Sterile Processing Technician

At The CORE Institute, we are dedicated to taking care of you so you can take care of business! Our robust benefits package includes the following:

• Competitive Health & Welfare Benefits
• Monthly $43 stipend to use toward ancillary benefits
• HSA with qualifying HDHP plans with company match
• 401k plan after 6 months of service with company match (Part-time employees included)
• Employee Assistance Program that is available 24/7 to provide support
• Employee Appreciation Days
• Employee Wellness Events

 Qualifications

• High school diploma/GED is required.
• Three years of Sterile Processing Technician experience is prefered.  
• Current national certification as a Sterile Processing Technician, Certified Registered Central Service Technician, or Surgical Instrument Processor, or obtained within 90 days of hire is required.
• Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) is preferred.

Essential Functions

• Decontaminates and sterilizes instruments, medical supplies, and equipment, and assembles, wraps, and sterilizes trays of instruments. Follows proper Standards Precautions while in decontamination and sterilization areas.
• Monitors biological and chemical wash solution to ensure quality and consistency for decontamination of instruments and medical equipment.
• Sorts mismatched sets of instruments, trays, and medical equipment and makes them available to sterile processing customers in a timely manner.
• Restocks, labels, and maintains inventory, submits requisitions, collects and distributes instruments, trays, and facility medical equipment.
• Performs environmental maintenance duties and assists in maintaining inventory levels in sterile processing, the operating room, and in equipment storage areas.
• Verifies that equipment functions properly, requisitions for equipment maintenance, repair or replacement, and removes defective equipment.
• Maintains a clean work area.
• Assists with maintaining established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, and quality improvement, safety, and environmental and infection control standards.
• Recognizes and anticipates the needs of the surgical team assuring instrument availability.
• Recognizes abnormal functioning of autoclave equipment, Steris system, and notifies appropriate person or company regarding company.
• Reviews par levels of supplies and equipment, to ensure that the resources necessary for patient safety are available.