Sterile Processing Tech

Talented Medical Solutions; Tahlequah (OK); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Talented Medical Solutions in Tahlequah, OK is seeking a certified Sterile Processing Technician for backfill-urgent coverage. The role requires BLS, CBSPD CRCST/HSPA certifications, and at least 1 year of sterilization experience in inpatient and outpatient settings.

Typical hours are Mon-Fri 8am-5pm with no overtime, subject to change based on unit needs. Call requirements: 6 days per month and 1 weekend per month.

Qualifications

• Decontamination experience in manual and mechanical methods
• Experience handling surgical instruments and trays
• Sterilization procedures and record keeping
• Pediatric procedures experience preferred
• Orthopedics instrumentation familiarity and care during procedures

Responsibilities

• Prepare and deliver clean steri le instruments for procedures
• Sterilize, wrap, and organize instruments into trays
• Lay out surgical gloves and gowns before each procedure
• Collect and decontaminate used equipment and instruments
• Prepare and pack decontaminated tools for sterilization
• Operate and monitor sterilization equipment
• Maintain records of sterilization and inventory
• Reorder supplies and track expiration dates
• Dispose of medical waste properly

Skills

Decontamination

Instrument processing

Sterilization

Peds experience

OR instrument care

Tools

Arthrex

Steris

Olympus

Job description

BACKFILL- URGENT
Certified SPT
BLS required
Mon-Fri, 8a‑5p, NO OT-subject to change based on unit needs
4 inpatient Operating Rooms, 5 outpatient operating rooms, 2 outpatient endoscopy rooms
Call Requirements: 6 days/month, 1 weekend/month

M-F 8a‑5p, NO OT
Required certs: CBSPD, CRCST/HSPA, etc cert req. Certified for min of 1 year.
Preferred certs: CER (HSPA), CIS (HSPA) or CSIS (CBSPD)
AHA BLS req.
Call Requirements: 6 days/month, 1 weekend/month.
Peds exp,4 inpatient Operating Rooms, 5 outpatient operating rooms, 2 outpatient endoscopy rooms.
Type of Equipment: Arthrex, Steris, Olympus, etc. royal blue scrubs.
All RTO must be listed at time of submission
Must have:

Preparing and delivering clean and sterilized instruments and equipment necessary for medical examinations, surgeries, medical carts and clinical procedures

Sterilizing, wrapping, organizing and preparing medical equipment and surgical instruments into instrument trays for use during clinical procedures

Laying out surgical gloves and gowns before each medical procedure

Collecting and manually cleaning used and contaminated medical equipment, supplies and instruments for sorting and decontamination

Preparing and packing decontaminated medical tools and supplies for sterilization

Operating and monitoring sterilization equipment

Examining supplies meticulously to ensure their cleanliness

Checking and reporting any problems or issues with the sterilization equipment to surgeons or supervisors and requesting replacements

Maintaining records of sterilization procedures, equipment maintenance, sterilized items and supplies

Reordering medical and surgical supplies, controlling the inventory and checking expiration dates of products

Removing medical waste and disposing of them appropriately

• Decontamination experience- Manual, Mechanical, HLD, experience using facilities equipment
• Assembly experience- Competent in care and handling of facilities medical devices, equipment, and instruments.
• General instrumentation, Laparoscopic instruments, Flexible endoscope experience.
• Sterilization experience- Steam & Low Temperature Sterilization. Experience with facility specific equipment.