Central Sterile Processing Technician - Full Time (40 hours/week) - Mid Shift

Company Description

KVH is an integrated healthcare delivery system that includes 24-hour emergency care, inpatient, and outpatient hospital services through KVH Hospital. Clinics and services provided include family medicine, internal medicine, a geriatric nurse practitioner program, home health and hospice, physical therapy, orthopedics, general surgery, pediatrics, women’s health, and urgent care.

Kittitas Valley Healthcare expects all employees to uphold our Vision & Mission. The KVH Vision, Mission & Guiding Principles can be found at http://www.kvhealthcare.org/mission-and-vision.

KVH puts ‘employee care’ high on the priority list, with health benefits like low cost medical, dental, and vision insurance and a robust employee wellness program. KVH offers company contribution toward your choice of medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage, including coverage available for spouses/ domestic partners, and dependent children. KVH believes that continuing education is critical to our mission and vision.  We have implemented many educational programs such as the Medical Assistant Apprenticeship program and certification pay to encourage continuing education.  We want our employees to know they are valued. One of the ways we show this is by quickly vesting employees, making them pension eligible after just one year of part-time status. To view more details about the comprehensive benefits package we offer to eligible employees visit our website -

Benefits - KV Healthcare

www.kvhealthcare.org

Job Description

Under the management and direction of the Sterile Processing Department Manager, the Sterile Processing Technician performs the highest level of patient care through the execution of highly regulated decontamination and sterilization processes including; inspection and assembly of complex and continually evolving surgical instrumentation, equipment, and emergency packs and trays in accordance with all federal and state regulatory standards, prescribed protocols and current industry standards. The Sterile Processing Technician utilizes specialized skills and knowledge in rotating assignments among various positions within the sterile processing department as needed, to include; endoscope reprocessing, decontamination, prep and pack, sterilization, transportation and sterile storage.

Qualifications

What is required...

• High School Graduate or equivalent;
• Certification will be required within 1 year of enrollment into On-the-Job and online training programs (enrolled by department upon hire).

OR

• Current certification through internationally recognized organization such as the International Association of Healthcare Central Services Material Management, (IAHCSMM) or the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution, (CBSPD).
• Graduate of approved Central Services Technician Course or equivalent education and experience (Certification required within 1 year of hire).
• Current Washington State NAC license or current Washington State MA-C license or One year of previous experience as an NAC or MA-C (Certification required within 1 year of hire).

What is preferred...

• Certified Registered Central Sterile Technician (CRCST) or Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) Certification 
• Certified Endoscope Reprocessor

Additional Information

Wage:  Wage range depends on certification.  

Non-certified:  $18.00/hour - $27.28/hour

Certified:  $20.93/hour - $31.72/hour

Actual wage will be determined based on previous years of applicable experience.  This position may qualify for shift differentials; Evening (3p - 11p) = $2.00/hour, Night (11p - 7a) = $3.00, Weekend = $3.50/hour

FTE:   1.0 = 40 hours/week

Schedule: Primarily Monday through Friday, 11:30am-8:00pm

Benefits:  This position is benefits eligible 

Union Status:  This is a Teamsters-covered position