Sterile Processing Technician
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Saint Luke's Health System
Overland Park, KS, US
Summary
The technician is responsible for the processing, sterilization, and documentation of patient care supplies and surgical instruments. They must ensure all equipment is properly assembled, verified for function, and maintained according to infection control standards.
Job Description
Job Description
The Opportunity:
As a Sterile Processing Technician at Saint Luke’s Health System, you will have the opportunity to expand your skill sets, work in a challenging fast-paced environment and the support for continuous learning and professional development. This is a tight knit team that supports one another and learns from each other. This position will give you the opportunity to do more with your career.
The Work:
• Responsible for the processing, sterilization, and documentation related to sterility of patient care supplies instruments and equipment used throughout the hospital in accordance with the AORN Standards of Practice
• Prepares and assembles instrument sets and surgery trays using count sheets
• Verifies proper function and integrity of instruments
• Labels instruments correctly and returns them to their proper location
• Efficient in the quality execution of instrumentation that is directly related to patient safety and department efficiencies
• Familiar with AAMI Joint Commission and APIC standards related to infection control
This position is PRN.
To be successful in this position, you will need to have confidence in your abilities and strong communication skills. You will rotate through the various stations allowing you to learn all aspects of sterile processing. As a leader in healthcare, we are constantly bringing in new technology and advanced procedures. You will need to embrace these changes and get excited about learning a new skill. We are looking for detailed professionals who are process driven and understands the importance of keeping the patient safe. You must put the patient first in everything you do and always follow processes exactly.
Why Saint Luke’s?
• We are dedicated to innovation and always looking for ways to improve.
• We believe in creating a collaborative environment where all voices are heard.
• We are here for you and will support you in achieving your goals.
• Saint Luke’s offers competitive salaries and benefits packages to all of their employees, go to https://careers.saintlukeskc.org/homepage/#benefits to find out more.
Job Requirements
Applicable Experience:
1 year
Diploma
Job Details
PRN
Day (United States of America)
About Saint Luke’s
Saint Luke’s serves the West Region of BJC Health System as a faith-based, nonprofit, aligned health system committed to providing the highest levels of excellence in compassionate health care and health-related services. Saint Luke’s cares for patients in 65 specialty services across 67 counties in Missouri and Kansas. Saint Luke’s Hospital has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the elite hospitals in the nation. For more than 140 years, Saint Luke’s has been dedicated to enhancing the physical, mental, and spiritual health of the diverse communities we serve.
Saint Luke’s offers:
- The region’s longest continuously operating adult heart transplant program and one of the nation’s leading cardiovascular programs at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute
- Treatment for complex brain and spinal cord diseases and one of the nation’s leading stroke reversal programs at the nationally ranked Saint Luke’s Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute
- The region’s only treatment center dedicated exclusively to treating metastatic breast cancer—the Koontz Center for Advanced Breast Cancer at Saint Luke’s Cancer Institute
- Saint Luke’s Convenient and Urgent Care clinics for treatment of minor illnesses and injuries
- Liver and kidney transplantation programs
- A comprehensive maternal-fetal diagnostic and treatment center
- Three Neonatal Intensive Care Units, including a Level IIIb NICU at Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City
- Saint Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute, the only comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation hospital of its kind in the region
- A nationally recognized children's behavioral health center, Saint Luke’s Hospital Crittenton Children’s Center
Company size
10,001+ employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Kansas City, MO
About Saint Luke’s
Saint Luke’s serves the West Region of BJC Health System as a faith-based, nonprofit, aligned health system committed to providing the highest levels of excellence in compassionate health care and health-related services. Saint Luke’s cares for patients in 65 specialty services across 67 counties in Missouri and Kansas. Saint Luke’s Hospital has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the elite hospitals in the nation. For more than 140 years, Saint Luke’s has been dedicated to enhancing the physical, mental, and spiritual health of the diverse communities we serve.
Saint Luke’s offers:
- The region’s longest continuously operating adult heart transplant program and one of the nation’s leading cardiovascular programs at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute
- Treatment for complex brain and spinal cord diseases and one of the nation’s leading stroke reversal programs at the nationally ranked Saint Luke’s Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute
- The region’s only treatment center dedicated exclusively to treating metastatic breast cancer—the Koontz Center for Advanced Breast Cancer at Saint Luke’s Cancer Institute
- Saint Luke’s Convenient and Urgent Care clinics for treatment of minor illnesses and injuries
- Liver and kidney transplantation programs
- A comprehensive maternal-fetal diagnostic and treatment center
- Three Neonatal Intensive Care Units, including a Level IIIb NICU at Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City
- Saint Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute, the only comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation hospital of its kind in the region
- A nationally recognized children's behavioral health center, Saint Luke’s Hospital Crittenton Children’s Center
Company size
10,001+ employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Kansas City, MO