Sterile Processing Tech I: Fast, Accurate OR Instruments

Merit Health River Region Medical Center; Vicksburg (MS); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Merit Health River Region Medical Center is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician I to ensure clean, sterilized instruments and equipment for operating rooms and procedures. You will pick instruments and supplies to support surgical volume in line with hospital policies and infection control standards.

Responsibilities include stocking case carts, organizing sterilized instruments, monitoring inventory, and ensuring timely delivery of supplies while maintaining strict adherence to infection

Qualifications

• 0-2 years of experience in sterile processing, instrument reprocessing, or an operating room.

Responsibilities

• Selects and supplies surgical instruments and equipment according to established protocols.
• Stocks and assembles case carts, ensuring proper inventory and availability of instruments and supplies for procedures.
• Organizes and stores sterilized instruments and supplies on appropriately labeled shelves to ensure easy accessibility.
• Monitors and restocks supply shelves and carts daily, ensuring adequate inventory for hospital needs.
• Adheres to infection control policies and procedures, including the use of standard precautions, to prevent hospital‑acquired infections.
• Obtains, returns, and dispenses supplies and equipment within requested time frames, ensuring efficiency and accuracy.
• Conducts inventory checks and replenishes expired or used items on emergency and supply carts.
• Communicates with nursing units to track and locate missing equipment and documents loss of supplies or equipment.

Skills

Infection control

Inventory management

Attention to detail

Communication

Teamwork

Job description

Merit Health River Region Medical Center is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician I to ensure clean, sterilized instruments and equipment for operating rooms and procedures. You will pick instruments and supplies to support surgical volume in line with hospital policies and infection control standards.

Responsibilities include stocking case carts, organizing sterilized instruments, monitoring inventory, and ensuring timely delivery of supplies while maintaining strict adherence to infection