Sterile Processing Technician Complex Care

Saint Luke’s is seeking a Full-Time Sterile Processing Tech – Complex Care (Evening Shift) OR department at Saint Luke's Hospital (4401 Wornall Rd., Kansas City, MO) Position Details: Day Shift Hours: Mon-Fri (3pm-11:30pm) Processing instruments that are used in procedures in the operating room

Responsibilities

• Cleaning soiled instruments (decontamination) sterilizing instruments, storing sterile instruments
• Documentation of processes
• Sterile Processing Tech experience

Why Join Us?

• The Sterile Processing Technician Complex Care supports the trauma, transplant, neuro surgery and cardiovascular surgery service lines to decontaminate, disinfect, clean, sterilize, and/or appropriately package supplies, instruments, and equipment according to manufacturer's and regulatory guidelines as well as maintains proper documentation of such.
• The Sterile Processing Technician Complex Care supports the trauma, transplant, neuro surgery and cardiovascular surgery service lines.
• Pre-cleaning of soiled instruments at the point of care Donning/Doffing of PPE Soaking of instruments in enzymatic detergent
• Utilizing standard washers and ultrasonic washers according to manufacturer recommendations
• Inspecting instruments for proper maintenance

Packaging of items for sterilization and autoclaving

• Ensuring required biological tests are completed and logged with appropriate follow up when failure occurs
• Testing of autoclave/sterilizer and/or other equipment to ensure proper functionality
• Operating autoclave/sterilizer equipment per guidelines including removing from service when appropriate
• Maintaining storage areas for sterilized items while protecting package integrity per regulatory guidelines
• Transporting of instruments in appropriate manner based on clean/dirty status
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Work with a highly skilled, compassionate, supportive, and caring team
• Additionally, the Sterile Processing Technician will regularly perform testing in order to ensure proper functionality of equipment utilized in daily processing duties.
• Scrubbing of all instrument surfaces
• Completing of final rinse using appropriate solutions
• Less than 1 year

Preferred

• If you have experience in one of the below areas, you could be a great fit: SPD, SPT Sterile Processing and Surgical Tech Student or Program Medical Equipment Preparer Central Service Tech Distribution Tech Medical Instrument Tech Sterilization, autoclave
• IAHCSMM certification preferred but not required.

Growth Opportunities to learn new skills and advance (cross-train) Next Steps: If selected to move forward with Interview Process, a Talent Advisor will contact you via email for a screen

Job Details

Full Time Evening (United States of America)