Sterile Processing Technician I — Grow in Perioperative Care

UAB Medicine; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 23,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Educational assistance

Paid time off

Parental leave

PSLF eligible

Job summary

UAB Medicine in Birmingham, AL is seeking a Sterilization Technician to join our Perioperative Services. You will clean, assemble and sterilize instrument sets for surgery and operate all sterilization equipment in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities include assembling trays, stocking supplies, and performing biological testing of sterilizers, with opportunities for growth in one of the nation’s largest surgical departments and access to advanced technologies and teamwork with world‑class

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.

Responsibilities

• Packages instruments for sterilization using the appropriate chemical indicators.
• Assembles tray for surgical cases in a timely and accurate manner according to case type.
• Unloads cart washer; loads and unloads sterilizers.
• Follows established guidelines, policies and procedures of the hospital as well as the department.
• Properly handles and inventories instruments that have been returned from surgery.
• Provides services in four primary areas including decontamination of surgical instrumentation, tray assembly, biological sterilization and picking of case carts.

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Sterilization equipment

Job description

UAB Medicine in Birmingham, AL is seeking a Sterilization Technician to join our Perioperative Services. You will clean, assemble and sterilize instrument sets for surgery and operate all sterilization equipment in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities include assembling trays, stocking supplies, and performing biological testing of sterilizers, with opportunities for growth in one of the nation’s largest surgical departments and access to advanced technologies and teamwork with world‑class