Sterile Processing Tech

Overview

Shift: 3:00pm - 11:30pm or 5:00pm - 1:30am, Mon-Fri

On-Call every 5th weekend & holidays

In this highly impactful position, you will play a critical role in patient safety by performing decontamination, disinfection, inspection, assembly, and sterilization of reusable medical instruments, supplies, and equipment.

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker s Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in. Here are just a few:

• Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.
• Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.
• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.

Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

• Ensure safe handling of items through decontamination process according to policy and procedure
• Ensure vendor compliance for delivery and packaging of equipment/instrumentation
• Processing all equipment/instrumentation from all campuses, and offsite ancillary departments
• Ensure all safety measures taken with regard to policy and procedure
• Disassemble items for cleaning and sterilizing; reassembling cleaned and sterilized items
• Complete tray assembly inclusive of inventory, inspection, assembly and containment
• Complete sterilization process according to policy and procedure
• Transport completed instrumentation to defined storage locations within the operating room
• Demonstrates ability to meet business needs of department with regular, reliable attendance.
• Practices and reflects knowledge of HIPAA, TJC, DNV, OSHA and other federal/state regulatory

Education:

• High school graduate or equivalent.

Experience:

• 1 year prior experience in Central Services/Central Supply preferred.
• Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) certification to be obtained within 1 year of start date.

Other:

• Must be able to lift up to 25lbs repetitively.
• This role will require you to stand on your feet for up to 8 hours at a time.
• This role will require travel to our Bettendorf, Rock Island, and Moline locations as needed each shift, at times mid-shift.

* Specific offers are determined by various factors, such as experience, skills, internal equity, and other business needs. The salary range listed does not include other forms of compensation which may include bonuses/incentive, differential pay, or other forms of compensation or benefits that may be applicable to this role.