Associate Sterile Processing Technician - Evenings
About the role
The Sterile Processing department at Sanford Health plays a crucial role in preventing surgical infections and complications for patients across the system's broad footprint. Located at Sanford University Medical Center in Fargo, ND, the department focuses on ensuring clean, safe, and sterile instruments and equipment are available for hospital staff.
Responsibilities
- Ensuring all patient care and surgical supplies, equipment, and instruments are properly inventoried, inspected, stored, distributed, and reprocessed in a timely manner
- Following all standard operating procedures
- Understanding and demonstrating all policies and infection prevention and control guidelines
- Able to recognize potential and actual processing errors and follow-up according to procedure or management instruction
- Completing assigned tasks in a timely manner and maintaining continuity in workflow
- Utilizing applicable inventory systems in use
Qualifications
- A high school diploma or equivalent is preferred
- Prior experience in central processing or healthcare environment is preferred
- Knowledge of medical terminology is preferred
- Strong phone and computer skills, including the ability to navigate the internet and use handheld devices
- Certified in Central Service Technology (CRCST) within 24 months of date of hire is strongly preferred
Skills
An understanding of medical terminology, customer service skills, and good communication skills are essential for success in this role.
Benefits
Sanford offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees, including health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package.
Pay
$17.50 - $23.50 per hour
Schedule
Full time, 8 hours per day, Monday-Friday, 2pm-10:30pm, with 2 holidays per year.