Operating Room Sterile Processing Tech
Job Location:
Redwood City, CA - USA
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Job Summary
Founded in 1950 Dignity Health - Sequoia Hospital is a 208-bed acute care nonprofit hospital located in Redwood City California. Serving over 50000 patients annually the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care stroke care and a birthing center. Additionally Sequoia Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center and recently was awarded the AMA/ASAs Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement recognizing the hospitals commitment to providing the best stroke care. It was recently named a Leapfrog 2025 Top General Hospital.
As our Operating Room Tech you will be a vital member of the healthcare team providing technical and supportive services in the Operating Room under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse/Supervisor/Clinical Coordinator.
Every day you will access or distribute drugs needles or syringes to/within patient care areas or treatment carts as per hospital policy. Your role ensures seamless and safe OR function supporting surgical procedures and maintaining sterility.
To be successful in this role you will be required to have great attention to detail strong surgical and sterile technique knowledge excellent teamwork and adherence to all policies.
- Ensures a professional and responsive atmosphere by greeting patients visitors staff and physicians promptly and courteously. Refers to each individual by name when appropriate. Screens individuals by requesting to see identification or visitor pass.
- Operates cleans and maintains equipment.
- Collects processes and sterilizes articles from all areas including Operating Room on a priority basis.
- Serves as SPD liaison with physicians offices and Instrument Vendors by obtaining special requests prior to elective surgery and assuring that required instruments are prepared and available as needed.
- With the aid of computer based lists inspects maintains assembles and picks Operating Room instruments and sets coordinating activities with Operation Room Surgical Schedule and OR Staff.
- Runs and monitors the biological test for the stream and Sterrad (low temperature) sterilizers.
- High School Graduate or GED General Studies
- One year of full time experience as a central service technician
- Six months experience in processing and assembly of surgical instruments.
- Experience requirement may be waived for individuals who have successfully completed a Central Services Technician (CST) externship at Sequoia Hospital.
- One year experience in general transcription required. Two years general secretary experience and
- Minimum of 3-5 years combined experience in healthcare industry and
- Certified and Registered Central Service Technician upon hire or
- Certified Sterile Processing and Dist Supervisor upon hire or
- Certified Sterile Processing and Dist Tech upon hire or
- Cert Sterile Processing Dist Tech upon hire
Preferred
- Experience/training in EKG interpretation preferred. Experience in billing systems preferred. Experience in event coordination preferred.
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