Sterile Processing Technician — Elevate Patient Care & Safety

Salem Health Hospitals & Clinics; Nashville, Northern (TN, KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanderbilt Health is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician to support centralized decontamination, inspection and sterilization of instruments and equipment. The role entails assembly, preparation, and monitoring of sterilization processes within a hospital setting.

Responsibilities include maintaining safety and quality standards, inventory control, and timely preparation of supplies for surgical areas. Certification in sterile processing and relevant experience are valued, with opportunities

Qualifications

• Certification in Healthcare Sterile Processing (CST) or equivalent.
• 1 year of relevant work experience in sterile processing.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a safe, clean, and orderly work environment.
• Receives and inventories departmental supplies, instrumentation and equipment.
• Receives, cleans and decontaminates instrumentation and equipment per policies.
• Scans instrumentation and assembles per procedures.
• Prepares instrumentation and equipment for sterilization.
• Performs and documents quality control activities.
• Operates departmental equipment safely and effectively.

Skills

Environmental Sterility & Safety

Surgical Equipment Knowledge

Equipment Operation & Maintenance

Inventory Control

Quality Assurance

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Vanderbilt Health is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician to support centralized decontamination, inspection and sterilization of instruments and equipment. The role entails assembly, preparation, and monitoring of sterilization processes within a hospital setting.

Responsibilities include maintaining safety and quality standards, inventory control, and timely preparation of supplies for surgical areas. Certification in sterile processing and relevant experience are valued, with opportunities