Sterile Processing Technician Central Services & Supply SCH

Catholic Health; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Sisters of Charity Hospital in Buffalo, part of Catholic Health, is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician to join evenings with weekend and holiday rotation. You will wash, decontaminate, and prepare instruments for OR & L&D, ensuring clean, ready-to-use trays and equipment.

Strong attention to detail and reliability are essential for this role. Requirements include a high school diploma or equivalent, central service credentials, and six months of processing/sterilization experience.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Pass a nationally accredited central service exam and maintain one of the listed credentials.
• Six months experience in processing/sterilization required; CEU credits yearly.
• Alternate criteria include surgical technology training or military equivalents.

Responsibilities

• Wash and decontaminate instruments and equipment.
• Retrieve, set up, test and distribute instruments for OR & L&D.
• Assemble, wrap and sterilize house, general and specialty trays.
• Operate, document cycles and ensure QA of reprocessing equipment.
• Manage exchange, par level, case and specialty cart inventories.

Skills

Instrument identification

Lifting & moving

Reading & writing

Computer skills

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Central service credential

Sterile processing certification

Surgical technologist credential

Healthcare-related education program

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Facility:

Sisters of Charity Hospital

Shift:

Shift 2

Status:

Full Time

FTE:

1.000000

Bargaining Unit:

ACE Associates

Exempt from Overtime:

Exempt: No

Work Schedule:

Evenings with Weekend and Holiday Rotation

Hours:

Monday-Friday 2pm-10pm with weekend and holiday rotation 12pm-8pm

Summary:

• Responsible for the washing and decontamination of instruments and equipment
• Responsible for equipment retrieval, set-up, testing and distribution and retrieval of instruments from OR & L&D
• Responsible for house, general and specialty tray assembly, wrapping and sterilization
• Responsible for operation, cycle documentation and quality assurance of reprocessing equipment
• Responsible for exchange cart, par level cart, case cart and specialty cart inventory and set-up
• Responsible for in- stock inventory management

Responsibilities:

Education/Experience

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Successfully pass a nationally accredited central service exam for central services and hold and maintain one of the following credentials administered by a nationally accredited central service technician credentialing organization: the certified registered central service technical credential, the certified sterile process and distribution technician credential or a substantially equivalent credential (as determined by the Hospital)
• Six (6) months experience in processing/sterilization required
• All hires and transfers MUST complete ten (10) hours of CEU credits per year beginning January 1 through December 31

If no applicants meet the above criteria, the following criteria will be considered next:

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Successfully pass a nationally accredited central service exam for central services and hold and maintain one of the following credentials administered by a nationally accredited central service technician credentialing organization: the certified registered central service technical credential, the certified sterile process and distribution technician credential or a substantially equivalent credential (as determined by the Hospital)
• No experienced required

OR

• Successfully completed a nationally accredited educational program for surgical technology and holds and maintains a certified surgical technologist credential administered by a nationally accredited surgical technologist credentialing organization OR
• Has completed an appropriate training program for surgical technology in the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard or Public Health Service Commissioned Corp
• Must also complete annually fifteen (15) hours of continuing education to remain qualified to practice as a surgical technologist
• No experience in processing/sterilization required
• All hires and transfers MUST complete ten (10) hours of CEU credits per year beginning January 1 through December 31

If no applicants meet the above criteria, the following criteria will be considered next:

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Graduate of an accredited college with the completion of a Sterile Processing Technician Certification program. Any incumbent who does meet this requirement shall have eighteen (18) months from the date of hire into the position to obtain the certified registered central service technician credential or the certified sterile processing and distribution technical credential.Failure to meet and maintain this standard will result in termination of employment
• No experience required
• All hires and transfers MUST complete ten (10) hours of CEU credits per year beginning January 1 through December 31

If no applicants meet the above criteria, the following criteria will be considered next:

• High School diploma or equivalent
• An incumbent who is "grandfathered" under the Law as follows: provides evidence of employment for services performed by a central service technician (as determined by the Hospital) for a cumulative period of one year, occurring within the four years immediately prior to the effective date of the Law (January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2014)
• All hires and transfers MUST complete ten (10) hours of CEU credits per year beginning January 1 through December 31

If no applicants meet the above criteria, the following criteria will be considered next:

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Current college student or intern enrolled in a healthcare associated program (i.e. Sterile Processing, Surgical Technician) Any incumbent who does meet this requirement shall have eighteen (18) months from the date of hire into the position to obtain the certified registered central service technician credential or the certified sterile processing and distribution technical credential. Failure to meet and maintain this standard will result in termination of employment
• No experience required
• All hires and transfers MUST complete ten (10) hours of CEU credits per year beginning January 1 through December 31

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

• Able to identify general instruments
• Lifting trays; walking; standing for periods of time;
• Operating equipment, pushing and pulling carts and equipment, reading; writing; communication skills.
• Computer skills helpful, including Microsoft Office.

WORKING CONDITIONS

ENVIRONMENT

• Medium level of stress
• Ability to concentrate on task under disruptive conditions
• Work environment change due to nature of workflow
• Exposure to chemicals
• Exposure to blood and body fluids
• Required to wear personal protective apparel in accordance with State and Federal rules and regulations