Sterile Processing Technician - CSPDT/CRCST Certified

Atrium Health; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Atrium Health in Charlotte, NC is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician to support in-patient care areas by ensuring safe, clean, and ready instrument sets. Primary duties include disinfection, assembly, inspection, packaging, and sterilization of general and specialty instruments, with adherence to CSPDT/CRCST standards.

You will follow IFU procedures, maintain equipment functionality, and document sterilization processes while upholding safety and quality standards in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• HS diploma or equivalent required.
• CSPDT or CRCST certification required.

Responsibilities

• Identify, respond & report malfunctions and/or alarms.
• Performs efficacy and quality testing for all processes and equipment.
• Identifies manual and/or mechanical cleaning according to the manufacturer's IFU for all general, laparoscopic, orthopedic, neuro, cardiovascular, power, instrumentation.
• Performs flexible scope processing utilizing High Level Disinfection (HLD).
• Determines, prepares, and uses supplies required in the assembly process.
• Identifies, inspects, assembles general & specialty instruments checking for cleanliness & functionality utilizing count sheets.
• Packages and labels instrumentation following standards.
• Safely determines sterilization equipment functionality, operation, monitoring, and maintenance with verification and documentation of sterilization process.
• Performs high temperature (steam) and low temperature (gas plasma, ethylene oxide, liquid chemical) sterilization.

Skills

Safety standards

Malfunction reporting

Process testing

Cleaning procedures

High Level Disinfection

Instrument assembly

Instrument inspection

Packaging instruments

Sterilization monitoring

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

CSPDT or CRCST certification

Job description

Atrium Health in Charlotte, NC is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician to support in-patient care areas by ensuring safe, clean, and ready instrument sets. Primary duties include disinfection, assembly, inspection, packaging, and sterilization of general and specialty instruments, with adherence to CSPDT/CRCST standards.

You will follow IFU procedures, maintain equipment functionality, and document sterilization processes while upholding safety and quality standards in a fast-paced