Medical University of South Carolina
Location
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
The Sterile Processing Technician is responsible for the decontamination, cleaning, processing, and sterilization of medical instruments. This includes maintaining equipment, ensuring compliance with health standards, and training new staff.
A high school degree or equivalent is required, along with 0-6 months of work experience. The role demands physical capability for various tasks and adherence to safety and health regulations.
Summary The Sterile Processing Technician reports to the Manager, Sterile Processing. Under general supervision of the department manager, shift supervisor or designee, the Sterile Processing Technician is responsible for decontamination, cleaning, processing, and sterilization of instruments in compliance with medical center policies and procedures, state, local and federal requirements. Entity University Medical Associates (UMA) Only Employees and Financials Worker Type Employee Worker Sub-Type PRN Cost Center CC001994 UMA AMB MULT East Cooper Clinic-Administrat CC Pay Rate Type Hourly Pay Grade Health-22 Scheduled Weekly Hours 4 Work Shift
Job Duties and Responsibilities: Sterilizing Service - Collects used instruments from clinics, washes, lubricates and packages instruments appropriately preparatory to sterilizing. Sterilizes packaged instruments appropriately. Returns sterilized instruments in a timely fashion to clinics. Cleans and maintain steam sterilizers and thermal washer/disinfector unit appropriately, including weekly spore testing. Keeps log of instrument loads sterilized and log of weekly spore record, cleaning and maintenance of sterilizers and thermal washer/disinfector. Maintains exam room supplies, instruments, and cleanliness as required by OSHA, MUSCP. Ensures accurate calibrations, cleaning and scheduled maintenance of clinical/lab equipment as required by OSHA, DHEC and MUSCP; tracked by documentation. Responsible for participating in in-services supported by MUHA sterile processing and keeping up to date on any changes in process. Responsible for training any PRN or new staff. Other duties as assigned. Job Responsibilities 25% - Sterilizing Service Success Criteria: Collects used instruments from clinics, washes, lubricates and packages instruments appropriately preparatory to sterilizing. Sterilizes packaged instruments appropriately. Returns sterilized instruments in a timely fashion to clinics. 25% - Ensures accurate calibrations, cleaning and scheduled maintenance of clinical/lab equipment as required by OSHA, DHEC, and MUSCP. Success Criteria: Tracked by documentation of calibration, cleaning, and scheduled maintenance in logs. 25% - Cleans and maintains steam sterilizers and thermal washer/disinfector unit appropriately. Keeps log of instrument loads sterilized and log of weekly spore record, cleaning and maintenance of sterilizers and thermal washer/disinfector. Maintains supplies, instruments and cleanliness as required by OSHA, MUSCP. 25% - Documentation of each sterilization load, maintenance, and cleaning records. Spot examination of sterile packages of instruments to insure sterility of contents. Additional
Required Minimum Training and Education: High School diploma or equivalent. Minimum of six (6) months of sterile processing experience, preferably in a hospital or surgical setting. Required Licensure, Certifications, Registrations: Certification through CRCST - HSPA (Healthcare Sterile Processing Association) or CBSPD (Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution). Physical
Continuous requirements are to perform job functions while standing, walking and sitting. Ability to bend at the waist, kneel, climb stairs, reach in all directions, fully use both hands and legs, possess good finger dexterity, perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders, reach in all directions. Ability to be qualified physically for respirator use, initially and as required. Maintain 20/40 vision corrected, see and recognize objects close at hand and at a distance, work in a latex safe environment and work indoors. Frequently lift, lower, push and pull and/or carry objects weighing 50 lbs (+/-) unassisted, exert up to 50 lbs of force, lift from 36” to overhead 25 lbs. Infrequently work in dusty areas and confined/cramped spaces. If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us! The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit and business need. Medical University of South Carolina participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here: http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify/employees Thank you for wanting to be part of the Medical University of South Carolina team. Whether you want to teach the next generation of health care leaders, innovate new business models, discover the next breakthrough or provide patient care, there's a role for you that fuels your passion and takes advantage of your skills. There are career opportunities available in academics, research, hospital medicine, physician practices and support services, from patient billing to IT. As an applicant, you can search jobs for all MUSC entities as well as search by category and location. MUSC attracts more than $250 million annually in research funding, making it the biggest magnet for biomedical, extramural research dollars of all institutions of higher learning in South Carolina. The Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program aims to advance clinical and translational science to increase the speed at which new treatments become available to patients. MUSC Health, the clinical enterprise, operates a 750 bed medical center, which includes a nationally recognized Children’s Hospital, the Ashley River Tower (cardiovascular, digestive disease, and surgical oncology), Hollings Cancer Center (one of fewer than 70 elite National Cancer Institute designated centers), a Level I Trauma Center and the Institute of Psychiatry. In addition, there are more than 100 outreach clinics, hospital/health system affiliations, and telehealth sites. U.S. News & World Report placed us among the top one percent of all American hospitals, with 11 specialties in the top 50. The MUSC Medical Center is also one of only three Magnet® designated hospitals in South Carolina.
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