Sterile Processing Technician

About This Role

This role involves the crucial task of decontaminating, cleaning, assembling, and sterilizing reusable medical instruments. It suits a technician who can monitor compliance with sterilization guidelines and ensure a steady supply of necessary equipment for surgical operations.

Responsibilities

• Perform and participate in the decontamination, inspection, cleaning, assembling, and packaging of medical/surgical material, including linen, instruments, and equipment according to established standards and procedures to ensure a sterile and functional supply of materials
• Operate sterilization equipment
• Prepare trays according to prescribed procedures
• Disassemble, clean, assemble, and test instrumentation for proper functioning
• Coordinate ordering process, distribution of supplies and equipment, shipping and recovering functions
• Maintain inventory management processes
• Meet surgery center supply needs with prompt delivery
• Verify working order and availability of equipment
• Ensure accuracy of inventory
• Prepare and assist on cycle count certifications and annual inventory
• Ensure the efficiency of the restocking process
• Retrieve, inspect, and deliver incoming supplies and equipment
• Address supply and ordering problems and issues
• Respond to special requests as needed to accommodate needs of surgical team

Requirements

• High school diploma/GED required
• Minimum one (1) year experience working as a sterile processing technician

Nice to have:

• Current certification
• Experience working in an ambulatory center

Important Details

• Physical demands: Position requires manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination
• Physical demands: Involves standing and walking
• Physical demands: Lift and carry items weighing up to 30 pounds