Certified Sterile Processing Tech
UHS
Summary
Sterile Processing Tech performs all assigned duties related to the reprocessing of medical equipment and instrumentation, including receiving, inspecting, cleaning, machine processing, sorting, assembly, packaging and wrapping, sterilization, process controls, storage and distribution.
Job description
Duties
- Perform rounds to hospital soiled utility rooms to collect discontinued patient care moveable equipment and instrumentation and return to the decontamination room for processing.
- Inspect and initiate proper cleaning techniques for soiled instruments and equipment through the decontamination room.
- Operates specialty-cleaning equipment in the decontamination room, ultrasonic cavitation sinks, machine processors.
- Sorts, assembles, wraps and packages surgical instrumentation according to set guides and sterile processing techniques.
- Restocks code carts, specialty carts and restocks sets and trays for use in patient care.
- Receives deliveries of supplies from Materials Management and puts stock away inside the department in a timely manner, taking all trash outside immediately.
- As assigned, inventories certain medical/surgical supplies in the operating room suite, returns to Central Service and packages necessary supplies for sterilization.
- Restocks to the operating room as necessary because par levels fluctuate according to surgery caseload.
- Prepare biological test kits to challenge high and low heat sterilization equipment.
- Places kits inside autoclaves, retrieves after sterilization cycles and can initiate incubation procedures with accurate documentation.
- Can monitor sterilizer cycles and detect improper cycle parameters, reporting immediately to senior technician and/or manager.
- Unload sterilizer chambers safely handling packages for restocking.
- Documents all process controls (biological logbooks, load record sheets) and as directed, all data necessary for special reports and process improvements.
- Perform daily high and low dusting to maintain cleanliness of work surfaces.
- Restocks sets onto shelving in sterile storeroom, rotating supplies and inspecting integrity of every pack, set and container.
- As directed, assist in reordering supplies, maintaining Set Guide Index, Care & Handling files and vendor information files.
Requirements
- High school diploma at minimum
- Specific sterile processing techniques in an acute care hospital required and/or Certification through IAHCSM, NICHSPDP or Purdue University Continuing Education required
Benefits
- Sign On Bonuses
- Employee Referral Bonus Program
- Competitive Compensation
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Medical, Dental, Vision Plans
- Prescription Drug Plans
- Tuition/Certification Reimbursement
- Employee Recognition Program
- Clinical Nursing Ladder
- SoFi Student Loan Refinancing
- 401(K) with company match
- Discounted stock plan
- Career development opportunities
Company overview
Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) is one of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, operating as a Fortune 300 corporation headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1979, UHS has grown into a major healthcare enterprise with approximately 99,000 employees and annual revenues exceeding $14 billion. The company operates through its subsidiaries, managing 29 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, and 60 outpatient and other facilities across 39 U.S. states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom. UHS provides comprehensive healthcare services including acute care, behavioral health treatment, cancer centers, and ambulatory surgical centers. The company's strategy focuses on building or acquiring high-quality hospitals in rapidly growing markets and investing in advanced medical equipment and skilled personnel to become the leading healthcare provider in each community it serves. UHS is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: UHS) and has established a strong reputation for delivering compassionate, high-quality care while maintaining financial stability and operational excellence.