Sterile Processing Tech

Tenet Healthcare; West Palm Beach (FL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Tenet Healthcare is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician to ensure proper decontamination and sterilization of instrumentation for patient care. You will maintain supplies and equipment, monitor inventory, and handle related clerical duties.

The role emphasizes professional leadership and direction to staff, ensuring adherence to policy and quality standards in a fast-paced clinical setting.

Qualifications

• Sterile processing technician role focusing on decontamination and sterilization per policy.
• Maintains supplies and equipment for patient care.
• Monitors inventory to meet patient needs.
• Provides professional leadership and direction to staff.

Responsibilities

• Performs decontamination procedure according to policy.
• Performs sterilization procedure according to departmental policy.
• Performs and oversees clerical functions related to maintenance of logbooks, inventory, trays.
• Maintains Patient care Equipment
• Provides Professional Leadership and Direction to Staff.

Skills

Leadership

Decontamination knowledge

Sterilization procedures

Education

High school diploma

English fluency

Certified central service technician or certification within 2 years

15+ years experience in lieu of certification

Job description

Job Shift: Days

Job Type: Full Time

The Sterile Processing Tech performs sterilization and decontamination procedures to ensure quality Instrumentation is provided for patient care. Maintains supplies and equipment for use in patient care. Monitors inventory to ensure that patient needs are met. Performs miscellaneous duties as assigned.

• Performs decontamination procedure according to policy.
• Performs sterilization procedure according to departmental policy.
• Performs and oversees clerical functions related to maintenance of logbooks, inventory, trays.
• Maintains Patient care Equipment
• Provides Professional Leadership and Direction to Staff.

Minimum Education / Licensure / Certifications

• High school graduate or equivalent
• Able to communicate in English fluently (written and verbal).
• Certified central service technician or certification acquired within two (2) years 15+ yrs experience in lieu of certification acceptable
• Able to add, subtract, multiply and divide.

Minimum Experience

• Required: Certified technician or to be acquired within two (2) years (15+ yrs experience in lieu of certification acceptable)
• Desired: 1 year experience as a sterile processing technician.