Sterile Processing Technician Certified

Selectminds; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 34,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-time schedule

On-call available

Job summary

McLaren Health Care in Michigan is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician to perform decontamination, sterilization, and packaging of reusable surgical instrumentation and equipment.

Responsibilities include decontaminating and sterilizing instruments, monitoring wash solutions, and maintaining inventory within sterile processing and operating room areas. Requires a high school diploma and approved sterile processing certification.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Completion of approved sterile processing course.
• Certification as a sterile processing technician (CBSPD or HSPA).

Responsibilities

• Decontaminates and sterilizes instruments, medical supplies and equipment.
• Monitors wash solutions for quality and consistency.
• Sorts mismatched sets and makes them available to sterile processing customers in a timely manner.
• Re-stocks, labels, and maintains inventory; submits requisitions and distributes instruments, trays, crash carts, and facility medical equipment.
• Performs environmental maintenance duties and assists in maintaining inventory levels in sterile processing, OR, and equipment storage areas.
• Verifies that equipment functions properly and coordinates maintenance or replacement when needed.

Skills

Sterile processing

Decontamination

Equipment maintenance

Inventory management

Safety procedures

Education

High school diploma

Sterile processing certification (CBSPD/HSPA)

Job description

The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals across the state, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 730-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 242,000 Michigan lives, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network, and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 93,000 network providers throughout Michigan.

Position Summary: P e r f orms a nd p a rti c ipat e sin de c ontamination, cl e a nin g , a ssembli n g , p a c k a gin g , s ca n nin g , ste r ili z a tion, stor a g e a nddistribution ofr e us a ble s ur g i c a l instrument a tion a nd e quipm e nt.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities as Assigned:

• D e c ontaminat e s a nd st e r i li ze sinstrum e nts, m e dic a l suppli e s a nd e quipm e nt, and a ssembles, w r a ps a nd st e rili z e s tr a y s of instrum e n ts. F ollows p r op e r st a n d a rd pr e ca utions whilein decontamination and st e riliz a tion a r e a s.
• 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 medical equipment and makes them available to sterile processing customers in a timely manner.
• R e stocks, lab e ls, and m a i ntainsinv e nto r y , submits r e quisi tions, c oll ec ts anddistribut e s instrum e nts, tra y s, c r a sh ca rts, a nd f ac ili t y m e dical equipment.

5. Performs environmental maintenance duties and assists in maintaining inventory levels in sterile processing, the operating room, and in equipment storage areas.

6. V e ri f ies th a t equipment f un c tions prop e r l y , r e qui s itions for e quipm e nt m a int e n a n ce , r e p a ir orr e pla ce ment, a nd r e moves d e f ec tive e quipm e nt.

7. Assists with maintaining established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, and quality improvement, safety, and environmental and infection control standards.

8. Performs other related duties as required and directed.

Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Completion of approved sterile processing course and certification as a sterile processing technician by the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) or Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA).

Preferred:

• Prior experience in sterile processing preferred.

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Requisition ID: 26010157
• Daily Work Times: 10a-630p
• On Call: Yes

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.

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McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status,national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classificationprotected by law.