Sterile Processing Technician III

Introduction / Summary

As a Sterile Processing Technician for STERIS, you’ll work behind the scenes of healthcare facilities in a fast-paced environment, impacting patient safety without being patient facing. Working in the Sterile Processing Department, you will support surgical procedures by ensuring medical instruments are clean, sterile, organized, and available for the surgical team. You will use your skills and knowledge to perform scheduled and unscheduled tasks independently and in compliance with the Department of Health, TJC, DNV, OSHA, CDC, AAMI, and AORN standards. This is an onsite role in Chattanooga, TN.

What you’ll do as a Sterile Processing Technician III:

• Reprocess surgical trays post-surgery; ensuring they are decontaminated, cleaned, inspected, sterilized, correctly assembled within a timely manner and ready for the next case.
• Operates all mechanical machinery within the department such as, but not limited to, cart washers, instrument washers, steam sterilizers, low temp sterilizers, ultrasonic and drying cabinets within sterile processing.
• Uses the implemented Track & Trace system established within the sterile processing department for all tasks and products processed.
• Able to perform assembly on advanced instrument and vendor trays aligned with IP quality and production standards.
• Participate in regular on-site training

The Experience, Skills, and Abilities Needed:

Required:

• High School diploma or GED
• 2+ years of SPD experience with demonstrated proficiency in all SPD Technician responsibilities, including a solid proficiency and ability to work independently with all tray sets.
• CRCST/ CSPDT, CST or CER/CFER, CST certification is required. Must also obtain CIS/CSIS, CHL/CSPM or STERIS Assessment certification within 12 months of hire.  
• Must maintain certification by completing 12 Continuing Education Credit Hours annually

Preferred:

• Completion of a Sterile Processing or Surgical Technologist program