Sterile Processing Technician - Surgical Services, Full Time, Variable Shift

Job Details

At Island Health, people are at the center of everything we do. As a part of the Surgical Services team, you’ll play a vital role in supporting our mission to care for those who care for others. You’ll help create a positive and seamless experience for every team member — ensuring they feel valued, supported, and heard.

About the role

You’ll help create a positive and seamless experience for every team member — ensuring they feel valued, supported, and heard. In the Sterile Processing Technician position, you will play a key role in the decontamination and processing of instruments and equipment. Re-stock equipment carts used in various hospital departments.

Responsibilities

• Distributes medical surgical reprocessed instruments to clinical areas daily and as needed.
• Cleans, packages and processes various trays and instruments.
• Keeps adequate inventory of stock in surgical services to assure continuous patient care.
• Operates decontaminating and high-level disinfecting equipment and maintains daily control record to assure proper sterilization.
• Cleans shelves, cupboards, autoclaves, sinks and counters according to written procedures.
• Clean and disinfect endoscopy scopes as needed.
• Affords assistance in evaluating new products.
• Affords assistance in keeping records specific to department.
• Affords assistance in orienting new Central Supply personnel.
• Retrieves supplies from Materials Management Department.
• Takes call time on a rotation basis.
• Ensures instrumentation is available and ready for next day’s surgery schedule and alerts director of shortages.
• Responsible for prioritizing trays of instruments for reprocessing ensuring the availability of instruments in demand.
• Responds to pages promptly and appropriately.
• Performs daily air removal tests (DART) and biological testing for sterilizers.
• Answers departmental phone and responds to requests accordingly.
• Troubleshoots equipment as needed.
• Attends workshops and in-services which meet individual needs in area of skill development and continuing education.

Requirements

• Makes sound judgments based on factual information.
• Establishes work priorities based on work load and need.
• Correctly identifies surgical instruments and medical surgical supplies.
• Demonstrates knowledge and working vocabulary of medical terminology.
• Communicates relevant information accurately and concisely.
• Functions as a member of a team demonstrating team effort.
• Demonstrates ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrates knowledge and ability to perform in a calm and proficient manner in an emergency situation.
• Demonstrates knowledge and ability to utilize good aseptic technique and infection control practices.

Qualifications

• On the job or formal training as a central service technician over 30 days or up to 3 months.
• Current CRCST Certification.
• High School graduate or equivalency.

Skills

Makes sound judgments based on factual information. Establishes work priorities based on work load and need. Correctly identifies surgical instruments and medical surgical supplies. Demonstrates knowledge and working vocabulary of medical terminology. Communicates relevant information accurately and concisely. Functions as a member of a team demonstrating team effort. Demonstrates ability to work independently with minimal supervision. Demonstrates knowledge and ability to perform in a calm and proficient manner in an emergency situation. Demonstrates knowledge and ability to utilize good aseptic technique and infection control practices.

Benefits

Your benefits package includes: Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance Generous Paid Time Off and Extended Illness Benefits Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability Coverage Vested Retirement Contributions and Flexible Spending Accounts Tuition Reimbursement and Student Loan Repayment Programs Employee Recognition Events and a supportive, community-focused team.

Pay

$21.30- $31.64/ hr.

Schedule

1 FTE / Full Time / Days