Sterile Processing Tech

Job Title: Sterile Processing Tech
Address: Sitka, AK 99835
Start Date: 02/17/2025 (Tentative)
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: Weekdays

Weekly Gross: $2,640.00 - $2720.00 as per 40 hours.
OT Rate: $1.5 times the taxable amount
On Call Rate: $2/hr.

Job Description:

• Responsible for all steps necessary for the proper decontamination, disinfection, sterilization, and packaging of instruments and equipment for MEMC OR.
• Supports decontamination, disinfection, sterilization, and packaging of instruments and equipment as needed for other SEARHC services as workload permits.
• Completely and thoroughly dissemble instruments and equipment to ensure the removal of any debris, surgical soil, and bioburdens before sterilization or high-level disinfection.
• Performs multi-step procedures to effectively reprocess various instruments, including autoclaving.
• Performs and validates all cleaning of instruments using SEARCH policies and procedures, manufacturer’s instructions for use guidelines, along the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) guidelines.
• Maintains records for all sterilization procedures that are processed including interpretation of all biological monitoring, validation of monitoring results, and quality assurance checks to ensure sterilization parameters are met.
• Effectively communicates with providers and staff to problem solve in the event of an instrument shortage and the need to substitute and/or offer alternatives.
• Verifies that equipment functions properly, requisitions for equipment maintenance, repair, or replacement, and removes defective equipment.
• Maintains competency in sterilization reprocessing by return demonstration and participating in continuing education as requested.
• Assists in the training and certification of members of the team on the SEARHC sterilization process as needed.
• Performs additional supply handling duties for Specialty Care and Primary Care at ELMC as time permits secondary to sterilization/reprocessing responsibilities.

Duties include:

• Product ordering and stocking
• Inventory checks
• Other basic inventory management functions as needed.

Baseline Qualifications:

Education: High school diploma/GED.

Experience:

• One (1) year of experience in a healthcare environment is preferred.
• Certification in Sterile Processing and/or Technology is required through either the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) or the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HPSA).

Licensure and Certification:

• Current BLS (Basic Life Support) certification.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Knowledge:

• Knowledge of infection control preferred
• Knowledge of surgical instrumentation and care/cleaning is strongly preferred
• Knowledge of sterile techniques preferred
• Knowledge of inventory management preferred

Skills:

• Strong oral & written communication skills
• Task and detail-oriented
• Self-Motivated
• Ownership of project
• Advanced levels of hand & eye coordination skills
• Working level of organizational skills
• Computer skills

For more details, you can email me at tishakha@bostonserv.com or call/text me at (781) 215-0395

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $2,640.00 - $2,720.00 per week

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Experience:

• Sterile processing: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• BLS Certification (Required)
• CBSPD or HSPA (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $2,640 - $2,720