Sterile Processing Technician

Full Time
Technical

Salary Range: $20.50 To $29.25 Hourly


Position Summary

The Sterile Processing Technician is responsible for preparation of instrumentation for surgical procedures. The position entails cleaning/decontamination, assembly of sets, and sterilization. The Sterile Processing Tech is also responsible for ensuring that the required testing of processing equipment is completed and the required documentation and logs are maintained utilizing standards and guidelines from the NYSDOH, AORN, AAAHC, OSHA, CDC, AAMI and instrument manufacture in the cleaning and processing of instrumentation.

Responsibilities

+ Opens the processing department according to policy and procedure;

+ Performs start up procedures and testing of instrument washers and autoclaves. Documents outcomes;

+ Receives dirty instruments/sets in decontamination area, disassembles sets and prepares for processing in instrument wa...