Sterile Processing Tech II – Sterile Processing – Sharp Metro Campus – Evening Shift – Tim

Facility: Sharp Memorial Hospital

City: San Diego

Department:

Job Status: Regular

Shift: Evening

FTE: 1

Shift Start Time: 2 PM

Shift End Time: 10:30 PM

AWS Hours Requirement: 8/40 – 8 Hour Shift

Weekend Requirements: Every Other

On-Call

Required:

No

Hourly Pay Range (Minimum – Midpoint – Maximum): $28.170 – $35.210 – $39.430

This position is covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with SEIU-UHW. As part of the terms of employment, employees in this role are required to join the union within 31 days of hire and remain a member (e.g. dues paying, fee paying, religious exception contributor) for the duration of the collective bargaining agreement.

This position was originally posted to ratified SEIU members from 12/05/25 12/13/25. The position is now available to be filled by internal candidates that are not members of the ratified Bargaining Unit or External candidates to Sharp.

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To ensure proper maintenance and distribution of disposable supplies and durable medical equipment for patient care based on sterile processing expertise and through technical training and development of OR/Sterile Processing Tech I’s.

• H.S. Diploma or Equivalent
• 2 Years Experience in an acute care hospital, sterile processing, or surgery department.
• Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT) – The Certification Board for Sterile Processing & Distribution OR Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) – Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA)
  -REQUIRED

• Completion of a program for sterile processing/central supply technician.

• Communication:
  Reports any malfunctions or questionable loads to the Lead Technician or Manager. Provides appropriate information to facilitate receipt of MSDS. Maintains necessary verbal communication via clear shift reports and communication logs. Notifies SPD Lead/ nursing units of positive biologicals/wet loads, equipment malfunctions. Obtains approval from resource/charge nurse to process incomplete set. Collaborates with Operating Room Advanced Clinician on any needs of instrumentation on service line trays.
• Department
  
  Competency:
  
  Completes all initial competencies. Consistency demonstrating competency as identified in the on-going assessment and evaluation. Implementing and adapting the comprehensive, age/culturally appropriate plans using patient care interventions with patient family. Provides technical oversight of at least two service line fields. Responsibilities include, but is not limited to:
  Inventory, ordering of instruments for service line;
  Maintenance of equipment and instruments;
  Collaboration with educators and physicians;
  Maintains count sheets for assigned service lines and maintain par levels and order as needed to complete trays;
  Provides service line related in-service education to staff 4-5 times per year in coordination with Leads and Advanced Clinicians.
• Documentation:
  Documents sterilizer load contents/applies load labels to items. Uses charts and printouts to track sterilizer loads, including biological and vacuum testing. Documents results of biologic and vacuum testing. Documents actions in the event of a load recall. Labels all implantable for quick identification for quarantine. Ensures accurate labeling of instruments/sets.
• Instrument Processing:
  Disassembles multipart instruments; separates heavy and delicate instruments. Properly cares for powered, lensed and special instruments/ equipment. Inspects instruments/instrument trays for broken, damaged or missing instruments. Reassembles trays, protecting sharp/delicate/heavy instruments, checks for cleanliness. Labels trays according to type, includes count sheets with trays. Properly loads and operates washer sterilizer, sonic cleaners, steam, plasma, parasitic acid…