Central Sterile Technician, Noncertified

Job Summary

About the role

Frye Regional Medical Center, located in the foothills of North Carolina, is a 355-bed acute care hospital with an 81-bed Behavioral Health facility and over 70 primary and specialty care providers.

Responsibilities

• Collects, decontaminates, stores and distributes all reusable supplies and patient care equipment in the hospital.
• Provides inspection, decontamination, assembly, and sterilization of instruments and other patient care equipment in accordance with processing guidelines, AAMI, AORN, TJC, and OSHA requirements.
• Sets controls to specific time and temperature according to material being sterilized requirements and completes appropriate documentation records.
• Maintains and performs antimicrobial and disinfection solutions testing according to manufacturer instructions and documentation daily.
• Assembles all instruments and procedure trays using content list as a guide.
• Packages all items in appropriate wrapper or container.
• Identifies each package appropriately with name of item, initials, and date.
• Distributes sterilized items to appropriate storage area in a timely fashion.
• P Practices required standards of safe handling of instruments and supplies.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Central Sterile Tech certification within 1 year required.
• Previous healthcare experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Must be able to pass a background check.
• Must be able to pass a drug screen.

Skills

• Attention to detail.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to follow procedures and guidelines.

Benefits

• Wide range of benefits options including Medical, Dental, and Vision plans.
• 401(k) retirement plan contributions.
• Generous Paid Time Off.
• Accident & Critical Illness Insurance.
• Prescription Assistance with OptumRx.
• Income protection programs for the entire family such as life insurance, Short/Long-term Disability, and Identity Theft.
• Employee Assistance program at no cost to you to provide emotional, legal, financial, and daily life support for your entire household.
• Free travel and entertainment discount program.

Pay

Compensation is commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Hours are typically 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday.