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Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Evening Shift

Description:

Provides hospital and affiliated facilities with processed materials and equipment by executing established procedures for decontamination, assembly, packaging, and sterilization. Maintains efficient flow of processing procedures, through appropriate case set-up, anticipation of health care provider requests and patient care needs.

What the Sterile Processing Tech I will do:

+ Properly identifies and decontaminates instruments through use of washer/decontaminator equipment and proper hand-washing techniques.

+ Assembles instruments correctly, ensuring appropriate cleanliness and function is achieved.

+ Prepares instruments for sterilization through proper packaging, rigid container system, and wrapping techniques.

+ Sterilizes instruments by correctly loading carts and operating sterilizers (Steam Sterilizer and Gas Plasma).

+ Properly handles sterilized instruments for storage and distribution.

+ Maintains efficient flow of processing procedures, through appropriate case cart set-up, anticipation of health care provider requests and patient care needs.

+ Anticipates and prioritizes instrument and supply needs using surgery lists, Sterile Processing Microsystem (SPM) computer system and inventory levels of instruments.

+ Performs other related duties as assigned.

What the Sterile Processing Tech I will need:

+ High school diploma or equivalent.

+ Minimum: Certification in Central Service Processing required within eighteen (18) months of date of hire.

+ Preferred: Certification in Central Service Processing, Membership in Central Service Processing professional organization

+ One year of general work experience.

+ Good math and problem-solving skills. Good oral and written communication skills.

+ Familiarity with standard desktop and windows based computer system, including email, e-learning, intranet and computer navigation.

+ Ability to use other software required to perform essential functions.

+ Ability to regularly walk and stand (80-90% of time); lift instruments and equipment weighing up 25 pounds; bend, pull, push and position objects weighing less than 25 pounds.

+ Ability to perform detailed tasks with frequent interruptions.

What You Will Work

+ Day shift and evening shift (3pm-11pm) available

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran