Wellstar Health System
Sterile Processing Tech 2 Cert PRN
Wellstar Health System, Roswell, Georgia, United States, 30076
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Sterile Processing Tech 2 Cert PRN
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Wellstar Health System
How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what’s possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry and in people’s lives.
Work Shift Various (United States of America)
Job Summary The Sterile Processing Technician provides a key service to WellStar to ensure equipment consistently meets the highest quality and safety standards. The individual in this role must be skilled in following protocols with a high level of attention to detail. This position receives and processes incoming supplies and equipment, including performing cleaning and sterilizing duties. He/she is responsible for handling, properly processing, and storing crucial medical instruments and for sterilizer equipment monitoring for adherence to performance specifications, including inspection and documentation.
Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions
Collects, receives, cleans, disinfects, and decontaminates instruments, supplies and equipment according to hospital policies and procedures, AORN recommendations, AAMI guidelines and TJC requirements.
Prioritizes workload according to the needs of the operating room and hospital units.
Collects dirty instruments and equipment from departments throughout the hospital.
Receives dirty instruments and scans bar code and equipment from the operating room.
Disassembles and inspects instruments and selects appropriate cleaning tools and detergents to manually decontaminate instruments and equipment.
Restocks surgical implantables as appropriate.
Operates washer‑decontaminator, cart washer, and ultrasonic cleaner to mechanically decontaminate instruments and equipment.
Inspects surgical instruments and medical equipment and detects need for repair or replacement; inspects for cleanliness, assembles, wraps or containerizes instruments and equipment.
Unloads washer and scans bar codes on surgical trays.
Inspects instruments and equipment to ensure proper working order and for cleanliness.
Scans bar code to select appropriate count sheet for tray and ensures each instrument is accounted for.
Selects appropriate chemical indicator for inside and outside of package based on mode of sterilization.
Assesses problems with trays and contacts O.R. resource staff and supply coordinator as needed for resolution.
Avails self to Operating Room to locate trays and facilitate turnover of surgical trays.
Communicates with Operating room staff and core techs to prioritize workload according to the operating room schedule.
Operates steam, gas plasma and peracetic acid sterilizers; loads and unloads sterilizer and documents accordingly.
Appropriately handles, scans bar code and stores sterilized items in predetermined locations for future use.
Scans bar code and delivers sterile supplies, instruments and instrument trays to units throughout the hospital.
Responds to phone calls from departments for urgent need for instruments, trays, or equipment.
Inspects sterilizer before use by checking power supply, emptying drains, cleaning, and adding register tape as needed.
Notifies Biomedical department in event of sterilizer or equipment malfunction and notifies CS/SPD and OR manager.
Performs daily biological and diagnostic tests and documents appropriately.
Activates recall procedure in event of positive biological indicator.
Operates, maintains and troubleshoots 3M auto reader equipment to incubate biological indicators.
Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, quality assurance program, safety, environmental and infection control standards, patient rights and ethics, performance improvement, and management of information.
Follows established policies for Blood Born Pathogens and Standard Precautions to reduce infection risks.
Handles all department, patient and hospital information confidentially.
Facilitates department educational programs, in‑service meetings, and participates in performance improvement activities.
Provides expert resource and orientation/training for new staff and peri‑operative students.
Required Minimum Education High school diploma required or equivalent. Preferred graduate of an accredited sterile processing/central service curriculum.
Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s)
Basic Life Support – Preferred or BLS – Instructor – Preferred
Cert Reg Central Service Tech or Cert Sterile Proc & Dist Tech
Required Minimum Experience 400 hours of previous sterile processing experience.
Required Minimum Skills
Ability to retain knowledge of identification and handling requirements of surgical instruments, medical supplies and equipment.
Fluent in speaking, writing and understanding English to communicate with nursing, technical and medical staff.
Basic computer skills required.
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Sterile Processing Tech 2 Cert PRN
role at
Wellstar Health System
How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what’s possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry and in people’s lives.
Work Shift Various (United States of America)
Job Summary The Sterile Processing Technician provides a key service to WellStar to ensure equipment consistently meets the highest quality and safety standards. The individual in this role must be skilled in following protocols with a high level of attention to detail. This position receives and processes incoming supplies and equipment, including performing cleaning and sterilizing duties. He/she is responsible for handling, properly processing, and storing crucial medical instruments and for sterilizer equipment monitoring for adherence to performance specifications, including inspection and documentation.
Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions
Collects, receives, cleans, disinfects, and decontaminates instruments, supplies and equipment according to hospital policies and procedures, AORN recommendations, AAMI guidelines and TJC requirements.
Prioritizes workload according to the needs of the operating room and hospital units.
Collects dirty instruments and equipment from departments throughout the hospital.
Receives dirty instruments and scans bar code and equipment from the operating room.
Disassembles and inspects instruments and selects appropriate cleaning tools and detergents to manually decontaminate instruments and equipment.
Restocks surgical implantables as appropriate.
Operates washer‑decontaminator, cart washer, and ultrasonic cleaner to mechanically decontaminate instruments and equipment.
Inspects surgical instruments and medical equipment and detects need for repair or replacement; inspects for cleanliness, assembles, wraps or containerizes instruments and equipment.
Unloads washer and scans bar codes on surgical trays.
Inspects instruments and equipment to ensure proper working order and for cleanliness.
Scans bar code to select appropriate count sheet for tray and ensures each instrument is accounted for.
Selects appropriate chemical indicator for inside and outside of package based on mode of sterilization.
Assesses problems with trays and contacts O.R. resource staff and supply coordinator as needed for resolution.
Avails self to Operating Room to locate trays and facilitate turnover of surgical trays.
Communicates with Operating room staff and core techs to prioritize workload according to the operating room schedule.
Operates steam, gas plasma and peracetic acid sterilizers; loads and unloads sterilizer and documents accordingly.
Appropriately handles, scans bar code and stores sterilized items in predetermined locations for future use.
Scans bar code and delivers sterile supplies, instruments and instrument trays to units throughout the hospital.
Responds to phone calls from departments for urgent need for instruments, trays, or equipment.
Inspects sterilizer before use by checking power supply, emptying drains, cleaning, and adding register tape as needed.
Notifies Biomedical department in event of sterilizer or equipment malfunction and notifies CS/SPD and OR manager.
Performs daily biological and diagnostic tests and documents appropriately.
Activates recall procedure in event of positive biological indicator.
Operates, maintains and troubleshoots 3M auto reader equipment to incubate biological indicators.
Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, quality assurance program, safety, environmental and infection control standards, patient rights and ethics, performance improvement, and management of information.
Follows established policies for Blood Born Pathogens and Standard Precautions to reduce infection risks.
Handles all department, patient and hospital information confidentially.
Facilitates department educational programs, in‑service meetings, and participates in performance improvement activities.
Provides expert resource and orientation/training for new staff and peri‑operative students.
Required Minimum Education High school diploma required or equivalent. Preferred graduate of an accredited sterile processing/central service curriculum.
Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s)
Basic Life Support – Preferred or BLS – Instructor – Preferred
Cert Reg Central Service Tech or Cert Sterile Proc & Dist Tech
Required Minimum Experience 400 hours of previous sterile processing experience.
Required Minimum Skills
Ability to retain knowledge of identification and handling requirements of surgical instruments, medical supplies and equipment.
Fluent in speaking, writing and understanding English to communicate with nursing, technical and medical staff.
Basic computer skills required.
Join us and discover the support to do more meaningful work—and enjoy a more rewarding life. Connect with the most integrated health system in Georgia, and start a future that gives you more.
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