Sterile Processing Technician

SSM Health; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Daily Pay

Job summary

SSM Health in Oklahoma City is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician for the OK-SSM Health Bone & Joint Hospital at St. Anthony.

This Regular full-time role on the Evening Shift (3pm - 11:30pm) supports the Sterile Processing department and requires attention to detail in instrument sterilization and assembly. The role involves decontamination, inspection, and set correction, with daily responsibilities ensuring instrument readiness for cases.

Qualifications

• Education: High School diploma or GED or 10 years of work experience.
• No prior experience required.

Responsibilities

• Performs decontamination of soiled instruments, sterilization containers and equipment according to established protocols.
• Inspects instruments, equipment and containers to assure cleanliness and proper functioning.
• Corrects instrument sets according to current standards and established count sheets and/or instrument tracking systems.
• Maintains proper levels of inventory to ensure availability for case carts.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience

Job description

It's more than a career, it's a calling.

OK-SSM Health Bone & Joint Hospital at St. Anthony

Worker Type

Regular

Job Highlights

• Department: Sterile Processing
• Schedule: Full Time, 3pm - 11:30pm
• Location: OKC - Bone & Joint Hospital

Our mission and values put the patient first and helps you to feel valued while respecting teamwork and collaboration. Our Sterile Processing roles are an integral piece in our care team and we see it as a partnership. At SSM Health, we know the healing power of presence begins with compassionate people like you.

Daily Pay

Get paid daily doing the work you love in a way that fits your life. At SSM Health, we believe you deserve the flexibility to work a schedule that fits your life and to get paid when you need it.

Job Summary

Inspects, assembles and evaluates all surgical instruments and instrument sets to ensure proper sterilization, completeness of set, and to determine need for repair/replacement.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements

Primary Responsibilities

• Performs decontamination of soiled instruments, sterilization containers and equipment according to established protocols.
• Inspects instruments, equipment and containers to assure cleanliness and proper functioning.
• Corrects instrument sets according to current standards and established count sheets and/or instrument tracking systems.
• Maintains proper levels of inventory to ensure availability for case carts.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience

Experience

• No experience required

Physical Requirements

• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent reaching and gripping.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, kneeling, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Rare crawling, sitting and keyboard use/data entry.

Required Professional License And/Or Certifications

• None

Department

4407010040 BJH Sterile Processing

Work Shift

Evening Shift (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

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