Sterile Processing Technician - 3pm-11:30pm

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 3pm-11:30pm shift. You will decontaminate, assemble, sterilize and distribute instruments, equipment and supplies in the Sterile Processing department.

Responsibilities include maintaining sterilization records, operating sterilizers, and supporting operating room services in a fast-paced health center environment. High school diploma required; compensation starts at $18.68 per hour and increases with experience.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma is required.

Responsibilities

• Decontaminates, assembles, sterilizes and distributes instruments per procedures.
• Maintains sterilization records for Sterile Processing and OR.
• Operates Sterrad and other sterilizers per manufacturer instructions.
• Ensures inventory and stock of crash carts and supplies.
• Delivers used medication boxes securely to pharmacy for refills when applicable.

Skills

Sterile Processing

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Sterile Processing Technician - 3pm-11:30pm

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