Sterile Processing Tech - $3K Sign-On, Full-Time

Summitortho; Minnetonka (MN); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Summit Orthopedics is hiring a Sterile Processing Technician at our Minnetonka Surgery Center. The role focuses on decontamination, preparation, and sterilization of surgical instruments, with duties including documentation and interdepartmental logistics.

This full-time position operates on 8-hour shifts, Monday through Friday, with some flexibility to float to other Summit locations as needed. A National Sterile Processing certification is highly desired, or must be obtained within 90 days of

Qualifications

• Nationally recognized Sterile Processing certification highly desired upon hire or must be obtained within 90 days of successful completion of educational/training program.

Responsibilities

• Decontaminates and sterilizes instruments, medical supplies and equipment; inspects, assembles, wraps and sterilizes trays of instruments.
• Monitors biological and chemical wash solution to ensure quality and consistency for decontamination of instruments and medical equipment.
• Sorts mismatched sets of instruments, trays and medical equipment and makes them available to sterile processing customers in a timely manner.
• Restocks, labels, and maintains inventory; submit requisitions; collects and distributes instruments, trays, crash carts, and facility medical equipment.
• Performs environmental maintenance duties and assists in maintaining inventory levels in sterile processing, the operating room, and in equipment storage areas.
• Verifies that equipment functions properly: completes requisitions for repair or replacement of surgical instrumentation; removes defective instrumentation from general service.
• Maintains a clean and orderly work area.
• Disposes of filled suction and trash containers.
• Documents all steps of the sterilization process accurately and legibly; maintains sterilization logs and organizes evidence of sterilization processes.
• Assists with maintaining established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, and quality improvement, safety, and environmental and infection control standards.
• Acts as staff resource in matters related to sterile processing.

Job description

Summit Orthopedics is hiring a Sterile Processing Technician at our Minnetonka Surgery Center. The role focuses on decontamination, preparation, and sterilization of surgical instruments, with duties including documentation and interdepartmental logistics.

This full-time position operates on 8-hour shifts, Monday through Friday, with some flexibility to float to other Summit locations as needed. A National Sterile Processing certification is highly desired, or must be obtained within 90 days of