Sterile Processing Tech I - Part-Time, Rotating Shifts

Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

MercyOne Central Iowa is seeking a Sterile Processing Tech I to join the team in Des Moines. You will coordinate instruments and case carts between the Operating Room and Sterile Processing, serving as a contact for each service and working closely with physicians, nurses, and scrub techs.

The role involves cleaning, decontaminating, preparing, assembling, and sterilizing surgical instruments and related equipment, with a preference for Sterile Processing Technician Certification.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates and facilitates effective departmental and inter-departmental communications.
• Consistently responds to departmental and inter-departmental needs in a prompt, accurate, clear, and precise manner.
• Consistently informs appropriate individuals about problems involving equipment, supplies, instruments, implants, etc.
• Consistently maintains continuity of communications
• Uses care in handling instruments, identifies heat sensitive items, and separates delicate items to prevent damage.
• Consistently keeps washers loaded and operating.
• Knowledgeable of the basic use of surgical instruments.
• Keeps accurate records of all instruments received and cleaned.
• Follows cleaning, decontamination, and sterilization procedures per manufacturer’s instructions.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for building and coordination of instruments and case carts between the Operating Room, Ancillary departments and Sterile Processing.
• Coordinate case carts, add-ons and will serve as a contact person in Sterile Processing for each service in the Operating Room.
• Will have direct contact with physicians, nurses, and scrub techs.
• Will clean, decontaminate, prepare, assemble, and sterilize surgical instrumentation and related equipment used by surgical services and other clinical departments.

Skills

Communications

Instrument handling

Record keeping

Decontamination procedures

Education

High School diploma preferred

Surgical supplies knowledge

Job description

MercyOne Central Iowa is seeking a Sterile Processing Tech I to join the team in Des Moines. You will coordinate instruments and case carts between the Operating Room and Sterile Processing, serving as a contact for each service and working closely with physicians, nurses, and scrub techs.

The role involves cleaning, decontaminating, preparing, assembling, and sterilizing surgical instruments and related equipment, with a preference for Sterile Processing Technician Certification.