Sterile Supply Technician

Please note that this position may require an assessment after completion of the application. Please plan for an additional 20 - 30 minutes to complete this.

Shift:

Sterile Supply Technician

Shift:

• Monday - Friday: 2nd shift - 2:00pm-10:30pm

Job Role:

• An essential healthcare role that is focused on handling sterile products while constructing surgical case carts. Critical to the perioperative setting to ensure superior infection control methods are followed to enhance patient safety by handling surgical instruments, equipment and medical supplies with sterile techniques to ensure the integrity of the product is maintained. Assure supplies and instruments are stocked and pulled for cases in an efficient and accurate manner assuring all requested product is available to accommodate all cases.
• Have knowledge of several types of surgical instruments, sterilizers methods and decontamination equipment. Provide support to the Perioperative services staff and serves as a product specialist to surgical services for the organization.

Required Qualifications:

• * Minimum of 18 years of age required.
• * High school education or equivalent required.
• * Written and verbal communication skills required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• * Sterile processing experience or surgical technologist training preferred.
• * Knowledge of medical terminology preferred.
• * Aptitude for electronics troubleshooting preferred.
• * Basic computer skills preferred.
• * Knowledge of approximately 3,000 surgical instruments and specialty surgical instrument sets preferred.
• * Certified by the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) or International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materials Management (IAHSCMM) within 18 months of hire or transfer date or Completion for Surgical Technologist program preferred.
• * PC, laser printer, bar code scanner, bar code printer; Was
• * Experience using Steam, Decontamination Vessels; ability to navigate numerous electronic information systems preferred.

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• Competitive Benefits including retirement match contribution, PTO accrual, tuition reimbursement
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