Sterile Processing Tech — Day Shift (CRCST/CSPDT)

AdventHealth; United States; On-site; USD 23,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits from Day One: Medical, Dental

403-B Retirement Plan

Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

AdventHealth in Rome, GA seeks a dedicated Sterile Processing Technician to support aseptic packaging, instrument assembly, and sterilization workflows. You will ensure proper contamination control, maintain logs, and collaborate across departments to uphold patient safety.

Requirements include High School diploma and CRCST/CSPDT certification; role includes day and weekend shifts within a full-time hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Ability to select materials and packaging for aseptic technique.
• Maintain records in log books or computer systems.
• Rotate assignments across decontamination, sterilization, and instrument assembly.
• Compliance with infection control and sterilization standards.

Responsibilities

• Selects appropriate materials and sterilization packaging for each instrument set, ensuring proper wrapping for aseptic technique.
• Ensures sterility indicators and lot stickers are present on all instrument sets and packages.
• Operates complex sterilization equipment, selecting the correct method of sterilization based on manufacturer instructions.
• Reviews and signs all sterilizer recording charts to verify proper sterilization parameters before releasing items for clinical use.
• Monitors sterilizer printouts, maintains records, and documents all requirements in appropriate log books or computer systems.
• Properly identifies and segregates reusable items for decontamination, disinfection, and sterilization, selecting appropriate cleaning methods based on manufacturer instructions.
• Disassembles and inspects items for damage or missing components, ensuring safe operation of all equipment in the decontamination area.
• Accurately assembles instruments, complex instrument sets, and other surgical items, recording information in the computer tracking system or paper instrument count sheet.
• Utilizes the recall process for sterilization failures and notifies supervisors or managers of positive results.
• Communicates effectively with all hospital departments and within the department, using the chain of command to resolve issues.
• Participates in training new employees, attending in-services and department meetings to maintain knowledge base.
• Rotates assignments among various areas within the department, including decontamination, surgical tray assembly, sterilization processes, and equipment management.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication skills

Medical terminology

Infection control

Aseptic techniques

English proficiency

Computer systems

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Technical/Vocational training

Field of Study: Healthcare sterile processing

Job description

AdventHealth in Rome, GA seeks a dedicated Sterile Processing Technician to support aseptic packaging, instrument assembly, and sterilization workflows. You will ensure proper contamination control, maintain logs, and collaborate across departments to uphold patient safety.

Requirements include High School diploma and CRCST/CSPDT certification; role includes day and weekend shifts within a full-time hospital setting.