Sterile Processing Tech II: Instrument Prep & OR Support

Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Penn Medicine in Philadelphia is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician to join the Perioperative Services team. You will decontaminate, inspect, assemble, package and sterilize surgical instrumentation to support the OR schedule.

CRCST certification required; HS Diploma/GED and 2+ years instrument processing experience are expected. The department emphasizes adherence to perioperative standards of practice and ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) certification required.
• 2+ years of instrument processing experience.
• High school diploma or GED required.
• Ability to follow perioperative standards of practice.

Responsibilities

• Cleans, decontaminates, inspects, assembles, packages, and sterilizes surgical instrumentation.
• Follows established priority list, edited O.R. schedule, and telephone requests for required instruments.
• Navigates automated instrument tracking system software.
• Produces a minimum of 15 instrumentation sets per day.
• Demonstrates basic knowledge of the T-doc system.
• Clearly documents as applicable, all processed material not track via electronic system.

Skills

Instrument processing

Sterilization procedures

O.R. instrument tracking system

Education

CRCST certification

HS Diploma/GED

Job description

Penn Medicine in Philadelphia is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician to join the Perioperative Services team. You will decontaminate, inspect, assemble, package and sterilize surgical instrumentation to support the OR schedule.

CRCST certification required; HS Diploma/GED and 2+ years instrument processing experience are expected. The department emphasizes adherence to perioperative standards of practice and ongoing professional development.