Sterile Processing Technician Certified

It's more than a career, it's a calling

MO-SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

Are you looking to take that next step in your Healthcare career?

This role requires an EXPERIENCED Surgical Tech who can effectively receive patient care assignments from our registered nurses (RNs) and assist with gowning, gloving, scrubbing, and setting up sterile back table with instruments and supplies needed for surgeries. Come join our growing team while we welcome a new Vascular and Neuro surgeons.

To show our appreciation for your skills and dedication, we are offering a generous $10,000 sign-on bonus f or this position. This bonus is a testament to our commitment to attracting top talent like yourself and recognizing the value you bring to our organization.

• Department: Outpatient Surgery?

• Patient Population: Adult and Geriatrics ?

• Schedule: ?Full Time? days, no weekend and no call requirement

• Starting Pay: ?$21.89/hour?(Offers are based on years of experience and equity for this role.)?

• Location: St. Joseph St. Charles Kisker Road

Job Summary:

Inspects, assembles and evaluates all surgical instruments and instrument sets to ensure proper sterilization, completeness of set, and to determine need for repair/replacement.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Performs decontamination of soiled instruments, sterilization containers and equipment according to established protocols.

• Inspects instruments, equipment and containers to ensure cleanliness and proper functioning.

• Corrects instrument sets according to current standards and established count sheets and/or instrument tracking systems.

• Maintains proper levels of inventory to ensure availability for case carts.

• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• High school diploma or equivalent education and experience

EXPERIENCE

• No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant standing and walking.

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.

• Frequent reaching and gripping.

• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.

• Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, kneeling, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.

• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.

• Occasional use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.

• Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors.

• Rare crawling, sitting and keyboard use/data entry.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin

• Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) - Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA)

  • Or

• Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT) - The Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD)

Licenses / Certifications:

Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) - Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA), Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT) - The Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD)

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

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Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

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