Sterile Processing Tech – 2nd Shift, Critical Instrument Care

aah; United States; On-site; USD 29,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the fabulous SPD team at Aurora BayCare Medical Center in Green Bay as a Sterile Processing Tech. This full-time role covers a second shift (2:30 PM–11:00 PM) with 72 hours per pay period (40/32) and includes some weekends, holidays, and occasional travel to support West and Kaukauna centers.

No SPD Certification is required for this position; prior SPD or healthcare experience is preferred. Pay ranges from $20.80–$31.20 per hour, with opportunities to grow within a critical,

Qualifications

• Ability to function in a fast paced, stressful environment.
• Knowledge of sterilization principles and applications.
• Familiarity with medical terminology.

Responsibilities

• Receives soiled and contaminated items in decontamination area. Sorts equipment, rinses as needed, places equipment through sonic tanks and washers, reassembles trays, performs safety checks, hangs and sorts instruments, wraps sets according to set policy, and wraps towels and basins appropriately.
• Sterilizes instruments and equipment using the aerator, gas sterilizer or steam sterilizer and operates glass dryer. Packages items in steri/peel as required. Performs quality assurance testing for all methods of sterilization to ensure sterility of supplies. Hand cleans miscellaneous instruments (Baxter pump, hypothermo units, etc.) and operates the cart cleaner.
• Ensures proper care and handling of high cost instrumentation and equipment to include items requiring special handling, laser instrumentation, orthopedic implants, cardiac assist devices, endoscopic and microscopic instrumentation.
• May build case carts according to procedure and physician preference as specified. File case cart sheets and requisitions, responds to Code 4s with defibrillator and back up supplies, maintains CPR annies, tests autoclaves with the tests according to procedure, and changes graphs as necessary.
• Checks incoming trays and follow up with departments as to missing instruments or parts.
• May perform various patient positioning and transporting duties, which require lifting and pushing/pulling, while utilizing proper technique.
• Opens and unpacks supply boxes, checking for damaged goods and number of items received. Reports any discrepancies to the supervisor. Performs credits for unused products returned, checks stock levels, copies supply sheets, checks carts for outdated supplies, and performs general cleaning of shelves.

Skills

Fast-paced environment

Sterilization principles

Medical terminology

Education

High School graduate

Job description

Join the fabulous SPD team at Aurora BayCare Medical Center in Green Bay as a Sterile Processing Tech. This full-time role covers a second shift (2:30 PM–11:00 PM) with 72 hours per pay period (40/32) and includes some weekends, holidays, and occasional travel to support West and Kaukauna centers.

No SPD Certification is required for this position; prior SPD or healthcare experience is preferred. Pay ranges from $20.80–$31.20 per hour, with opportunities to grow within a critical,