Central Processing Technician

This role supports patient safety and infection prevention by ensuring instruments and equipment are properly processed, maintained, and available to clinical departments in a timely manner. The Central Processing Technician is responsible for decontaminating, cleaning, assembling, packaging, scanning, sterilizing, storing, and distributing reusable surgical instruments and medical equipment.

Job Title: Central Processing Technician
Job Location: Moreno Valley, California
Job Duration: 13 weeks, with possibility of extension
Shift: Days, 12:00 PM – 8:30 PM, 40 hours per week; alternating weekends
Pay Rate: $2069/week on w2

Job Description:
The Central Processing Technician is responsible for decontaminating, cleaning, assembling, packaging, scanning, sterilizing, storing, and distributing reusable surgical instruments and medical equipment. This role supports patient safety and infection prevention by ensuring instruments and equipment are properly processed, maintained, and available to clinical departments in a timely manner.
 
Key Responsibilities:

• Decontaminate, clean, inspect, assemble, package, and sterilize reusable surgical instruments and medical equipment.
• Follow Standard Precautions and established infection control and safety procedures in decontamination and sterilization areas.
• Monitor biological and chemical wash solutions to ensure effective and consistent decontamination.
• Sort mismatched instrument sets, trays, and medical equipment and coordinate timely availability for clinical departments.
• Scan, label, store, and distribute processed instruments, trays, crash carts, and medical equipment.
• Restock supplies, maintain inventory levels, and submit requisitions as needed.
• Maintain equipment storage areas and assist with environmental maintenance in sterile processing and operating room areas.
• Verify proper equipment functionality and arrange maintenance, repair, or replacement of defective equipment.
• Maintain a clean, organized work area and comply with departmental policies and quality improvement standards.
• Communicate effectively with team members and clinical departments to support efficient operations.

 
Required Qualifications:

• Ability to perform physical duties, including prolonged sitting and standing, frequent walking, and repetitive or overhead reaching.
• Ability to lift, push, or pull more than 100 pounds.
• Proficient communication, auditory, and visual skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to write legibly.
• Ability to follow infection control, safety, environmental, and quality standards.
• Ability to work in environments with potential exposure to fumes, chemicals, cold, noise, radiation, blood and body fluids, and infectious diseases.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.