Sterile Processing Technician Certified

McLaren Health Care; Petoskey (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician to decontaminate, sterilize, assemble and wrap instrument trays, and uphold safety and infection-control standards in the sterile processing area. You will monitor wash solutions, sort mismatched sets, restock inventory, and assist with environmental maintenance and equipment checks in the sterile processing department and operating room.

Qualifications include a high school diploma and completion of an approved sterile processing

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Completion of approved sterile processing course and certification as a sterile processing technician by CBSPD or HSPA.

Responsibilities

• Decontaminates and sterilizes instruments and equipment and assembles/wraps trays.
• Monitors wash solution quality for decontamination processes.
• Sorts mismatched instrument sets and makes them available promptly.
• Restocks, labels, and maintains inventory; submits requisitions.
• Performs environmental maintenance and assists in inventory in SP, OR, and storage areas.
• Verifies equipment functions properly and coordinates maintenance/replacement.
• Supports departmental policies, safety, infection control and quality standards.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Skills

Sterile processing

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Certified sterile processing technician (CBSPD or HSPA)

Job description

Performs and participates in decontamination, cleaning, assembling, packaging, scanning, sterilization, storage and distribution of reusable surgical instrumentation and equipment.

Essential Functions And Responsibilities

• Decontaminates and sterilizes instruments, medical supplies and equipment, and assembles, wraps and sterilizes trays of instruments. Follows proper standard precautions while in decontamination and sterilization areas.
• 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.
• Restocks, labels, and maintains inventory, submits requisitions, collects and distributes instruments, trays, crash carts, and facility medical equipment.
• Performs environmental maintenance duties and assists in maintaining inventory levels in sterile processing, the operating room, and in equipment storage areas.
• Verifies that equipment functions properly, requisitions for equipment maintenance, repair or replacement, and removes defective equipment.
• Assists with maintaining established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, and quality improvement, safety, and environmental and infection control standards.
• Performs other related duties as required and directed.
  
  

Qualifications 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).
  
  

Qualifications Preferred

• Prior experience in sterile processing preferred.
  
  

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Requisition ID: 26004791
• Daily Work Times: 3:00pm-11:30pm
• Hours Per Pay Period: 80
• On Call: Yes
• Weekends: Yes