Sterile Processing Technician

Heritage Valley Health System; Sewickley (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Retention bonus

Job summary

Heritage Valley Health System in Sewickley, PA seeks a Central Sterile Processing Technician to decontaminate and reprocess sterile supplies and to ensure timely, safe delivery of patient care equipment.

Requirements include a high school diploma, passing a CSP exam, 18 months to pass, 10 hours CE annually, and routine clearances within 90 days; sign-on bonuses apply for full-time employment.

Qualifications

• Must pass a nationally accredited central service exam for CSP and maintain certification.
• CSP technicians have 18 months from date of hire to pass a nationally accredited central service exam.
• Must complete 10 hours of continuing education annually.
• Successful completion of applicable clearances within 90 days of commencing employment.

Responsibilities

• Decontaminates and reprocesses all in-house prepared sterile supplies.
• Issues, tracks, decontaminates, maintains, transports various types of patient care equipment to provide Quality Patient Care.

Skills

Central Sterile Processing experience

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Compensation

$2,000 Sign-on/Retention Bonus Eligible for Full-Time Employment; $1,000 Sign-on/Retention Bonus Eligible for Part-Time Employment

Department

Central Sterile Processing

Responsibilities

Decontaminates and reprocesses all in‑house prepared sterile supplies. Issues, tracks, decontaminates, maintains, transports various types of patient care equipment to provide Quality Patient Care.

Qualifications (Required)

High School Diploma or equivalent.

Effective December 28, 2020 for newly hired Central Sterile Processing (CSP) Techs:

• Must pass a nationally accredited central service exam for CSP and maintain certification.
• CSP technicians will have 18 months from date of hire to pass a nationally accredited central service exam.
• Must complete 10 hours of continuing education annually.
• Successful completion of applicable clearances as outlined in Human Resources policy HR‑106 within 90 days of commencing employment.
• CSP Techs employed as central service technicians prior to the effective date of Act 80 (12/28/2020) are exempt from certification requirements.

Preferred Skills

Central Sterile Processing experience.