Sterile Processing Tech – OR Instrument Specialist

Prisma Health; Maryville (TN); On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Prisma Health seeks a Sterile Processing Technician to join the Decontamination, Instrument Preparation, and Sterilization team at Blount Memorial Hospital in Tennessee. You will clean, disassemble, reprocess, and repackage instruments and equipment for patient care.

Assemble instrument trays, document processing steps, choose appropriate decontamination methods, and maintain accurate records in the Instrument Tracking System, while ensuring compliance with infection control guidelines.

Qualifications

• Completion of Surgical Tech, Sterile Processing Tech, or Dental Assistant training program.
• In lieu of education: High School diploma or equivalent and 6 months hospital/clinical experience.
• Certification in CRCST or CSPDT preferred; certification must be obtained within 1 year if not held.

Responsibilities

• Receives, sorts, disassembles and processes contaminated instruments following Infection Control guidelines.
• Sterilizes instruments and equipment using autoclaves and other methods, ensuring proper documentation.
• Assembles instrument trays and correctly labels sets; reports missing or damaged items.
• Documents all decontamination, assembly and sterilization activities in the tracking system or manual records.
• Observes biological and chemical monitors and initiates recalls as required when results indicate.

Education

Surgical Tech, Sterile Processing Tech, or Dental Assistant training program

Job description

Prisma Health seeks a Sterile Processing Technician to join the Decontamination, Instrument Preparation, and Sterilization team at Blount Memorial Hospital in Tennessee. You will clean, disassemble, reprocess, and repackage instruments and equipment for patient care.

Assemble instrument trays, document processing steps, choose appropriate decontamination methods, and maintain accurate records in the Instrument Tracking System, while ensuring compliance with infection control guidelines.