Sterile Processing Tech II

SEH Saint Elizabeth Medical Center
  • Edgewood, Kentucky
    26 days ago

    Job Description

    Engage with us for your next career opportunity. Right Here.

    Job Type:

    Regular

    Scheduled Hours:

    40

    Why You’ll Love Working with St. Elizabeth Healthcare

    At St. Elizabeth Healthcare, every role supports our mission to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to the communities we serve. For more than 160 years, St. Elizabeth Healthcare has been a trusted provider of quality care across Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. We’re guided by our mission to improve the health of the communities we serve and by our values of excellence, integrity, compassion, and teamwork. Our associates are the heart of everything we do.

    Benefits That Support You

    We invest in you — personally and professionally.

    Enjoy:

    - Competitive pay and comprehensive health coverage within the first 30 days.

    - Generous paid time off and flexible work schedules

    - Retirement savings with employer match

    - Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities

    - Wellness, mental health, and recognition programs

    - Career advancement through mentorship and internal mobility

    Job Summary:

    St. Elizabeth Healthcare is hiring a Sterile Processing Tech II located at our Edgewood hospital.

    Job Description:

    The Sterile Processing Technician is responsible for the decontamination, inspection, assembly, sterilization, and distribution of surgical instruments and medical equipment to support safe and efficient patient care. This role ensures all instruments and supplies are cleaned, disinfected, assembled, and sterilized according to manufacturer guidelines, regulatory standards, and departmental procedures. Responsibilities include operating and troubleshooting sterilization and cleaning equipment, maintaining accurate documentation and quality assurance records, managing inventory and supply distribution, and responding promptly to the needs of surgical and procedural departments. In Endoscopy settings, the technician may also assist with procedure room turnover, equipment management, and patient care activities under the supervision of a registered nurse. The ideal candidate demonstrates strong attention to detail, excellent customer service skills, a commitment to quality and safety, and the ability to contribute to positive patient outcomes through effective sterile processing practices and responsible resource management.

    Education, Credentials, Licenses:

    • High school graduate or GED
    • Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) or Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT). If working in Endoscopy Department, (CBSPD) or (CER)

    Specialized Knowledge:

    • Knowledge of perioperative instrumentation, sterilization, and AAMI (Association of Advancement of Medical Instrumentation) standards.  Knowledge of Joint Commission and AORN Standards
    • Computer entry skills
    • If working in Endoscopy Department competent in SGNA Guidelines

    Kind and Length of Experience:

    • Experience in Sterile Processing department or Surgical Tech experience.

    FLSA Status:

    Non-Exempt

    Right Career. Right Here. If you're looking for the right careers in healthcare, the right place to be is at St. Elizabeth. Join us, and you'll take pride in the level of care we offer our community.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationEdgewood, Kentucky

    Skills

    • Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI)unmatched
    • Cleaning Equipmentunmatched
    • Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
    • Detail Orientedunmatched
    • Distribution Managementunmatched
    • Endoscopyunmatched
    • Equipment Maintenance/Repairunmatched
    • Health Planunmatched
    • Healthcareunmatched
    • High School Diplomaunmatched
    • Hospitalunmatched
    • Insurance Documentationunmatched
    • Inventory Managementunmatched
    • Maintenance Servicesunmatched
    • Medical Equipmentunmatched
    • Medical Office Administrationunmatched
    • Medical Protocolsunmatched
    • Medical Treatmentunmatched
    • Mentoringunmatched
    • Nursing Managementunmatched
    • Patient Careunmatched
    • Psychiatry and Mental Healthunmatched
    • Quality Assuranceunmatched
    • Records Managementunmatched
    • Registered Nurse (RN)unmatched
    • Regulationsunmatched
    • Resource Managementunmatched
    • Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
    • Sterilizationunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched
    • Testingunmatched
    • Tuition Reimbursementunmatched

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