Sterile Processing Technician Senior - Surgical Services

CHRISTUS Health System; Beeville (TX); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Beeville is a Level IV Trauma Center providing 24 hour emergency and intensive care services. This role handles sterile processing, decontamination, and reprocessing of instruments for the Perioperative Department, coordinating with SPD and other units to maintain supply integrity.

The position emphasizes infection control, policy adherence, and routine quality checks, with focus on staff training and ongoing education within a hospital environment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• 1–2 years of experience in sterile processing preferred.
• HSPA CER or CRCST certification required.

Responsibilities

• Meets expectations of OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Others, or Leaders.
• Liaises between SPD, Perioperative Services, Labour and Delivery, and Nursing Units to coordinate tasks.
• Take physical inventories to ensure accuracy of Floor Stock and SPD.
• Instruct associates on proper use of inventory control devices like scanners and barcode readers.
• Assist new Floor Stock associates in SPD functions and policies.
• Ensure stock rotation and care custody of all inventory.
• Demonstrates infection control procedures related to decontamination and reprocessing.
• Participates in continuing education and quality improvement activities.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Sterile processing

Infection control

Inventory management

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Scanners

Barcode readers

Job description

CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Beeville is designated by the Texas Department of Health as a Level IV Trauma Center, providing 24 hour emergency and intensive care services for critically ill or injured patients, and stabilizing some 16,500 patients in the ER each year. CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Beeville offers Emergency Services, Intensive Care, Medical Surgical Services, Obstetrics, Surgical Services, Critical Care, and Rehabilitation Services. The hospital has three operating rooms; eight same-day surgery rooms; two endoscopy rooms; an expanded recovery area; new cardiopulmonary service area and an expanded outpatient services wing. Women’s Services includes nine birthing suites and a full service nursery, with access to a level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Summary

This Job is responsible for the administration of sterile processing including: quality of decontamination, cleaning, sterilization of surgical instruments, reprocessable equipment, equipment, Endo-scopes and supplies for the Perioperative Dept. The Job also responsible for the functional coordination of the dept. within and with outside other depts./resources.

Responsibilities

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Acts as liaison between SPD, Perioperative Services, Labor and Delivery, and Nursing Units.
• Provide input on PAR level adds, changes, and deletions.
• Take physical inventories, on a periodic basis, of Floor Stock and SPD to ensure accuracy and integrity of the system.
• Understand, operate and instruct associates on the proper use of inventory control devices, i.e. scanners and bar code readers.
• Assist all newly assigned Floor Stock associates in all facets of SPD functions.
• Ensure sound inventory control practices are adhered to, such as stock rotation, care custody, and control of all inventory.
• Demonstrates competence to perform assigned client care responsibilities in a way that meets the age-specific and developmental needs of the persons served by the department.
• Appropriately adapts assigned client assessment, treatment, and / or care methods to accommodate the unique physical, psychosocial, cultural, age-specific and other developmental needs of each person served.
• Responsible for establishing and following written policies and procedures used to decontaminate, reprocess, care and package instruments and equipment used in patient care processes.
• Demonstrates knowledge and responsibility for infection control procedures related to decontamination and reprocessing of instruments and equipment.
• Adheres to sterilization protocols as provided in the Sterilization Reference Manual
• Leads in implementation and/or monitoring of quality control programs.
• Assist in the reviewing / revising process of the QI plan in compliance with hospital and departmental procedures, policies, and standard of care.
• Participate in continuing education, formal and informal.
• Other activities as assigned.

Job Requirements

Education/Skills

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred

Experience

• 1 – 2 years of experience in sterile processing preferred

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

• HSPA Certified Endoscope Reprocessor (CER) or Certified Registered Central Sterile Tech (CRCST) required

Work Schedule

5 Days - 8 Hours

Work Type

Full Time