Sterile Processing Tech: Precision Instrument Sterilization

HCA HealthONE; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

HCA HealthONE Rose in Denver, CO, seeks a Sterile Processing Technician to ensure all instruments are thoroughly cleaned, sterilized, and ready for surgery. You will support safe, high-quality patient care by maintaining asepsis and following hospital standards.

You will operate and maintain sterilization equipment (autoclaves, ultrasonic washer, cart washer), assemble trays, document processes, and help manage instrument inventories within a fast-paced surgical environment.

Qualifications

• No Travel Required

Responsibilities

• Applies the principles of asepsis to ensure the prevention of infection and maintain optimum patient care.
• Demonstrates compliance with the Patient Safety Initiatives, National Patient Safety Goals (i.e. infection control, hand washing, etc.). Follows universal precautions as required by hospital and OSHA policies.
• Monitors surgery schedules daily, identifying general, specific and potential needs for all cases.
• Inspects, assembles, and tests general and specialty instrumentation for proper functioning. Identifies tray type by contents of instrument tray. Identifies malfunctioning instruments and replaces or reports instruments that need repair or that are missing.
• Assembles instrument packs and trays for sterilization. Wraps, seals and accurately labels items that are to be sterilized.
• Controls the entire sterilization process. Receives, decontaminates, preps, packs, sterilizes, documents, and stores supplies, instruments, and equipment. Ensures compliance with national standards and recommended practices.
• Operates and maintains all sterilization equipment, such as autoclaves, ultrasonic washer, and cart washer. Maintains accurate and complete documentation of all washing, sterilization, daily machine testing, proper testing after a repair of machine, temperature, humidity, air pressure, early release of implants, and eye wash station testing.
• Decontaminates, reprocesses and maintains flexible endoscopes as needed.
• Prepares, assembles and packages all instruments for surgery and other hospital departments.
• Prepares surgical sets, instruments, and trays according to prescribed procedures, ensuring that all instrumentation is correct and accurate.
• Pulls customized case cart sheets for all surgical procedures and prepares case carts.
• Inventories, maintains and supplies OR storage areas, specialty lockers, carts and equipment used.
• Responds to instrument needs during surgical cases.
• Audits trays for decontamination, washing, assembly, sterilization, implant usage, and instrument count sheets and tracks loaner equipment.
• Checks condition of packaging prior to sending to sterile storage, operating room, and/or Nursing Care unit.
• Creates and maintains accurate records regarding inventories, instrument set content, sterilized goods, biological test results, sterilization, and washing records for infection control practice.
• Maintains proper department temperature, humidity and air pressure parameters.
• Attends in-service presentations, including but not limited to infection control, patient safety, quality improvement, SDS and OSHA standards.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Practices and adheres to the “Code of Conduct” and “Mission and Value Statement.”

Tools

Autoclaves

Ultrasonic washer

Cart washer

Job description

HCA HealthONE Rose in Denver, CO, seeks a Sterile Processing Technician to ensure all instruments are thoroughly cleaned, sterilized, and ready for surgery. You will support safe, high-quality patient care by maintaining asepsis and following hospital standards.

You will operate and maintain sterilization equipment (autoclaves, ultrasonic washer, cart washer), assemble trays, document processes, and help manage instrument inventories within a fast-paced surgical environment.