Sterile Processing Technician - Full-Time, Days

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IL-SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

SSM Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon, Illinois is looking to add a Sterile Processing Technician to our Surgery Department!

Looking for an opportunity where patients come first, and you are valued as a team member? At SSM Health, we know the healing power of presence begins with compassionate people like you. As a Sterile Processing Technician, you will be a vital member and team player on the care team for our patients.

This position is a full-time, days position - core hours are Monday through Friday, 6:00am-6:30pm. Hours will fluctuate depending on surgeries (i.e. sometimes shift start at 6:30am & sometimes working late). Additionally, this role can anticipate some on-call shifts.

*Must be able to stand for long periods of time*

Job Summary:

Inspects, assembles and evaluates all surgical instruments and instrument sets to ensure proper sterilization, completeness of set, and to determine need for repair/replacement.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintains proper levels of inventory to ensure availability for case carts.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Inspects instruments, equipment and containers to assure cleanliness and proper functioning.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Corrects instrument sets according to current standards and established count sheets and/or instrument tracking systems.
• Performs decontamination of soiled instruments, sterilization containers and equipment according to established protocols.

EDUCATION

• High school diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience

EXPERIENCE

• No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Rare crawling, sitting and keyboard use/data entry.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Frequent reaching and gripping.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Occasional use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, kneeling, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.

Department:

4407000046 Sterile Processing

Work Shift:

Variable Shift (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

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