Sterile Processing Technician - Days

**It's more than a career, it's a calling** MO-SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton **Worker Type:** Regular **Job Highlights:** **Sign-on Bonus Eligible** (Sign-on bonuses are for external qualified candidates. Internal candidates - check with your recruiter to see what options are available for you) This is a full-time, day-shift position working Mon-Fri from 9am-5:30pm. Weekend call required every 8th weekend. Call response time is 30 minutes. Must have attention to detail and be able to lift up to a 50-pound instrument tray. Will be cleaning/sterilizing surgical instruments after use. Sterile Processing experience highly preferred. **Job Summary:** Inspects, assembles and evaluates all surgical instruments and instrument sets to ensure proper sterilization, completeness of set, and to determine need for repair/replacement. **Job Responsibilities and Requirements:** PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES + Performs decontamination of soiled instruments, sterilization containers and equipment according to established protocols. + Inspects instruments, equipment and containers to ensure cleanliness and proper functioning. + Corrects instrument sets according to current standards and established count sheets and/or instrument tracking systems. + Maintains proper levels of inventory to ensure availability for case carts. + Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner. + Performs other duties as assigned. EDUCATION + High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience EXPERIENCE + No experience required PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS + Constant standing and walking. + Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs. + Frequent reaching and gripping. + Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors. + Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, kneeling, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements. + Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs. + Occasional use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc. + Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors. + Rare crawling, sitting and keyboard use/data entry. REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin + Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) - Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA) + Or + Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT) - The Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) **Work Shift:** Day Shift (United States of America) **Job Type:** Employee **Department:** 4407000113 Sterile Processing **Scheduled Weekly Hours:** 40 **Benefits:** SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs. + **Paid Parental Leave** **:** we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE). + **Flexible Payment Options:** our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday. + **Upfront Tuition Coverage** : we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members. Explore All Benefits (https://jobs.ssmhealth.com/us/en/benefits) _SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,_ _pregnancy, veteran status_ **_,_** _or any other characteristic protected by applicable law._ Click here to learn more. (https://www.ssmhealth.com/privacy-notices-terms-of-use/non-discrimination?\_ga=2.205881493.704955970.1667719643-240470506.1667719643)