Sterile Processing Tech – 1.0 11a-730p
Job ID:
R135367
Shift:
Various
Full/Part Time:
Full_time
Pay Range:
$20.40 – $30.60
Location:
Advocate Trinity Hospital – 2320 E 93rd St
Chicago, IL 60617
Benefits Eligible:
Yes
Hours Per Week:
40
Our Commitment to You:
Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:
Compensation
- Base compensation within the position’s pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
- Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate’s job
- Incentive pay for select positions
- Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
Benefits and more
- Paid Time Off programs
- Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
Schedule Details/Additional Information:
11:00am-7:30pm. On Call required with weekend coverage.
Accountabilities:
- Decontamination of Instruments and Specialty Trays.
- Performance of Steam Sterilization
- Performance of inventory/storage/distribution functions
- Performance of Plasma and Ethylene Oxide Sterilization/Aeration
- Validation of Equipment Tested
- Performance of Assembly/Packing/Wrapping
- Maintenance of Effective Functions in the Department
- Addendum
- NOTE: An employee is required to to be registered with 2 years experience or completion of a college level certification class as condition of employment. Employee must be certified within 18 months of hire NOTE: Technicians are required to complete competency examination. Questions are based on departmental policy/procedure specific to plasma and ethylene oxide sterilization/aeration. This requirement must be met eight months after start date.
Position Requirements
- High School diploma, or equivalent.
- Completed a sterile process class or a credential surgical tech program
- Previous experience in handling medical equipment and medical supplies preferred.
- Able to print Surgery Schedule and Surgeon Preference lists independently.
- Speaks clearly, write legibly, and ability to pronounce medical supply and equipment names.
- Ability to follow directions from Coordinator or Manager.
- Willingness to enroll in Central Service Technician class
- Central Service Technician
- Certified within 18 months of hire.
- Eythlene oxide exposure.
- Ability to perform heavy lifting (approximately 30~40 Lbs.).
- Long periods of standing and walking.
- Little to no sitting while working.
- Frequent contact with blood and body fluids.
- TB testing yearly.
- Hepatitis testing at hire.
- Yearly blood testing for ETO exposure.
- Ability to rotate to any shift work weekends and holidays to facilitate adequate operation of department.
- Ability to respond quickly to emergency situation with full motor function.
- Strength and dexterity to handle sterilization equipment and supplies.
- Ability to physically respond to fire, trauma disaster and ETO codes.
- Ability to handle high stress and to critically think and to follow through in emergency situations.
Support Services at Advocate Aurora
Advocate Health Care is the largest health system in Illinois and a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. One of the state’s largest private employers, the system serves patients across 11 hospital locations, including two children’s campuses, and more than 250 sites of care. Advocate Health Care, in addition to Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin and Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama, is now a part of Advocate Health, the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides nearly $5 billion in annual community benefits.
