Sterile Processing Technician - Full Time - Days/Evenings
About The Position
Seeking a Sterile Processing Technician to serve at St. Joseph's Medical Center, Essentia Health's hospital in Brainer, Minnesota. This sterile tech works rotating day and evening shifts, Monday through Friday. Schedules are 7:00 am to 3:30 pm, 10:00 am to 6:30 pm, and 2:00 pm to 10:30 pm. Every fifth weekend on call and a holiday rotation are required. Responsible for the reprocessing of reusable surgical instruments and patient care equipment for use in surgery and throughout various nursing units. Plays a vital role in ensuring clean, safe, sterile instruments and equipment are available to hospital staff for use in patient care.
Requirements
- Attention to Detail: Meticulous attention to detail is crucial for inspecting instruments for cleanliness and damage.
- Problem-Solving: The ability to troubleshoot issues with equipment and adapt to changing protocols is important.
- Reliability: Maintaining reliable and consistent attendance is a key requirement in this critical healthcare support role.
- Standing and Walking: The role requires the ability to stand and walk for extended periods, often during an entire 8-hour shift or longer.
- Lifting and Carrying: Technicians must frequently lift and carry items of varying weights. Routine lifting of up to 25 pounds is common. Occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds may be required.
- Pushing and Pulling: The ability to push and pull heavy carts, which can weigh hundreds of pounds when fully loaded with equipment and supplies, is necessary.
- Dexterity and Coordination: Good manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination are essential for handling and assembling delicate surgical instruments and operating equipment.
- Movement: Frequent bending, squatting, crouching, reaching, twisting, and kneeling are part of the daily tasks.
- Environmental Tolerances: Technicians work in a fast-paced environment that can be noisy and warm due to machinery such as autoclaves. They must also be able to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) for extended periods to protect from exposure to blood/body fluids, chemicals, and other hazards.
Nice To Haves
- Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) from the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA) preferred.
Responsibilities
- Reprocessing of reusable surgical instruments
- Reprocessing of patient care equipment
- Ensuring clean, safe, sterile instruments and equipment are available
Benefits
- Health Insurance and HSA or FSA accounts
- Dental and Vision insurances
- Supplemental insurances- critical illness, accident, & hospital indemnity
- Paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and basic life insurance
- Supplemental Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement
- PTO accrual and 7 paid holidays per year
- Paid parental leave after one year
- Adoption assistance after one year
- Bereavement & Jury Duty (all regularly scheduled employees)
- Take Charge (employee wellness program)
- Guidance Resources (free confidential counseling)
- Employee discount program
- 401(k) retirement account (traditional & Roth)
- 401(k) matching & discretionary contributions (subject to service requirements)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
