Sterile Processing Technician Certified

Location

Davie Campus

Schedule

Monday – Friday, 11:00 AM – 7:30 PM

Education / Experience

High School diploma or GED equivalent.

Licensure, Certification, and/or Registration

Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT) preferred, not required.

Essential Functions

• Adheres to general hospital standards to promote a cooperative work environment by utilizing communication skills, interpersonal relationships, and team building.
• Cleans instruments and equipment using appropriate methods and equipment.
• Ensures the correct inspection of reusable items.
• Sorts and assembles instruments and/or sets.
• Operates sterilizing units for production of sterile products to reduce risk of nosocomial infections.
• Ensures the availability of sterilization supplies and prep solutions.
• Performs daily checks of autoclaves and Steris units with biological indicators and air‑removal test kits as required; maintains proper logs, records, and charts of sterilizers.
• Maintains technical knowledge.
• Provides age‑developmentally appropriate care in accordance with Age‑Specific Care Guidelines for the specific age groups served.

Skills / Qualifications

• Ability to operate equipment such as sterilization equipment, washer‑sterilizer, ultrasonic cleaner, flash autoclave, and high‑van autoclave.
• Ability to communicate effectively with other medical professionals.
• Knowledge of basic and specialty operating‑room instrumentation.
• Ability to stand for long periods.

Work Environment

• Exposure to hazards associated with bodily fluids and tissue.
• Regular exposure to the risk of blood‑borne diseases.
• Exposure to chemical agents used in cleaning.
• Exposure to hazards of steam and heat, with potential for burns.
• Loud, stressful environment due to equipment and high demands.
• Subject to varying and unpredictable situations, many interruptions, and occasional pressure from multiple calls and inquiries.
• Exposure to sharp instruments that may result in cuts or abrasions.

Physical Requirements

• Standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching with arms, finger and hand dexterity, talking, hearing, and seeing – required at varying levels (35%–100%).
• Lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling: up to 20 lb (maximum), up to 50 lb (maximum), up to 100 lb (maximum) as needed.