Sterile Processing Technician - 32 Hour Flex - Day & Evening Shifts

Essentia Virginia Hospital, Virginia, Minnesota | Department: Sterile Processing (2083490) | FTE: 0.8 | Flex position

About the role

Essentia Health is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician to serve at our Virginia Hospital in Virginia, Minnesota. This sterile tech typically works 32 hours weekly, but this is a flex position, and hours can be flexed up to 40 per week without notice based on facility needs. This employee will work rotating day and evening shifts a week at a time starting at 7 am, 8 am, 9 am, 10 am, and 11 am. A 12-hour on-call Saturday shift is required once every 5 weeks. No Sundays or holidays are required.

Responsibilities

• Reprocess reusable surgical instruments and patient care equipment for use in surgery and throughout various nursing units.
• Ensure clean, safe, sterile instruments and equipment are available to hospital staff for use in patient care.

Qualifications

• No educational requirements.
• Must be certified as a Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) from the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA) within 2 years of hire.

Schedule

• Shift rotation: Flex Day/Evening
• Shift start times (rotating weekly): 7:00 am, 8:00 am, 9:00 am, 10:00 am, 11:00 am
• Corresponding end times: 3:30 pm, 4:30 pm, 5:30 pm, 6:30 pm, 7:30 pm
• Weekends: 12-hour on-call shift every 5th Saturday
• Holidays: Not required
• Call obligation: Yes

Pay

Compensation range: $17.01 – $23.06 per hour

Benefits

For employees scheduled 24+ hours weekly

• Health Insurance and HSA or FSA accounts
• Dental and Vision insurances
• Supplemental insurances — critical illness, accident, & hospital indemnity
• Paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and basic life insurance
• Supplemental Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• PTO accrual and 7 paid holidays per year
• Paid parental leave after one year
• Adoption assistance after one year
• Bereavement & Jury Duty leave

For all employees, including casual

• Take Charge (employee wellness program)
• Guidance Resources (free confidential counseling)
• Employee discount program
• 401(k) retirement account (traditional & Roth)
• 401(k) matching & discretionary contributions (subject to service requirements)

Union

VA Hospital AFSCME Service Workers (VAHOSPAIDE)