Sterile Processing Technician (SPD) - Per Diem (Evenings) - Easton Campus

sluhn; Easton (Northampton County); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke's University Health Network is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician to retrieve, decontaminate, and sterilize medical instruments for patient care. You will assemble case carts, perform quality checks, and ensure items are properly packaged.

SPD certification is required within 18 months of hire, with eight weeks of orientation provided. The role is on-site and physically demanding, with standing, walking, and lifting up to 50 pounds and frequent use of fine motor skills to assemble

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• SPD certification required within 18 months of hire.
• On-the-job training with 8 weeks minimum orientation period.

Responsibilities

• Retrieves, sorts and decontaminates used materials, instruments, medical devices and equipment.
• Performs quality checks for cleanliness, sharpness and proper functioning of instruments.
• Performs high level disinfection (HLD) on items that cannot be sterilized.
• Assembles and wraps items in correct packaging material for sterilization.
• Sterilizes wrapped items by steam or ETO.
• Prepares case carts for the Operating Room.

Skills

Decontamination

Sterilization

Quality checks

Case cart preparation

Instrument packaging

Education

High School diploma

SPD certification

Tools

Steam sterilization

ETO sterilization

Job description

St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care.

The Sterile Processing Technician retrieves, decontaminates, cleans, assembles, processes, sterilizes, stores and distributes medical devices, equipment, procedure trays and supplies used in the care of patients.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Retrieves, sorts and decontaminates used materials, instruments, medical devices and equipment from the nursing units, Operating Room, Emergency Department, Delivery Rooms, Nurseries, Outpatient Departments, etc., according to established procedures.
• Performs quality checks for cleanliness, sharpness and proper functioning of instruments.
• Performs high level disinfection (HLD) on items that cannot be sterilized.
• Assembles and wraps items in correct type of packaging material in preparation for sterilization.
• Sterilizes wrapped and packaged items by steam or ETO.
• Prepares case carts for the Operating Room.

PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS:

• Standing for up to 4 hours per day, up to 2 hours at a time.
• Walking for up to 4 hours per day, up to 2 hours at a time.
• Sitting for up to 2 hours per day, 1 hour at a time.
• Frequently uses fingers and hands for data entry, assembling instrument trays, picking items for case carts and packaging items.
• Frequently uses upper extremities to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Hearing ability sufficient to hear above noise level of operating equipment (sterilizers).
• Must be able to hear alarms and telephone.
• Seeing as it relates to general vision, near vision, peripheral vision (must be able to detect defects in instruments, such as nicks, burrs, etc.).
• Frequently pushing and pulling carts weighing up to 200 pounds.

EDUCATION:

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• SPD certification is required within 18 months of hire.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

• On-the-job training with 8 weeks minimum concentrated orientation period.

St. Luke's University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer.