Sterile Processing Technician, Sterile Processing (Per Diem)

St. Luke's University Health Network; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke’s University Health Network seeks a Sterile Processing Technician to decontaminate, assemble and sterilize medical devices and supplies used in patient care. You will prepare case carts for the operating room and perform quality checks to ensure instrument sterility and safety.

Qualifications include a high school diploma and SPD certification within 18 months of hire. On-the-job training is provided to develop the required skills and knowledge.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Retrieves, sorts and decontaminates used materials, instruments and equipment from various hospital units.
• 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 for sterilization prep.
• Sterilizes items by steam or ETO.
• Prepares case carts for the Operating Room.

Skills

Decontamination

Sterilization

Instruments handling

Quality checks

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

SPD certification

Tools

Sterilization equipment

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 trainingwith 8 weeks minimum concentrated orientation period.

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