Job detail

Sterile Processing Technician

Hand to Shoulder Center of Wisconsin

#Healthcare #Patient Safety #Disinfection #Sterile Processing #Sterilization #Instrument Tracking #Medical Instrumentation #Sterilization Logs #Orthopedic Instrumentation

Quick overview

Responsible for cleaning, disinfecting, assembling, and sterilizing medical equipment and instruments. Maintains instrument supply inventory and keeps detailed sterilization logs.

Requirements summary

Requires a High School Diploma and one year of previous sterilization experience. Certification and experience with orthopedic instrumentation are preferred.

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Job description

Position: Sterile Processing Technician

Answers to: Nurse Administrator

Supervisory responsibility

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Start date: As soon as qualified candidate is chosen

Employment type: Direct Hire

Work hours

40 hours per week (1.0 FTE) –
Monday through
Friday 6:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Position description

Responsible for cleaning, disinfecting, assembling, and sterilizing equipment, supplies, and/or instruments. The Sterile Processing Technician is responsible for helping to maintain instrument supply inventory.

Essential duties and responsibilities include (But not limited to)

Cleans, disinfects, assembles, and sterilizes equipment, supplies, and/or instrumentation according to manufacturer’s instructions for use.
Keeps required records such as sterilization logs and loaner tray/instrumentation tracking.
Works closely with the Nurse Administrator, OR Coordinator, and Charge Nurse to ensure availability of instrumentation for surgical cases.
Performs required environmental and/or equipment maintenance.
Performs other tasks as assigned.

Skills needed

Must be able to prioritize workloads.
Must be able to organize instrumentation in correct trays.
Works well with others and independently.

Required education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Required experience

Certification preferred, but not required.

One-year previous sterilization experience required.

Experience with sterilization of orthopedic instrumentation preferred.

Benefits: INCLUDE:

Health and Wellness Insurance (health, vision, dental), Disability Insurance (short-term and long-term), Life Insurance, Paid Time Off (vacation, sick and holiday), 401K/Profit Sharing plan.