Sterile Processing Technician

bannerhealth; United States; On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Banner Health is seeking a Sterile Processing professional at Banner Gateway Medical Center in Gilbert, AZ. The role focuses on decontamination, assembly, packaging, and distribution of surgical instruments for PeriOp Services, hospital departments, and clinics.

This position supports the Evening Shift with specific hours and ensures instrument readiness for procedures while adhering to quality assurance standards and hospital protocols.

Qualifications

• Responsible for decontamination, assembly and packaging of surgical instruments.
• Maintain sterilization logs and quality assurance records.
• Ensure OR readiness with complete instrumentation and supplies.

Responsibilities

• Provide decontamination and sterile processing support for PeriOp Services and hospital departments.
• Follow established protocols and IFUs to decontaminate, assemble, and package instruments.

Skills

Sterile processing

Decontamination

Instrument packaging

Quality assurance

Tools

Sterilization equipment

Job description

Primary City/State:
Gilbert, Arizona

Department Name:
Sterile Processing Dept-Hosp

Work Shift:
Evening

Job Category:
Clinical Support

Banner Health is proud to have earned the Great Place To Work® Certification™, a recognition based on direct feedback from our team members and a thorough, independent evaluation. This certification underscores our dedication to fostering a culture built on trust, collaboration and pride - an environment where team members feel valued, supported and inspired every day.

Banner Gateway Medical Center's Surgery department consists of 13 Operating Rooms. BGMC offers a wide range of surgical specialties (such as Oncologic, Bariatric, Robotic, General, Urology, GYN, Orthopedics and other specialties) serving a mostly adult population. BGMC supplies all surgical support to the Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center.

The Sterile Processing Department (SPD) is an integral part of the perioperative enterprise, which is growing due to our association with the Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center. At Banner Health, health care is a team effort. One might be surprised by the number of people who work behind the scenes and play a critical role in ensuring the best care for our patients. Apply today!

SHIFT DETAILS

Employment Type: Full Time Evening Shift
Hours per Week: 5-8s | 40 hrs
Shift Available: 3pm-11:30pm
Schedule: Monday - Friday
On Call: Weekends and Holiday rotations may be required.

Enjoy a flat rate of $5/hr for call, $1/hour weekend shift differential and an 18% night shift differential, when applicable.

Experience innovative technology and exceptional opportunities for growth and development at Banner Health's state-of-the-art hospital Banner Gateway Medical Center. With comprehensive electronic medical records, physician order entry, digital radiography and proprietary advanced patient monitoring, Banner Gateway provides you with the innovative resources you need to provide your patients with the best care possible. Our commitment to nursing excellence has enabled us to achieve Magnet™ recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Located near Phoenix in Gilbert, Ariz., Banner Gateway Medical Center offers 286 private rooms, 13 operating suites, a 46-bed emergency department and shares a campus with the Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center. Our WIS and NICU services support an average of 4,000 deliveries per year. Key specialties include oncology, obstetrics, bariatric surgery, emergency and other services that focus on meeting the changing needs of the dynamic and growing community we serve.

Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center Located in Gilbert, Ariz. (the Phoenix Metro area) on the Banner Gateway Campus, the center provides world-class care for oncology patients - both inpatient and outpatient - and has also brought leading oncology programs to the Banner Gateway campus including designation as a Stem Cell Transplant Center of Excellence and comprehensive Head & Neck cancer care. Our capabilities include five linear accelerator vaults, a brachytherapy vault, an advanced diagnostic imaging suite with PET/CT scan, more than 70 infusion bays, a cryopreservation lab and much more. Our inpatient medical oncology unit also incorporates a program that utilizes the electronic surveillance partnership in caring for the patient, where remote nurses have the ability to interact with patients via two-way audio-video to assist the bedside nurse with patient care.

POSITION SUMMARY

This position demonstrates accountability for operating room readiness ensuring sterile surgical instrumentation and disposable supplies are complete and ready for a procedure prior to the preceding patient leaving the operating room. Responsible for the proper care and handling of all general and specialty instrumentation including the cleaning, decontamination, disassemble/reassemble, quality assurance, instrument identification, set assembly, packaging, sterilization, and distribution of surgical instrumentation for PeriOp Services, hospital departments, and clinics.

CORE FUNCTIONS

1. 1. Provides decontamination and sterile processing support to PeriOp Services, ED, ICU, hospital wide departments, clinics both on and off campus, and ambulatory surgery centers. Provides various levels of service for the management of sterile surgical instrumentation and disposable patient care supplies. Support may-or-may-not include, decontamination of surgical instruments, assembly/sterilization, sterile instrument storage, partial or complete case cart support, OR core tech support and high-level disinfection.
2. 2. Responsible for the decontamination, assembly, and packaging of surgical instruments following established protocols, instructions for use (IFU) as well as performs required quality assurance, repairs, reassembly, documentation, sterility handling, and storage of specialized surgical instruments. Maintains required sterilization logs and quality assurance records relating to all equipment associated for the p