Certified Sterile Processing Technician / 40 Hours / Midnight Shift / 10:30pm - 7:00am

CERTIFIED STERILE PROCESSING TECHNICIAN

Department: Sterile Processing

Schedule: 40 hours per week, Midnight Shift, 10:30pm - 7:00am, Monday - Friday with rotating weekends

Hospital: Henry Ford St John Hospital

Location: Detroit, MI

Sign on bonus: $7,500

GENERAL SUMMARY:

• Inspects, assembles and evaluates all surgical instruments and instrument sets to ensure quality, determine need for repair/replacement, validates completeness of set, and facilitates effective sterilization.
• Responsibilities: Operates sterilization equipment and inspects instruments, equipment, and containers to ensure cleanliness and proper functioning.
• Performs decontamination of soiled instruments, sterilization containers and equipment according to instructions for use (IFUs) and established protocols.
• Corrects instrument sets according to current standards, established count sheets and/or instrument tracking systems.
• Maintains proper levels of inventory to ensure availability for case carts.
• Performs regular quality assurance program audits of peers.

REQUIREMENTS:

• High School diploma equivalency OR 1 year of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.

• Note: Required professional licensure/certification can be used in lieu of education or experience, if applicable.

• One or more of the following required:

• Central Service Tech specializing in Sterile Processing credentialed from the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.

• Central Service Tech specializing in Sterile Processing credentialed from the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.

• 1-year of sterile processing experience as an SPD technician preferred.

Additional Information

• Organization: Henry Ford Health St. John Hospital
• Department: HFSJH Sterile Processing
• Shift: Night Job
• Union Code: Not Applicable