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Jefferson Hills, PA 15025 565 Coal Valley Road Company: Allegheny Health Network
Job Description
This position offers a sign-on bonus dependent upon experience and eligibility.
GENERAL OVERVIEW
This role is a highly skilled and experienced professional. This role requires a deep understanding of sterile processing principles, regulatory standards, and best practices related to decontaminating, cleaning, assembling, sterilizing, and distributing surgical instruments and equipment. The Senior Sterile Processing Technician serves as a technical expert, mentor, and resource for other staff members, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, safe, and efficient sterile processing services.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
• Serves as a technical resource and mentor for other sterile processing technicians, providing guidance, training, and support. • Assists with the training of new employees. • Independently disassembles instruments and cleans them using appropriate cleaning agents and equipment. • Operates and maintains automated washing and decontamination equipment. Can troubleshoot complex issues with equipment. • Expertly inspects cleaned instruments for cleanliness, proper function, and damage. • Expertly receives and sorts contaminated instruments and equipment from various departments. • Expertly assembles complex instrument sets according to established count sheets and tray lists. • Wraps or packages instruments and sets for sterilization. • Loads and operates appropriate sterilization equipment. Can troubleshoot complex issues as needed. • Independently monitors sterilization cycles and interprets printouts to ensure proper sterilization parameters were met. • Documents sterilization cycles and maintains accurate records. • Delivers sterile items to requesting departments in a timely manner. Can prioritize urgent requests. • Maintains a clean and organized work environment. • Follows all safety and infection control policies, procedures, and protocols, and uses personal protective equipment (PPE) as required. • Assists in training new employees on department procedures and equipment. • Other duties as assigned or requested.
QUALIFICATIONS
• Minimum: High school diploma or GED • Requires Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) or Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT) at hire • Certification requirement does not apply to Tech Central Service employees who have been employed by a healthcare facility on or before 12/29/2020 • A Surgical Technologist holding an active Certification of Surgical Technologist (CST) or Tech in Surgery Certified (TSC) meets this license requirement • 2 years of experience with sterile processing
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Job category: Surgical Services Position Type: Full Time Posted: 2026-01-22T08:2101.42 Locations: Jefferson Hills, PA 15025 565 Coal Valley Road Line of Business: Entity Recruiter: Hiring Manager Experience Level: Req ID J274627
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