Sterile Processing Tech: Fast-Paced, Patient-Safety Focus

United Hospital Center; Bridgeport (WV); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

UHC United Hospital Center in Bridgeport, West Virginia, is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician to support instrument decontamination, instrument assembly, and sterilization processes in a fast-paced healthcare environment.

Responsibilities include receiving contaminated instruments, maintaining decontamination equipment, inspecting tools for safety, tracking sterilized items, and keeping meticulous records while ensuring compliance with infection control standards.

Qualifications

• Must have high school diploma or equivalent.
• Previous sterile processing experience is preferred.
• Certification in sterile processing is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Retrieves contaminated instruments and delivers sterile instruments to where needed.
• Removes debris by manually cleaning instrument.
• Responsible for the operation and maintenance of decontamination equipment.
• Inspects instruments and equipment to ensure the safety of our patients.
• Tests and reports detected problems with all equipment.
• Responsible for separating and keeping track of items that have been cleaned and sterilized.
• Ensures to remove all waste matter from transfer carts.
• Responsible for organizing, storing, and keeping records of sterile supplies.
• Responsible for checking the expiration dates on supplies.
• Maintains a clean work area following established departmental policies and procedures, and infection control standards.
• Properly operates all mechanical machinery within central sterile.
• Applies established policies and procedures in completing work assignments.
• Properly de-lints towels and sheets.

Skills

Team player

Adaptability

Infection control

Time management

Confidentiality

Prioritization

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Sterile processing certification (preferred)

Job description

UHC United Hospital Center in Bridgeport, West Virginia, is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician to support instrument decontamination, instrument assembly, and sterilization processes in a fast-paced healthcare environment.

Responsibilities include receiving contaminated instruments, maintaining decontamination equipment, inspecting tools for safety, tracking sterilized items, and keeping meticulous records while ensuring compliance with infection control standards.