Sterile Processing Technician — Instrument Care & Safety

Wheeling Hospital, Inc.; Wheeling (WV); Presencial; USD 19.000 - 30.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

WH Wheeling Hospital Inc. is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician to decontaminate, prepare, sterilize, and distribute surgical instruments and medical equipment across the surgery center, hospital, and physician offices.

The role requires adherence to infection control practices and safety standards throughout all steps of the process. The position supports instrument processing workflows, inventory management, and quality checks to ensure patient safety and compliance with policies.

Formación

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Certification in sterile processing is preferred.
• Previous sterile processing experience is required.

Responsabilidades

• Retrieves contaminated instruments and delivers sterile instruments to where needed.
• Removes debris by manually cleaning instrument.
• Responsible for the operation and maintenance of decontamination equipment.
• Inspects instruments and equipment to ensure the safety of our patients.
• Tests and reports detected problems with all equipment.
• Responsible for separating and keeping track of items that have been cleaned and sterilized.
• Ensures to remove all waste matter from transfer carts.
• Responsible for organizing, storing, and keeping records of sterile supplies.
• Responsible for checking the expiration dates on supplies.
• Maintains a clean work area following established departmental policies and procedures, and infection control standards.
• Properly operates all mechanical machinery within central sterile.
• Applies established policies and procedures in completing work assignments.
• Properly de-lints towels and sheets.

Conocimientos

Sterile processing

Instrument handling

Decontamination

Infection control

Safety procedures

Educación

High School diploma or equivalent

Descripción del empleo

WH Wheeling Hospital Inc. is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician to decontaminate, prepare, sterilize, and distribute surgical instruments and medical equipment across the surgery center, hospital, and physician offices.

The role requires adherence to infection control practices and safety standards throughout all steps of the process. The position supports instrument processing workflows, inventory management, and quality checks to ensure patient safety and compliance with policies.