Sterile Processing Technician - 1st Shift

Sarah Bush Lincoln; Mattoon (IL); On-site; USD 26,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Sarah Bush Lincoln is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician for the 1st shift in Mattoon, IL. This full-time role handles decontamination, sterilization, and distribution of instruments within the Sterile Processing department.

Responsibilities include maintaining sterilization records, operating Sterrad and other sterilizers, and ensuring readiness for operating room procedures.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma is required.

Responsibilities

• Decontaminate, assemble, sterilize and distribute instruments and supplies per health center procedures.
• Maintain sterilization records and ensure accuracy for Sterile Processing, OR and HMS.
• Operate sterilizers (vacuum, gravity, Sterrad 100S/NS/NX) following manufacturer instructions.
• Assist in maintaining instrument functionality and prepare cases with surgeon preference cards.

Skills

Aseptic techniques

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Sterile Processing Technician - 1st Shift

Job Description

Sterile Processing Technicians decontaminate, assemble, sterilize and distribute instruments, equipment and supplies. Maintains education in Sterile Processing and related aspects of patient care.

Department: Sterile Processing

Hours: Full-time/40 hours per week

Required: High School Diploma

Pay: Based on experience, starting at $18.68 per hour

Responsibilities

Applies principles of disinfection and sterilization., Decontaminates and refill crash carts, urological cart and latex free box, Trach Box, Chest tube Box, Central Line and Debridement box, following established health center procedures., Decontaminates instruments and equipment following established health center procedures per manufacturer instruction., Demonstrates knowledge of basic aseptic techniques., Inspects instruments for functionality and prepares them for sterilization., Maintains and secures stocked crash carts and replenishes used crash carts. Delivers used medication boxes securely to pharmacy for refill. Handles and maintains security of sealed drug boxes for crash carts., Maintains sterilization records for Sterile Processing, Operating Room and HMS., Operates all sterilizer cycles in department – vacuum, gravity, Sterrad 100S, Sterrad NS, Starrad NX., Operates and maintains equipment according to recommended manufactures instructions and health center policies and procedures., Participates in the evaluation of the patient care delivery system., Places work order requests (i.e. maintenance, housekeeping, etc.), Retrieves preference sheets from surgical services computer system per specifics. (i.e. patient specific, physician specific, etc.)., Takes call as scheduled., Utilizes surgeon preference card and case cart pick list to competently prepare for operative procedures, when pulling inventory to build case carts.

Requirements

High School (Required)

Compensation

Estimated Compensation Range

$18.68 - $28.95

Pay based on experience