Sterile Processing Tech (2472)
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Position Summary:
The Sterile Processing Tech supports safe surgical and clinical care by performing essential decontamination cleaning assembly packaging and sterilization of instruments and equipment used across Trinity Health. Working within the Central Processing Department this role ensures all items are processed in accordance with established infection prevention standards manufacturer guidelines and regulatory requirements. As part of a collaborative multi-area processing team the technician contributes to patient safety by maintaining accurate documentation selecting appropriate sterilization or high-level disinfection methods and ensuring timely delivery of sterile supplies to procedural areas. Through attention to detail adherence to quality standards and effective teamwork this position supports efficient workflow quality control and readiness of surgical and clinical instruments.
Key Responsibilities:
Licenses and Certifications Required:
Educational Requirements:
Experience Requirements:
Special Skills or Training Requirements:
Physical Requirements:
The Sterile Processing Tech is frequently required to stand walk bend reach and lift while completing decontamination assembly and sterilization tasks. The role involves handling instrument trays equipment and supply items that may require moderate lifting and repetitive motion. Adequate vision hearing and manual dexterity are necessary for identifying instruments performing detailed inspection and safely operating processing equipment.
Environmental Requirements:
This role works in decontamination and clean processing areas where exposure to moisture chemicals detergents heat and equipment noise is common. The technician may encounter soiled instruments and must consistently follow infection-prevention protocols PPE requirements and safety procedures. Work may require transition between multiple processing zones and occasional exposure to the operating room environment with adherence to strict dress codes and sterile practices.
The Sterile Processing Tech supports safe surgical and clinical care by performing essential decontamination cleaning assembly packaging and sterilization of instruments and equipment used across Trinity Health. Working within the Central Processing Department this role ensures all items are processed in accordance with established infection prevention standards manufacturer guidelines and regulatory requirements. As part of a collaborative multi-area processing team the technician contributes to patient safety by maintaining accurate documentation selecting appropriate sterilization or high-level disinfection methods and ensuring timely delivery of sterile supplies to procedural areas. Through attention to detail adherence to quality standards and effective teamwork this position supports efficient workflow quality control and readiness of surgical and clinical instruments.
Key Responsibilities:
- Receive sort and decontaminate reusable instruments equipment and endoscopes using approved cleaning agents equipment and procedures. Inspect assemble and package individual instruments and instrument trays ensuring completeness functionality and compliance with quality standards.
- Select appropriate sterilization or high-level disinfection methods and operate processing equipment while maintaining required documentation for all sterilization cycles.
- Utilize instrument management systems and related technology to track equipment verify processing steps and support timely distribution to procedural areas.
- Rotate between all sterile processing work areas and support shift weekend and holiday coverage to meet departmental needs.
- Collaborate with surgical services clinics and other care teams to ensure availability of sterile instruments and resolve processing-related issues.
Licenses and Certifications Required:
- Must be certified as a Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) or Certified Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) as follows:
- All employees hired as a Sterile Processing Tech prior to December 1 2021 will require certification no later than July 1 2023.
- All employees hired as a Sterile Processing Tech after December 1 2021 will have one year from their date of hire to become certified if not certified upon hire.
Educational Requirements:
- High school diploma GED or equivalent preferred.
Experience Requirements:
- None
Special Skills or Training Requirements:
- Excellent organization operations people management and problem-solving skills are essential.
- Must be able to speak read write and understand medical terminology to follow written instructions and complete various forms and records regarding equipment processing and preparation of equipment.
- Must have working knowledge of computer programs; proficiency in Microsoft Word Excel Outlook and exposure to instrument tracking software.
- Effectively demonstrates multitasking capabilities within job while maintaining a positive professional and customer service based attitude.
- Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication skills and the ability to be approachable and flexible.
- Ability to multitask is critical.
- Exposure to the Operating Room environment is a requirement.
- A strict dress code and professional appearing including wearing surgical scrubs is required.
- Must be able to frequently lift up to 25 lbs. stoop bend pull and place and retrieve material.
Physical Requirements:
The Sterile Processing Tech is frequently required to stand walk bend reach and lift while completing decontamination assembly and sterilization tasks. The role involves handling instrument trays equipment and supply items that may require moderate lifting and repetitive motion. Adequate vision hearing and manual dexterity are necessary for identifying instruments performing detailed inspection and safely operating processing equipment.
Environmental Requirements:
This role works in decontamination and clean processing areas where exposure to moisture chemicals detergents heat and equipment noise is common. The technician may encounter soiled instruments and must consistently follow infection-prevention protocols PPE requirements and safety procedures. Work may require transition between multiple processing zones and occasional exposure to the operating room environment with adherence to strict dress codes and sterile practices.
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Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 25 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity ... View more
