Sterile Processing Technician III

85 North Grand Ave, Fort Thomas, Kentucky

Regular

40 hours per week

St. Elizabeth Healthcare is hiring a Sterile Processing Technician III for the Ft. Thomas Sterile Processing department located within the Ft. Thomas hospital. Shift: 2nd Shift, Full Time.

Leads the daily operations of Sterile Processing by ensuring efficient and effective cleaning, decontamination, sterilization, and tray assembly of instruments and equipment according to established standards. Provides input on task performance, oversees staff training, monitors performance, leads special projects, prepares reports, and maintains record‑keeping systems.

• Competitive pay and comprehensive health coverage within the first 30 days.
• Generous paid time off and flexible work schedules.
• Retirement savings with employer match.
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities.
• Wellness, mental health, and recognition programs.
• Career advancement through mentorship and internal mobility.

• Provides input to management for performance appraisals and counseling/disciplinary actions as needed.
• Assists management with implementing and evaluating departmental goals consistent with organizational mission, vision, values.
• Collaborates with personnel of various departments to ensure availability of appropriate instrumentation, equipment, and supplies for procedures.
• Ensures efficient case cart system and sterile core cart processes.
• Schedules, supervises, and oversees the training of the technicians in each area.
• Applies knowledge and understanding of how to load, operate, and test sterilizers to avoid contamination; incubates spores and properly interprets results, graphs and printouts ensuring all sterilizers are functioning properly.
• Applies knowledge and understanding of how to load, operate, and test both Medivator and Olympus Endoscope Reprocessor and performs filter maintenance.
• Performs sterile processing functions as needed.

• Develops and maintains collaborative interdepartmental and intradepartmental relationships.
• Communicates effectively with staff, physicians, and other health care team members.
• Monitors sterilization processes and documentation to ensure adherence to appropriate infection control practices.
• Ensures timely follow-up, communication, and resolution to concerns of interdepartmental/intradepartmental staff, physicians, and other health care team members.

• Assists in meeting department financial goals by adjusting staffing as needed.
• Demonstrates cost effective utilization of supplies and equipment.

• Demonstrates leadership skills in directing sterile processing activities.
• Provides technical guidance on complex issues.
• Offers insight and organizes responsibilities within the team.
• Ensures ongoing personal growth and development.

Performs other duties as assigned.

• High School graduate
• Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) or Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT). If working in Endoscopy Department: CBSPD or CER.

• Knowledge of perioperative instrumentation, sterilization, and AAMI (Association of Advancement of Medical Instrumentation) standards; knowledge of Joint Commission and AORN Standards.
• Computer entry skills.
• If working in Endoscopy Department: competent in SGNA Guidelines.

• Two years Sterile Processing experience as a Sterile Processing Technician.
• If working in Endoscopy Department: experience in Endoscopy Technician role.

Non‑Exempt