Sterile Processing Technician Certified

Sterile Processing Technician

Provides services in the decontamination processing and sterilizing of reusable equipment and instrumentation used throughout the medical center and corporate facilities.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

1. Provide all reusable clean equipment and reusable sterile supplies/instruments for use throughout the entire medical center and corporate facilities.

2. Appropriately decontaminate, assemble, and sterilize reusable medical instrumentation.

3. Performs clerical duties such as accessing the information from the medical center's Surgical Services system.

4. Acts as unit receptionist, answers the telephone, takes and delivers messages.

5. Responds to the O.R.'s phone or intercom system, fills requests and orders from the operating room, floors and satellites.

Required:

· High school diploma or equivalent.

· 6-12 months of job related experience and/or training.

· Sterile Processing Technician education or related experience with course work in Medical Terminology and Basic Human Anatomy.

Sterile Processing Certification within 6 months of hire/transfer.