Sterile Processing Tech — Instrument Care Pro

Highmark Health; Boon Terrace (PA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Allegheny Health Network is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician to decontaminate, clean, assemble, and sterilize surgical instruments for use in patient care areas. The role ensures instruments meet safety and regulatory standards and maintains records of sterilization cycles.

Responsibilities include inspecting instruments, packing sets, and transporting sterile items to requesting departments, while adhering to infection control policies and PPE requirements.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of experience with Sterile Processing; High School diploma or equivalent.
• Requires CRCST or CSPDT at hire: Certification requirement does not apply to Sterile Processing Technicians employed by a healthcare facility on or before 12/29/2020.
• A Surgical Technologist holding an active CST or TSC meets this license requirement.

Responsibilities

• Receive and sort contaminated instruments from departments and prepare them for cleaning.
• Disassemble instruments and clean them with appropriate agents and equipment.
• Inspect cleaned instruments for cleanliness, function and damage.
• Assemble instrument sets according to count sheets and tray lists.
• Wrap or package instruments for sterilization and monitor cycles for proper parameters.

Skills

Sterile processing

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

CRCST or CSPDT at hire

CST or TSC meets license

Job description

Allegheny Health Network is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician to decontaminate, clean, assemble, and sterilize surgical instruments for use in patient care areas. The role ensures instruments meet safety and regulatory standards and maintains records of sterilization cycles.

Responsibilities include inspecting instruments, packing sets, and transporting sterile items to requesting departments, while adhering to infection control policies and PPE requirements.