Sterile Processing Technician - PT.5 PMs

Hugh Chatham Health; Downers Grove (IL); On-site; USD 29,000 - 43,000; Part time

Job summary

Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove seeks a Part-time Sterile Processing Technician to perform decontamination, packaging, and sterilization tasks. The role requires PM Certification and hands-on experience with instrument decontamination and packaging procedures.

The position covers a 20-hour workweek with responsibilities including equipment setup, waste handling, and compliance with hospital protocols for terminal sterilization.

Qualifications

• PM Certified Experienced Sterile Processing Technician.

Responsibilities

• Wears proper protective attire during decontamination.
• Follows established procedures to ensure decontamination is complete and correct.
• Sets up decontamination equipment for operation and ensures proper function and continuous work flow throughout the shift.
• Maintains a neat and clean work area at all times.
• Reports improper equipment operation to clinical engineers, red tags the equipment, and documents on the Shift report.
• Cleans and disinfects equipment and work area at completion of shift as assigned.
• Handles infectious waste according to established hospital procedure.
• Examines and ensure that all the components of the surgical instrumentation is clean and properly function prior to tray assembly.
• Test all instrumentation for correct function following established procedures each time the instrumentation is processed.
• Electrical test all instrumentation that has an insulation coating each time the instrument is processed.
• Assembles instrument sets, ensuring that the correct number and type of instruments are present following the tray count sheet created in the Censitrac Instrument Tracking system. Placing the instruments appropriately to ensure sterilization and ease of use by the user.
• Follow all manufacture information for use sheets approved processes to package and/or wrap the trays/items for terminal sterilization.

Job description

Status

Part time

Department

37719 Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital - Sterile Processing Services

Status

Part time

Benefits Eligible

Yes

Hours Per Week

20

Schedule Details/Additional Information

PM Certified Experienced Sterile Processing Technician.

Pay Range

$20.80 - $31.20

Major Responsibilities

• 1)Wears proper protective attire when performing decontamination.
• 2)Follows established procedures to ensure decontamination is complete and correct.
• 3)Sets up decontamination equipment for operation and ensures proper function and continuous work flow throughout the shift.
• 4)Maintains a neat and clean work area at all times.
• 5)Reports improper equipment operation to clinical engineers, red tags the equipment, and documents on the Shift report.
• 6)Cleans and disinfects equipment and work area at completion of shift as assigned.
• 7)Handles infectious waste according to established hospital procedure.

Performance of Assembly/Packaging/Wrapping

• 1)Examines and ensure that all the components of the surgical instrumentation is clean and properly function prior to tray assembly.
• 2)Test all instrumentation for correct function following established procedures each time the instrumentation is processed.
• 3)Electrical test all instrumentation that has an insulation coating each time the instrument is processed.
• 4)Assembles instrument sets, ensuring that the correct number and type of instruments are present following the tray count sheet created in the Censitrac Instrument Tracking system. Placing the instruments appropriately to ensure sterilization and ease of use by the user.
• 5)Follow all manufacture information for use sheets approved processes to package and/or wrap the trays/items for terminal sterilization.

Validation of Sterilization Equipment