Sterile Processing Tech I: Start Impactful Medical Career

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare in Memphis is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician to decontaminate, assemble, package, process, and sterilize surgical instruments according to standards. You will stock supplies, maintain sterile fields, and follow infection control guidelines across shifts.

Required: High School Diploma or Equivalent; certification in Sterile Processing and Distribution is required with preferred credentials in Central Service.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of aseptic technique, sterilization techniques, infection control requirements, and surgical procedures and instruments is preferred.
• Must be competent to perform all job functions by the end of orientation.
• Ability to understand and perform basic principles of infection control and aseptic technique.

Responsibilities

• Performs activities for the decontamination, assembly, packaging, processing, and sterilization of surgical instruments according to standards.
• Stocks and replenishes supplies and equipment.
• Maintains and ensures adherence to the sterile field by applying principles of aseptic techniques in accordance with regulatory guidelines and infection control procedures.
• Performs other job functions as assigned or requested.

Skills

Sterile processing

Aseptic technique

Infection control

Surgical instruments

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Job description

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare in Memphis is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician to decontaminate, assemble, package, process, and sterilize surgical instruments according to standards. You will stock supplies, maintain sterile fields, and follow infection control guidelines across shifts.

Required: High School Diploma or Equivalent; certification in Sterile Processing and Distribution is required with preferred credentials in Central Service.