Sterile Processing Tech

At Saint Annes Hospital, we are committed to improving the health of our communities by delivering exceptional, personalized health care with dignity, compassion and respect. Our continued focus on the patient experience informs our caregivers in how to provide care that is respectful of and responsive to individual patient and family preferences, needs and values.

We dedicate ourselves in the communities we serve to delivering affordable health care to all and being responsible partners. No matter what your role, as a member of the Steward family, you are a specialist in the making every patient and family feel right at home, every co-worker a key to our success, and every referring practice, a team of prized colleagues.

In support of this, we commit ourselves to the following values:

Compassion

Accountability

Respect

Excellence

Stewardship

If you are seeking a fast-paced, challenging position in an organization committed to achieving and maintaining a standard of excellence in all we do, our organization may be a good fit for you.

Central Service Technician

POSITION SUMMARY: The central service technician is responsible for performing a range of support activities that contribute to the overall efficiency of the perioperative, PACU, and CSD areas. Work involves inventorying, disassembling, cleaning, high level disinfection, reassembling, and maintaining the operating room equipment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients, families, visitors, and fellow employees to ensure a professional, responsible, and courteous environment.

1. Commits to recognize and respect cultural diversity for all customers (internal and external).

2. Communicates effectively with internal and external customers with respect of differences in cultures, values, beliefs and ages, utilizing interpreters when needed.

• Processes all instruments and equipment for the operating room according to manufacturers recommendations
• Updates and maintains IFUs related to operating room equipment and instrumentation
• High level disinfection
• Performs documentation and maintains logs related to sterilization, including temperature and humidity logs, eye wash log, and instrument/equipment repair log
• Coordinating vendor loaner trays

Performs other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

• Knowledge of aseptic technique, infection control principles, sterilization techniques, equipment and supply processing, and operation of steam sterilizers.
• Ability to prioritize equipment needs of the operating room
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Good communication skills
• Knowledge of Spaulding Classification
• Knowledge of AORN Standards and Recommended Practices

Knowledge of AAMI Guidelines

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/LICENSURE/TECHNICAL/OTHER:

• Education: High School Diploma or GED
• Experience: 1 5 years preferred
• Certification/Licensure: CRCST preferred
• Software/Hardware: Meditech, Provation

Equal Opportunity Employer

Saint Annes Hospital is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Saint Annes does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression or any other non-job-related characteristic.