Sterile Processing Technician; Per Diem

St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care.

Full-time availability is required for the first three months. Initial training (8-12 weeks) will be on the 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. shift, with a transition to a later shift (10:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. or 11:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.) during training. This position also participates in the weekend and holiday on-call rotation schedule. The Sterile Processing Technician retrieves, decontaminates, cleans, assembles, processes, sterilizes, stores and distributes medical devices, equipment, procedure trays and supplies used in the care of patients.

• Retrieves, sorts and decontaminates used materials, instruments, medical devices and equipment from the nursing units, Operating Room, Emergency Department, Delivery Rooms, Nurseries, Outpatient Departments, etc., according to established procedures.
• Performs quality checks for cleanliness, sharpness and proper functioning of instruments.
• Performs high level disinfection (HLD) on items that cannot be sterilized.
• Assembles and wraps items in correct type of packaging material in preparation for sterilization.
• Sterilizes wrapped and packaged items by steam or ETO.
• Prepares case carts for the Operating Room.

• Standing for up to 4 hours per day, up to 2 hours at a time.
• Walking for up to 4 hours per day, up to 2 hours at a time.
• Sitting for up to 2 hours per day, 1 hour at a time.
• Frequently uses fingers and hands for data entry, assembling instrument trays, picking items for case carts and packaging items.
• Frequently uses upper extremities to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Hearing ability sufficient to hear above noise level of operating equipment (sterilizers).
• Must be able to hear alarms and telephone.
• Seeing as it relates to general vision, near vision, peripheral vision (must be able to detect defects in instruments, such as nicks, burrs, etc.).
• Frequently pushing and pulling carts weighing up to 200 pounds.

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• SPD certification is required within 18 months of hire.

• On-the-job training with 8 weeks minimum concentrated orientation period.

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St. Luke's University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Founded in 1872, St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 23,000 employees providing services at 16 campuses and 350+ outpatient sites. With annual net revenue in excess of $4 billion, the Network’s service area includes 11 counties in two states:
Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. St. Luke’s hospitals operate the largest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania, with the Bethlehem Campus being home to St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital. SLUHN is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care system to earn Medicare’s five-star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction.

It is both a Leapfrog Group and Health grades Top Hospital and a Newsweek World’s Best Hospital. The Network’s flagship University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from Premier 13 times total and…