Sterile Processing Tech

Driscoll Children's Hospital


Date: 8 hours ago
City: Corpus Christi, TX
Contract type: Full time
Where compassion meets innovation and technology and our employees are family.

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Shift / Hours: Mon - Thurs, 8PM - 6:30AM

General Purpose of Job:

Monitors sterilizers and environment for sterilization, and processes instruments and supplies for use and reuse in a safe and timely manner to meet surgical and other patient care needs within the hospital.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Maintains utmost level of confidentiality at all times.
  • Adheres to hospital policies and procedures.
  • Demonstrates business practices and personal actions that are ethical and adhere to corporate compliance and integrity guidelines.
  • Break down and decontaminate instruments following procedure according to protocols.
  • Set up trays and prepare for sterilization.
  • Sterilize instruments and supplies according to Operating Room, Central Processing and manufacturer protocols and standards.
  • Monitors sterilization process and maintains daily, permanent record of sterilization parameters according to hospital protocols and local, state and AAMI. standards.
  • Maintains a clean environment by following daily cleaning protocol.
  • Maintains inventory of supplies and instruments.
  • Other duties as assigned.


Behavioral Expectations

  • Customer Service – Enthusiastically interacts with all customers. Assumes personal responsibility for meeting customer needs. Consistently demonstrates a commitment to customer satisfaction.
  • Interpersonal Skills- Is sensitive to the needs, ideas, and feelings of others. Develops and maintains rapport with others. Listens well. Facilitates a group process.
  • Adaptability/flexibility – Demonstrates the ability to change behaviors and plans to meet rapidly changing/ competing job demands (new or unusual situations). Receives change as a challenge. Revises plans to meet changing circumstances.
  • Communication – Clearly and effectively communicates ideas and requests to others. Persuades or influences others through spoken or written communication.
  • Initiative – Starts and completes tasks with minimum of prompting. Willing to make recommendations and assume additional responsibilities.
  • Team Player – Fully participates in maintaining a positive team environment that is conducive to customer satisfaction. Builds trust among co-workers, focusing on accomplishing hospital and departmental mission and goals.
  • Organized and efficient – Organizes work and uses time efficiently. Takes the initiative to find additional work during slow or downtimes. Recommends innovative ways of doing work more efficiently and effectively.
  • Core Values –Practices DCH core values.


Education and/or Experience:

  • High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
  • Related hospital experience of minimum of 1 year in care of instruments, equipment or supplies, preferred.


Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

  • Certification by AHCSP preferred

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