Sterile Processing Tech: Precision & Patient Safety

DHR Health; Edinburg (TX); On-site; USD 31,000 - 44,000; Part time

Job summary

DHR Health in Edinburg, TX seeks a Sterile Processing professional to prepare, track and sterilize instruments, decontaminate trays, and support daily operations across hospital units. Responsibilities include assembly of trays, sterile packaging, and ensuring readiness of carts and surgical sets.

The role requires knowledge of sterilization procedures, safe handling of instruments, and adherence to procedures.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of sterilization supplies, equipment and instruments.
• Knowledge of organizing, containing, and transporting items of varying compounds, textures or quantities.
• Knowledge of transporting and disposing of hazardous materials and sharp objects according to hospital procedures.
• Knowledge of sterilization procedures of various equipment and instruments.
• Knowledge of wrapping and repackaging sterilized instruments.
• Skill in using sterilization equipment and instruments.
• Skill in arranging instruments on surgical trays.
• Skill in following written instructions and performing multiple tasks.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with others.

Responsibilities

• Promotes the facility mission, vision and values by effectively communicating them to others.
• Collects dirty equipment and instruments.
• Sorts, loads, unload and decontaminate equipment and instruments according to procedures.
• Cleans, repackages, and sterilizes instruments according to procedures.
• Assembles trays, basin sets, packages, instruments and equipment and prepares items for sterilization.
• Decontaminates, restocks and assembles case carts and surgical trays.
• Maintains and updates the instruments tray inventory list following policies and procedures.

Skills

Sterile processing knowledge

Instruments handling

Following procedures

Cooperative work

Education

High School diploma or GED

Experience in sterile processing (6 months)

Job description

DHR Health in Edinburg, TX seeks a Sterile Processing professional to prepare, track and sterilize instruments, decontaminate trays, and support daily operations across hospital units. Responsibilities include assembly of trays, sterile packaging, and ensuring readiness of carts and surgical sets.

The role requires knowledge of sterilization procedures, safe handling of instruments, and adherence to procedures.