Overview:
Join the Coastal Carolina Medical Center team as a Certified Sterile Processing Tech!
Sterile Processing at Novant Health Coastal Carolina Medical Center is the heart of safe surgical care, offering a collaborative team environment where your expertise directly supports patient outcomes across the hospital.
Why Choose This Role
* Day-one medical, dental, and vision benefits
* Flexible scheduling and generous paid time off to support work-life balance
* Tuition support programs and career advancement opportunities, including specialty certifications
* 6% retirement match and competitive total rewards package
* Mental Health, well-being, telehealth, and therapy resources for you and your family
Status: Full Time
Schedule: 0900-1930 - 4 10 hour shifts a week - Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
Location: 1000 Medical Center Dr., Hardeeville, South Carolina 29927
Responsibilities:
* Collaborate closely with the OR and Endoscopy nursing staff to prioritize urgent instrument and scope turnaround times.
* Decontaminate, clean, and disinfect surgical instruments, medical equipment, and rigid/flexible scopes according to OSHA, AAMI, and CDC guidelines.
* Inspect instruments for cleanliness, proper function, and defects prior to sterilization; report any damaged equipment for repair.
* Assemble and wrap instrument trays, surgical packs, and specialized kits accurately using count sheets.
* Operate and monitor sterilization equipment (e.g., steam autoclaves, low-temperature gas plasma, washers/disinfectors), ensuring all biological and chemical indicators are documented correctly.
* Maintain meticulous records of sterilization cycles, load verifications, and equipment maintenance logs to ensure full regulatory compliance.
* Execute high-level disinfection protocols, including testing and logging chemical minimum effective concentrations (MEC).
* Safely handle, transport, and store clean and contaminated endoscopes using designated infection control pathways to prevent cross-contamination.
Qualifications:
* Education: High School Diploma or GED, required.
* Experience: One year of experience in a hospital Sterile Reprocessing Department, preferred.
* Licensure/Certification: Sterile Reprocessing Tech certification, required. CBSPD, CRCST or CSPDT, required.
* Additional Skills (required): Ability to successfully complete generic and department-specific skills validation and competency testing. Demonstrates knowledge of instrumentation and sterile/aseptic technique. Ability to read and comprehend written instructions to assemble instrument sets and trays. Ability to learn and understand medical terminology. Maintains Sterile Processing Technician certification.
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