Certified Sterile Processing Technician
Core
Ensuring surgical supplies, instruments, and equipment are properly inventoried, decontaminated, assembled, sterilized, stored, and distributed for basic and high-acuity surgical procedures.
Role type
Sterile Processing Technician (Level 2-3)
Builds
Sterile instrument sets and supplies for surgical teams
Domain
Healthcare / Surgical Instrumentation
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
HSPA certification, sterilization techniques, surgical instrumentation, equipment operations, disinfecting, inventory management, vendor coordination
Preferred skills
CER or CIS certification, SPD software experience
Technologies
SPD department software, sterilization monitoring equipment
Responsibilities
Disassemble, clean, decontaminate, and disinfect surgical instruments; Assemble, wrap, label, and sterilize instruments; Perform and validate biological and chemical sterilization tests; Manage inventory and distribute sterile supplies; Train and precept new staff and students; Troubleshoot CP equipment
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC