Sterile Processing Technician | Part-Time, Day Shift

Phelps Health is a 2000-employee-strong hospital and healthcare system serving the heart of small-town Missouri.

No matter where you start with us, we’re committed to taking our team to the top. If you’re ready for the challenge of providing life-saving care or supporting those who do, read on to find your fit in the Phelps Health family.

General Summary

- The Sterile Processing Technician is responsible for sterilization techniques and operations of equipment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

- Demonstrates principles of decontamination/sterilization.

- Correct use of personal protective equipment (gown, gloves, face mask, boots)

- Correctly sorts instrumentation for cleaning according to manufacturer’s specification.

- Correctly cleans CASE carts.

- Correctly inspects packages for integrity after sterilization.

- Demonstrates principles of sterilization.

- Correct use of biological and chemical sterilization indicators.

- Correctly sterilizes instrumentation according to manufacturer’s specifications.

- Accurately labels instrumentation.

- Correctly documents sterilizer loads and tests.

- Demonstrates knowledge of instruments and equipment.

- Correct assembly of instrumentation.

- Correctly tests instrumentation for optimal functioning.

- Notifies supervisor of broken and/or malfunctioning instrumentation and removes them from service.

- Correctly identifies specific department instrumentation ie. Surgery, obstetrics, and emergency services.

- Maintains daily inventory of equipment and supplies.

- Is attentive to detail and accuracy, is committed to excellence, looks for improvements continuously, monitors quality levels, finds root cause of quality problems, owns/acts on quality problems.

- Meets commitments, works independently, accepts accountability, handles change, stays focused under pressure, meets attendance/punctuality requirements.

Education

- High School diploma or equivalent required.

Work Experience

- Experience in sterile processing preferred

Certification/License

- Sterile Processing Technician certification to be obtained within 1 year of employment.

Mental/Physical Requirements

- Considerable mental concentration required to operate equipment and properly care for instruments and equipment. Standing, walking, lifting up to 35 lbs., reaching required.

- Mental and Emotional Requirements: Works in close proximity to others and/or in a distracting environment.

Working Conditions

- Exposed to wet and/or humid conditions during decontamination of instruments. Occasional exposure to temperature fluctuations, fumes, or airborne particles, exposure to communicable/infectious disease via contact with contaminated instruments and supplies. Must be able to work in a small, confined area for long periods of time.

At Phelps Health, we think we have a better team, benefits, and opportunities for growth than anyone else around, and we invite you to see for yourself! Apply now to join us on our mission in health care.