Sterile Processing Technician II

Position Overview :

Performs activities and duties in decontamination, sterilization, case cart preparation, patient care equipment cleaning and distribution, and restock of crash carts and other house-wide specialty carts.

Job Description : EDUCATION

HS Diploma or equivalent education / experience

Other : Graduate of an approved Central Processing program or Operating Room Technician program OR

Other : Equivalent combination of education and pertinent / directly related experience in Central Processing in an acute-care hospital environment.

CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE

CRCST-Certified Registered Central Service Technician

OR CST-Certified Surgical Technologist

OR CBSPD-Central Board Sterile Processing Distribution

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE AS TYPICALLY ACQUIRED IN :

Graduate of approved program with completion of required externship in an acute care hospital performing instrument processing / handling functions ; experience in an acute care hospital preferred.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Sterilization methods including steam, ethylene oxide and plasma chamber.

Handling of sterile items.

Medical terminology , basic microbiology , anatomy, physiology and elementary physics principles as they relate to daily Central Processing functions.

General use, identification, care and assembly of surgical instrumentation.

Basic principles and methods of decontamination.

Ability to competently perform and evaluate standard performance monitoring tests used for validation of sterilizers and sterilization cycles.

Competently operate all sterilization modalities in use at the medical center (ETO, STERRAD, and Steam).

Competently operate equipment used in cleaning and high-level disinfection activities (washer-decontaminator , ultrasonic cleaners, and Steris System 1) Advanced instrument identification skills

Able to understand , speak, read and write in English

Basic computer skills

Job Shift : Nights

Schedule : Short Hour

Shift Hours : Days of the Week :

Variable

Weekend Requirements :

Rotating Weekends

Benefits : No

Unions : Yes

Position Status : Non-Exempt

Weekly Hours : Employee Status :

Short Hour

Number of Openings :

This position may regularly work, store, prepare, receive, unpack, transport, dispose of, or administer drug(s) identified as hazardous, or potentially hazardous, by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) for purposes of USP 800.

Sutter Health is an equal opportunity employer EOE / M / F / Disability / Veterans.

Pay Range is $33.14 to $37.12 / hour

The salary range for this role may vary above or below the posted range as determined by location. This range has not been adjusted for any specific geographic differential applicable by area where the position may be filled. Compensation takes into account several factors including but not limited to a candidate’s experience, education, skills, licensure and certifications, department equity, training and organizational needs. Base pay is just one piece of the total rewards program offered by Sutter Health. Eligible roles also qualify for a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment. Applicants for specific positions are still required to disclose certain convictions during the application process, and those convictions may also be considered in determining eligibility for employment in accordance with applicable law.