What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technician, Sterile Processing position at Shore Medical Center?
Position Summary
The Sterile Processing Technician performs duties and processes to provide centralized processing of instruments to provide quality and safe patient care. These duties are executed in such a manner, so as to be cost-effective, productive and efficient.
Core Duties and Responsibilities
• Checks equipment for cleanliness, functional use; inventories and documents the quantity of each instrument per tray/container
• Wraps trays and product for sterilization in accordance with current policies and procedures
• Verifies sterilization procedures on the appropriate form for quality assurance
• Cleans and reprocesses all equipment and OR instruments upon receipt using cleaning agents and chemicals in accordance with MSDS
• Returns equipment to decontamination in a safe and sanitary manner
Minimum Requirements
• SPD Technician Certification: CSPDT or CRCST or eligible
• 6 months to 1 year of hands on work experience as a SPD Tech
• Basic Computer Skills
• Ability to Walk/Stand for Extended Periods with the Ability to Lift/Push/Pull
• Strong Organizational/Interpersonal/Communication Skills
Additional information
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
• This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts the company’s rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
• Shore Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, affectional or sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, orientation or expression; marital status, domestic partnership status, civil union status, pregnancy, race, creed, ancestry, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, genetic information, or veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.
