Sterile Processing Tech

DRISCOLL HEALTH PLAN; Corpus Christi (TX); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Driscoll Health Plan seeks a Sterilization Technician to monitor sterilizers and process instruments for safe reuse, ensuring timely support for surgical and patient care needs in the hospital setting.

The role requires adherence to confidentiality, hospital policies, and established protocols. Weekend shifts with rotating call schedule are included.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Related hospital experience of minimum 1 year in care of instruments, equipment or supplies, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Break down and decontaminate instruments following procedure according to protocols.
• Set up trays and prepare for sterilization.
• Sterilize instruments and supplies according to Operating Room, Central Processing and manufacturer protocols and standards.
• Monitors sterilization process and maintains daily, permanent record of sterilization parameters according to hospital protocols and local, state and AAMI standards.
• Maintains a clean environment by following daily cleaning protocol.
• Maintains inventory of supplies and instruments.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Sterilization procedures

Instruments handling

Confidentiality

Ethical conduct

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Where compassion meets innovation and technology and our employees are family.

Thank you for your interest in joining our team! Please review the job information below.

Shift / Days:

Sat. Sun. Mon. 6:30am - 7pm

**All shifts require rotating weekends and call schedule**

General Purpose of Job:

Monitors sterilizers and environment for sterilization, and processes instruments and supplies for use and reuse in a safe and timely manner to meet surgical and other patient care needs within the hospital.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Maintains utmost level of confidentiality at all times.

• Adheres to hospital policies and procedures.

• Demonstrates business practices and personal actions that are ethical and adhere to corporate compliance and integrity guidelines.

• Break down and decontaminate instruments following procedure according to protocols.

• Set up trays and prepare for sterilization.

• Sterilize instruments and supplies according to Operating Room, Central Processing and manufacturer protocols and standards.

• Monitors sterilization process and maintains daily, permanent record of sterilization parameters according to hospital protocols and local, state and AAMI. standards.

• Maintains a clean environment by following daily cleaning protocol.

• Maintains inventory of supplies and instruments.

• Other duties as assigned.

Education and/or Experience:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)

• Related hospital experience of minimum of 1 year in care of instruments, equipment or supplies, preferred

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations.

• Certification by HSPA preferred