Sterile Processing Tech: Instrument Care & Safety

Providence Health Plan Group; Missoula (MT); Hybrid; USD 23,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Providence St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, MT is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician to clean, inspect, sterilize and distribute surgical instruments.

You will support operating rooms by ensuring availability of sterile supplies and collaborating with care teams to maintain patient safety. Required certifications within one year of hire with HSPA or CSPDTB standards; preferred sterile processing experience and coursework.

Qualifications

• Within one year of hire, obtain national certification as a Registered Central Service Technician (HSPA) or equivalent.
• Commit to sterile processing standards and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Clean, inspect, sterilize and distribute sterile instrumentation and equipment.
• Collaborate with other departments to ensure availability for procedures.
• Act as a patient safety advocate in sterile processing operations.

Skills

Sterile processing

Patient safety

Interdepartmental collaboration

Education

National Certified Registered Central Service Technician - Healthcare Sterile Processing Association

National Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician - Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution

Coursework in Sterile Processing and Distribution

Coursework in Surgical Technician

Job description

Providence St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, MT is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician to clean, inspect, sterilize and distribute surgical instruments.

You will support operating rooms by ensuring availability of sterile supplies and collaborating with care teams to maintain patient safety. Required certifications within one year of hire with HSPA or CSPDTB standards; preferred sterile processing experience and coursework.