Sterile Processing Technician

Healthcare Outcomes Performance Co. (HOPCo); Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness Benefits

Monthly stipend for ancillary benefits

HSA with company match

401k with company match

Employee Assistance Program (24/7)

Employee Appreciation Days

Wellness Events

Free Lunch Fridays

Closed Holidays

Job summary

The CORE Institute is hiring a Sterile Processing Technician to support our surgical teams in Phoenix. You will decontaminate, sterilize instruments, and ensure availability of trays and equipment in a fast-paced healthcare environment.

Qualifications include a high school diploma/GED, three years of sterile processing experience preferred, and current national certification or plan to obtain within 90 days. BLS certification is a plus.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) preferred.
• Three years of Sterile Processing Technician experience preferred.
• Current national certification as Sterile Processing Technician, Certified Registered Central Service Technician, or Surgical Instrument Processor, or obtained within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Decontaminates and sterilizes instruments, medical supplies, and equipment, and assembles, wraps, and sterilizes trays of instruments.
• Monitors wash solutions to ensure quality for decontamination of instruments and equipment.
• Sorts mismatched sets and makes them available to sterile processing customers promptly.
• Restocks, labels, maintains inventory, submits requisitions, and distributes instruments and equipment.
• Performs environmental maintenance and assists in maintaining inventory in sterile processing and operating rooms.
• Verifies equipment functions and coordinates maintenance or replacement as needed.
• Maintains a clean work area and supports safety, infection control standards.
• Recognizes and anticipates surgical team needs for instrument availability.
• Notifies appropriate personnel about autoclave or Steris system issues.
• Reviews par levels to ensure patient safety resources are available.

Skills

Sterile Processing

Education

High school diploma/GED

National certification for Sterile Processing Technician

Job description

At The CORE Institute, we are dedicated to taking care of you so you can take care of business! Our robust benefits package includes the following:

• Competitive Health & Wellness Benefits


• Monthly $43 stipend to use toward ancillary benefits


• HSA with qualifying HDHP plans with company match


• 401k plan after 6 months of service with company match (Part-time employees included)


• Employee Assistance Program that is available 24/7 to provide support


• Employee Appreciation Days


• Employee Wellness Events


• Free Lunch Fridays


• Closed Holidays

Qualifications

• High school diploma/GED is required.


• Three years of Sterile Processing Technician experience is preferred.


• Current national certification as a Sterile Processing Technician, Certified Registered Central Service Technician, or Surgical Instrument Processor, or obtained within 90 days of hire is required.


• Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) is preferred.

Essential Functions

• Decontaminates and sterilizes instruments, medical supplies, and equipment, and assembles, wraps, and sterilizes trays of instruments. Follows proper Standards Precautions while in decontamination and sterilization areas.


• Monitors biological and chemical wash solution to ensure quality and consistency for decontamination of instruments and medical equipment.


• Sorts mismatched sets of instruments, trays, and medical equipment and makes them available to sterile processing customers in a timely manner.


• Restocks, labels, and maintains inventory, submits requisitions, collects and distributes instruments, trays, and facility medical equipment.


• Performs environmental maintenance duties and assists in maintaining inventory levels in sterile processing, the operating room, and in equipment storage areas.


• Verifies that equipment functions properly, requisitions for equipment maintenance, repair or replacement, and removes defective equipment.


• Maintains a clean work area.


• Assists with maintaining established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, and quality improvement, safety, and environmental and infection control standards.


• Recognizes and anticipates the needs of the surgical team assuring instrument availability.


• Recognizes abnormal functioning of autoclave equipment, Steris system, and notifies appropriate person or company regarding company.


• Reviews par levels of supplies and equipment, to ensure that the resources necessary for patient safety are available.