Sterile Processing Tech - ORMC Sterile Processing - Full Time / 11:00PM - 7:00AM

Orlando Health, Inc.; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Orlando Health ORMC, a leading Central Florida healthcare provider, seeks a Sterile Processing Technician to clean, inspect, assemble, sterilize and distribute surgical instruments. The role supports the SPD team and ensures readiness of instrument trays for procedures in a busy hospital setting.

The position requires a high school diploma and completion of the SPD Readiness Course within one year. Join a system with a long history of patient safety excellence and a commitment to quality care.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Successful completion of the SPD Readiness Course within 1 Year required.

Responsibilities

• The Sterile Processing Technician works under the direct supervision of the SPD Operations Specialist or SPD Supervisor, and cooperates with the Surgical and Sterile Processing Team.
• Demonstrates professionalism and ethical standards.
• Completes tasks and uses resources for processing instrumentation and equipment.
• Gains independence in sterilization processes in a dynamic technical environment.
• Performs cleaning, decontamination, packaging, sterilization and distribution of instrument trays for surgical case carts as per pick lists or surgeon’s preference cards.

Education

High school graduate or equivalent

Successful completion of the SPD Readiness Course within 1 Year

Job description

Position Summary

Responsible for cleaning, inspection, assembly, sterilization, and distribution of instruments and equipment.

ORLANDO HEALTH ORLANDO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) has served the Central Florida community for more than 100 years. With 808 beds, the downtown Orlando hospital is among the largest acute-care facilities in the region and the only Level I Trauma Center in Central Florida. The hospital has earned consistent Best Regional Hospitals recognition from U.S. News & World Report and most recently received national top-50 rankings in two adult specialties and high performing ratings in four specialties and 11 procedures and conditions, as well as a fourth Top Teaching Hospital and a seventh consecutive “A” Hospital Safety Grade from the patient safety advocates at The Leapfrog Group. Orlando Health ORMC holds the most Beacon Awards for Excellence in the state, awarded by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses to units that employ evidence-based practices to improve patient and family outcomes, and has achieved Magnet® recognition, the gold standard for nursing’s contribution to quality patient care, safety, research and service excellence.

Orlando Health ORMC is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida’s east to west coasts, Central Alabama and Puerto Rico. Collectively, our dedicated team members honor our over 100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families and communities we serve.

Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career-growing FREE education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin your benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible, so that you can be present for your passions. “Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” is not just something we say, it’s our promise to you.

Responsibilities

• The Sterile Processing Technician works under the direct supervision of the Sterile Processing Department (SPD) Operations Specialist, or SPD Supervisor, must be able to work cooperatively with other members of the Surgical and Sterile Processing Team.
• Demonstrates a sense of professionalism and ethical standards.
• Able to complete tasks as assigned and use the appropriate resources and references available for processing instrumentation and equipment.
• Using attained knowledge of sterilization processes, the Sterile Processing Technician will begin to learn to work independently in an ever-changing technical environment.
• Demonstrates, through clinical practice, knowledge, and an understanding of sterilization process, from cleaning and decontamination through packaging, sterilization, and distribution of instrument tray for surgical case carts according to pick lists or surgeon’s preference cards.

Qualifications

Education/Training

• High school graduate or equivalent required
• Successful completion of the SPD Readiness Course within 1 Year required