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

UPMC Shadyside is hiring a full-time Central Sterile Processing Technician to join their sterile processing department! This position will have a schedule Monday through Friday with hours between 1pm and 9:30pm. There will be no call, holidays, or weekends! This position will primarily be processing flexible endoscopes and will float throughout the department when not needed in scope processing area.

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

Purpose:
To perform those 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:

Prepares and assembles surgical tray and equipment following established tray listings for issue, storage, or further processing. Conforms and adheres to department policies concerning decontamination, sterile processing, infection control and safety. Maintains a working knowledge of, and is able to effectively troubleshoot, all decontamination/sterilization equipment. Performs other related duties as assigned by authorized personnel or as may be required to meet emergency situations Monitors, reads, documents, and interprets all parameters for all types of sterilizers to ensure proper function. Develops and improves skills through initiative, attendance and participation at educational programs Communicates appropriately using good interpersonal skills. 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. Displays awareness of cost containment in the organization of work by using economy in time, motion and material. Participates in performance improvement activities. Participates as a team member and is accountable for own work responsibilities. Cleans and decontaminates reusable equipment, instruments, and supplies, manually and mechanically.