Sterile Processing Tech - Certification Not Needed

Sterile Processing Technician- CERTIFICATION NOT NEEDED, WILL TRAIN OR CAN HIRE CERTIFIED TECH

Are you looking for a rewarding career with family-friendly hours and top-notch benefits? We’re looking for qualified Sterile Processing Technician like you to join our Texas Health family.

Position Highlights

• Work hours: Full Time; Monday - Friday holidays and weekends included, Night Shift 10:30P - 7A
• Work location: 1301 Pennsylvania Ave. Fort Worth, TX 76104
• Work environment: Allied Health

Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth is a 726-bed, Magnet-designated regional referral center that has served the residents of Tarrant County and surroundings communities since 1930. Hospital services include cardiovascular care, high-risk obstetrics, gynecology, orthopedics and sports medicine, neonatal intensive care, and trauma/emergency medicine. In early 2014, Texas Health Fort Worth will be opening a new 75,000 square foot Emergency Services Center, one of the largest in the region. Texas Health Fort Worth has more than 4,000 employees, 200 volunteers and nearly 1,000 physicians on its medical staff. Texas Health Fort Worth recently received national recognition for its oncology program and was named “Best Place to Have a Baby” in Tarrant County. The hospital is also a designated Cycle III Chest Pain Center by the Society of Chest Pain Centers We invite you to join us in furthering your career and our accomplishments and philosophy of excellence.

Qualifications

• H.S. Diploma or Equivalent Required
• 1 Year sterile processing experience Preferred

Position Responsibilities

• Performs tests and documents as directed to ensure proper operation of washers and Emergency Eyewash and Shower
• Demonstrates safety precautions when operating washers and sterilizers.
• Performs scanning of instrument trays to track location using the SPM system.
• Monitors supplies as necessary.
• Scans prepared items into correct sterilizer load.
• Demonstrates processing and distribution of special medical emergency carts, and Urology carts
• Demonstrates monitoring procedures.
• Performs scanning of instrument trays for location and creation of count sheet/label.
• Operates sterilizer according to the manufacturer’s instructions and the department’s policy.
• Demonstrates procedure for removal of items following sterilization.
• Assists Service Window customers according to established guidelines.
• Demonstrates wrapping/containing of instruments/tray.
• Describes what to do in the event of a chemical spill or related injury.
• Demonstrates decontamination process according to policy and procedure. Cleaning of instruments manually Using automated cleaners
• Demonstrates procedure requirements needed to complete prior to sterilization operation.
• Effectively handles all chemical and cleaning agents used for cleaning, decontamination and sterilization of instruments and equipment.
• Effectively utilizes infection control concepts.
• Follows safe lifting techniques as well as proper techniques for handling instruments
• Demonstrates the proper loading technique for sterilization method.
• Scan and deliver item to the proper storage place
• Demonstrates proper assembly technique for instrument trays.

Why Texas Health As a Texas Health Sterile Processing Tech you’ll enjoy top-notch benefits including 401(k) with match, paid time off, competitive health insurance choices, healthcare and dependent care spending account options, wellness programs to keep you and your family healthy, tuition reimbursement, a student loan repayment program and more.

Here are a few of our recent awards:

• #1 as 2021 “20 Best Workplaces in Health Care and Biopharma” by Great Place to Work® and Fortune (7th consecutive year, 6th year as #1)
• A "Top 100 Places to Work" for 2020 by The Dallas Morning News (9th time)
• 2021 FORTUNE Magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For®” (7th year in a row)

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