Sterile Processing Technician (PRN) - Decontam & Sterilize

CHRISTUS Health; New Braunfels (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - New Braunfels is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician to decontaminate, clean, assemble, sterilize and distribute reusable medical devices used in patient care. The role supports the SPD team in maintaining OSHA-aligned standards and accurate inventories.

The position includes PRN work with Per Diem As Needed scheduling and responsibilities across decontamination, assembling, sterilizing, storing, and dispatching surgical case carts within the hospital.

Qualifications

• 6 to 12 months of practical sterile processing experience
• Sterile processing experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Decontaminates and cleans reusable equipment/instruments in accordance with the departmental and OSHA standards.
• Assembles, sterilizes, stores and distributes medical devices and supplies for patient care.
• Adheres to procedures in accordance with departmental and OSHA guidelines when working with materials—Departmental standards are based on AMI- Advancement of Medical Instrumentation.
• Organizes, assembles and dispatches surgical case carts based on computer generated physician preference cards.
• Performs physical inventories of floor stock and SPD to ensure accuracy and integrity of system processes. Provides input on PAR levels. Works and collaborate effort with Material Management in the monitoring of supply usage, storage and organization of materials.
• Operates and understands inventory control devices and programs-Meditech
• Effectively communicates with inter/intradepartmental associates. Demonstrates ability to initiate, receive and relay calls and messages accurately.
• Demonstrates competence to perform assigned responsibilities is a manner that meets the population-specific and developmental needs of the members served by the department.
• Appropriately adapts assigned assessment, treatment, and/or service methods to accommodate the unique physical, psychosocial, cultural, age-specific and other developmental needs of each member served.
• Takes personal responsibility to ensure compliance with all policies, procedures and standards as promulgated by state and federal agencies, the hospital, and other regulatory entities.
• Performs all duties in a manner that protects the confidentiality of patients and does not solicit or disclose any confidential information unless it is necessary in the performance of assigned job duties.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Sterile processing

Decontamination

Inventory management

OSHA compliance

Communication skills

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Meditech

Job description

CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - New Braunfels is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician to decontaminate, clean, assemble, sterilize and distribute reusable medical devices used in patient care. The role supports the SPD team in maintaining OSHA-aligned standards and accurate inventories.

The position includes PRN work with Per Diem As Needed scheduling and responsibilities across decontamination, assembling, sterilizing, storing, and dispatching surgical case carts within the hospital.