STERILE PROCESSING TECHNICIAN - EVENINGS

About the role

Transforms healthcare by decontaminating, assembling, sterilizing, and distributing instruments, supplies, and equipment for patient care. Collaborates with the surgical team to ensure high-quality patient care.

Responsibilities

• Cleans, cultures, tests, and operates various sterilizers.
• Maintain assigned work areas and equipment in a clean and organized condition.
• Sterilize instruments, equipment, linen, and supplies using various types of sterilizers.
• Load sterilizers in the prescribed manner and set controls to specified time and temperature.
• Verify appropriate sterilization cycle to ensure all parameters have been met.
• Complete appropriate documentation records.
• Identify and assemble instrument procedure trays according to the prescribed manner.
• Wrap packages and handle all items following procedure.
• Mark items with identifying data and distribute or store in designated area.
• Notify appropriate CTL or Manager when unable to replace parts or with equipment deficiencies in the work area.
• Dispense products requested for sterile and non-sterile equipment and supplies.
• Assign priority to emergency requests and issue required supplies and equipment based on knowledge of procedure intended.
• Assemble and wrap materials, instruments, and supplies according to established aseptic technique.
• Clean and/or safely operate selected equipment within the department.
• Maintain accurate documentation related to activities, including responsibility for creation of lot numbers for all sterilized items for tracking and recall purposes.
• Effectively function in crisis situations with appropriate actions based on sound judgment and submit appropriate communications.
• Prepare case carts for surgical procedures.
• May perform charge duties as needed and/or assigned.
• May assist in the orientation of new employees to each work assignment area and total department operations as needed and/or assigned.
• Assists in problem solving.
• May be involved in process improvement initiatives projects.
• Demonstrates knowledge of principles of growth and development.
• May be asked to provide care at other Carilion facilities to meet Clinic Mission, Values and Guiding Principles.
• Reports abnormal and critical information to the team Lead or manager.
• Assists in the training of OR nurses and related staff, as well as serving as a resource for other hospital departments.

Requirements

Requires basic interpersonal skills. Satisfactory completion of orientation. Must be able to fulfill fundamental components/essential elements of position.

Qualifications

High school graduate or equivalent.

Skills

N/A

Benefits

N/A

Pay

$17.39 - $24.35 per hour

Schedule

Evening