Sterile Processing Technician

Weekend Requirements:
As Needed |

Work Hours:

3-1130 | Status:
Full Time - 1.0 FTE (80 hours per pay period) | Entity:
Owensboro Health Regional Hospital | Department:
Sterile Processing

Responsible for the proper care, cleaning, decontamination, and sterilization of all surgical instrumentation.

• Ensures policies, procedures, and practices of sterile processing comply with the standards established by all regulatory agencies
• Receives, decontaminates, sterilizes surgical instruments, and distributes patient care equipment according to instruction for use (IFU).
• Ensures timey delivery of instrumentation to Surgery, Cath Lab, Women's Services, and outside clinics.
• Receives, inspects, and disassembles instrumentation in decontamination, following the manufacturer's IFU removes the bioburden from the instruments
• Operates all cleaning and sterilizing equipment according to IFU(s).
• Performs leak tests to determine the water tight integrity of the scope is intact before initiating the cleaning and high-level disinfection process or terminal sterilization of scope for endoscopy.
• Inspects packaging and containers prior to assembly of instruments.
• Maintains records for all sterilization procedures that are processed including interpretation of all biological monitoring, validation of monitoring results, and quality assurance checks to ensure sterilization parameters are met.
• Participates in continuous quality improvement activities and educational experiences.
• Maintains a clean work area following established departmental policies, procedures, and infection control standards.
• Assembles surgical case carts according to physician preference and computer generated picking lists.

• Requires critical thinking skills and decisive judgment.
• Works under general supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
• Applies more advanced skills and knowledge in the area of specialization.

No experience required

High school diploma, General Equivalency Diploma (GED) or higher required upon hire

None

• CRCST
  - Certified and Registered Central Service Technician through Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA) required within 24 months of employment in this position
• CSPDT
  - Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician from the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) required within 24 months of employment in this position
• CST
  - Certified Surgical Technologist through the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) required within 24 months of employment in this position
• TS-C
  - Tech in Surgery-Certified through National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT) required within 24 months of employment in this position

Supports Owensboro Health’s Mission, Vision, Core Commitments, and business interests. Adheres to all organizational policies and procedures. Executes all tasks and behaves in a manner consistent with a culture of compliance, safety and a high reliability organization.

This job description describes the general nature and level of work required by the position. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of qualifications, skills, duties, responsibilities or working conditions of the job. Specific duties and responsibilities consistent with the general nature and level of work described may vary by department and additional related duties may be assigned as needed.

Some duties listed may not apply to all employees with this job description. The job description is subject to change with or without…