Central Sterile Processing Associate

We are offering a $5,000 sign-on bonus for a 2-year work commitment to UPMC for candidates with 2+ years of sterile processing experience!

UPMC Presbyterian is hiring Central Sterile Processing Associates for multiple shifts! This role will work within both Presbyterian and Montefiore sterile processing departments. The shift available is 2pm to 10pm. There will be rotating on-call, weekend, and holiday hours. Orientation will be daylight hours Monday through Friday for 6 months.

Applicants will be placed in the appropriate job title and salary from the career ladder, based on their individual experience and education.

Purpose:

To be trained to perform duties necessary for the proper decontamination, cleaning, inspection, assembly, packaging, sterilization, storage, distribution and documentation of reusable surgical instrumentation and equipment according to established procedures. Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Responsibilities:

• Conforms and adheres to department policies concerning decontamination, sterile processing, infection control and safety.
• Cleans and decontaminates reusable equipment, instruments, and supplies, manually and mechanically.
• Prepares and assembles surgical tray and equipment following established tray listings for issue, storage, or further processing.
• Monitors, reads, documents, and interprets all parameters for all types of sterilizers to ensure proper function.
• Maintains a working knowledge of, and is able to effectively troubleshoot, all decontamination/sterilization equipment.
• Assesses supplies required for prescribed standard surgical procedures and sets up case carts. Maintains inventory, collects, disassembles, inspects, cleans, disinfects and reassembles all instrument trays patient care equipment.
• Communicates appropriately using good interpersonal skills.
• Displays awareness of cost containment in the organization of work by using economy in time, motion and material.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by authorized personnel or as may be required to meet emergency situations

Qualifications:

• High school diploma/GED or equivalent with no experience

• OR Currently enrolled in an Accredited Surgical Technician/Sterile Processing Program Preferred

• OR 1 year of experience within UPMC

• All staff must complete 10 hours of continuing education to remain qualified as a Central Sterile Technician on an annual basis.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• Employees active in a Central Sterile position, on or before the effective date 12/27/2020, at a healthcare facility, are grandfathered regarding certification and will not need to obtain it unless they move into a different position that would require certification.

• Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution or Certified Registered Central Service Technician or International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management certification required for our PA and NY facilities (MD facilities are excluded).

• Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution OR Certified Registered Central Service Technician OR International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management

• New employees in our PA and NY facilities (MD is excluded) will have 18 months from date of hire to obtain required certification.

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran