assembles and dispenses case carts, supplies, and equipment for surgical procedures.
• Set up and dispatch specialty carts and emergency carts according to procedures.
• Maintain work environment in a safe, clean orderly manner.
• Cleans scopes as needed per department demands.

Skills

Attention to detail

Interpersonal communication

Analytical ability

Instrument knowledge

Computer basics

Education

High School Diploma or GED

CRCST Certification within 18 months

CSPDT Certification within 18 months

Job description

At Children's Wisconsin, we believe kids deserve the best.

Children's Wisconsin is a nationally recognized health system dedicated solely to the health and well-being of children. We provide primary care, specialty care, urgent care, emergency care, community health services, foster and adoption services, child and family counseling, child advocacy services and family resource centers. Our reputation draws patients and families from around the country.

We offer a wide variety of rewarding career opportunities and are seeking individuals dedicated to helping us achieve our vision of the healthiest kids in the country. If you want to work for an organization that makes a difference for children and families, and encourages you to be at your best every day.

Please follow this link for a closer look at what it's like to work at Children's Wisconsin: https://www.instagram.com/lifeatcw/

Every life-changing surgery, every critical procedure, and every patient success story starts long before a physician enters the room. It starts with a Sterile Processing Specialist.

At Children's Wisconsin, you'll be part of something bigger than a job. You'll play a vital role in ensuring our caregivers have the sterile instruments and equipment they need to provide exceptional care to children and families. While your work happens behind the scenes, your impact is felt throughout the hospital every single day.

Why You'll Love This Role

As a Sterile Processing Specialist, you become a key member of the patient care team by ensuring surgical instruments and medical equipment are clean, properly assembled, safely sterilized, and ready when needed. Your attention to detail helps create a safe environment where children can receive the best care possible.

What You'll Do

• Receive, clean and decontaminate surgical instruments and equipment per manufacturer's guidelines.
• Identifies, inventories, inspects and assembles surgical instrument trays for the designated departments.
• Provides for proper sterilization of prepared items.
• Operates and maintains departmental equipment in a safe and efficient manner and takes appropriate action.
• Assembles and dispenses case carts, supplies, and equipment for surgical procedures.
• Set up and dispatch specialty carts and emergency carts according to procedures.
• Maintain work environment in a safe, clean orderly manner.
• Cleans scopes as needed per department demands.

What you Bring

• High School graduate or Certificate of General Educational Development (GED) or High School Equivalency Diploma (HSED) required.
• 1+ years experience as a Sterile Processing Tech preferred.
• Analytical ability to learn and differentiate different types of instruments, supplies and equipment.
• Interpersonal and communication skills to interact with physicians, nursing staff and patients/families.
• Ability to stand and maneuver equipment for extended periods of time.
• Knowledge of complex instrumentation preferred.
• Basic knowledge and skill of computer use.
• Basic reading, writing and arithmetic skills required.
• CSPDT-Sterile Process Distribution Technician - Certification Board for Sterile Processing & Distribution OR CRCST-Certified Registered Central Service Technician - International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management within 18 months of hire.

Hours: 8:50am-5:20pm, must also participate in a weekend and holiday rotation.

Children's Wisconsin is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees. We treat everyone with dignity, respect, and fairness. We do not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by the law.

Certifications/Licenses

• N/A
• CRCST-Certified Registered Central Service Technician - Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA)
• CSPDT-Sterile Process Distribution Technician - Certification Board for Sterile Processing & Distribution