Sterile Processing Technician/Certified

sih; Carbondale (IL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

sih in Carbondale, IL seeks a Sterile Processing Technician to decontaminate, prep and sterilize instruments, hospital trays and items used in medical facilities.

You will monitor wash solutions for quality, sort mismatched instrument sets, restock inventory, maintain cleanliness, support safety and infection control, and train new staff. This role collaborates with the Sterile Processing team to ensure timely, safe availability of sterile supplies.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Experience in sterile processing is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Decontaminates and sterilizes instruments and medical supplies; assembles wraps and sterilizes trays.
• Monitors wash solutions to ensure quality and safety in decontamination processes.
• Sorts mismatched instrument sets and makes them available to customers promptly.
• Restocks labels and maintains inventory; submits requisitions and distributes instruments.
• Maintains a clean and organized work area.
• Supports quality improvement, safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
• Assists with maintaining departmental policies and procedures and objectives.
• Trains new staff; exempt from preceptor pay.

Skills

Sterile processing

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Position Summary

• Responsible for decontamination, preparation, sterilization work in the Sterile Processing Department for a variety of surgical instruments, hospital trays and individual items used at medical facilities.

Education

• High School Diploma or GED certificate.

Licenses and Certification

• N/A

Experience and Skills

• N/A

Role Specific Responsibilities

• Decontaminates and sterilizes instruments, medical supplies: and assembles wraps and sterilizes trays of instruments.
• Monitors biological and chemical wash solution to ensure quality and consistency for decontamination of instruments and medical equipment.
• Sorts mismatched sets of instruments, trays and makes them available to sterile processing customers in a timely manner.
• Restocks labels and maintains inventory: submits requisitions: collects and distributes instruments.
• Maintains a clean work area.
• Assists with maintaining quality improvement, safety, and environmental, and infection control standards.
• Assist with maintaining established departmental policies and procedures, and objectives.
• Training of new staff, (exempt from preceptor pay).

Compensation (Commensurate with experience):

$17.92 To $26.88