Sterile Processing Technician II

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Responsible for the proper decontamination, inspection, assembly and sterilization of surgical instruments. Operate processing equipment. Proficient in instrument decontamination and assembly and will be aware of the sterilization methods available and which is appropriate in correlation with the devices that are to be processed.

In addition to performing the duties of a CSPD Technician I, this position works in a specialty area and/or performs advanced or additional responsibilities.

Job Responsibilities:

• Decontaminates surgical instruments according to manufacturer’s instructions or advised by the supervisor or manager. Will operate decontamination equipment.
• Inspects instruments after decontamination ensuring all items are clean, intact, functional, and accounted for.
• Assembles trays in a manner that ensures device sterility as well as presenting a tray that is easy for the end user to access for use. Uses count sheets to ensure trays are assembled accurately for all trays.
• Interfaces with department tracking system for all functions of processing.
• Packages or containerizes instruments sets according to manufacturer’s guidelines and standards.
• Loads sterilizer carts in a way to ensure packaged items are not punctured or compromised, loads containers and wrapped goods as recommended.
• Runs daily sterilizer tests on all sterilizers.
• Operates sterilizer according to manufacturer’s instruction ensuring every load biological monitoring.
• Documents all load contents, interfaces load to tracking system, loads cycle confirming correct parameter, monitors sterilizer to tracking system, records all pertinent information.
• Unloads sterilizers ensuring items are not compromised and stores in correct location according to tracking system storage locations.

Job Requirements:

• HS Diploma/GED
• CRCST Certificate required

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues, and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more about this requirement.

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