City/State: Saint Louis, Missouri Categories: Supply Chain and Materials Mgt Shift: Evenings Job Status: Full-Time Req ID: 85160 Pay Range: $21.00 – $27.30 / hour (Salary or hourly rate is based on job qualifications and relevant work experience) **Additional Information About the Role** **GREAT OPPORTUNITY!!!** Do you have a good eye for detail, are you passionate about patient safety and do you like working in a team environment? Our **Sterile Processing** department wants to add a **Sterile Processing Tech** to their great team. + Evening, Monday - Friday 1400-2230 + Must be a certified Sterile Technician **Overview** **Christian Hospital** has been serving St. Louis and the surrounding metro areas since 1903. U.S. News & World Report ranks Christian Hospital No. 5 in St. Louis for overall clinical excellence and No. 9 in Missouri, which puts us in the top 6% of all hospitals in the state! The U.S. News adult methodology ranks clinical specialties and rates common care procedures and conditions. Christian was nationally ranked as “high performing” in the clinical specialty of geriatrics and in the following seven of 21 common procedures and conditions: heart attack, heart failure, kidney failure, diabetes, COPD, pneumonia and stroke. High performing in a specialty means we were in the top 10% nationally of all evaluated hospitals for that specialty or procedure and condition. _Northwest HealthCare_ , six miles west of Christian, offers 24- hour emergency care, the Sleep Disorders Center and a variety of outpatient diagnostic and imaging services. Central Sterile Processing Department sterilizes the instruments for surgery and other departments and take cases to surgery. **Preferred Qualifications** **Role Purpose** The Sterile Processing Technician performs a variety of central sterile processing functions, which include the decontamination, preparation, sterilization and distribution of sterile surgical instrumentation to the operating room (OR) and other areas throughout the hospital. Required to maintain and control both sterile and non-sterile supplies, and identify and remedy equipment and process failures and hazards while maintaining the appropriate and complete records. **Responsibilities** + Assembles and processes instruments sets, trays, supplies and linen; prioritizes trays and tasks according to the surgery schedule. + Utilizes and troubleshoots steam sterilizers. + Follows proper techniques and procedures to ensure the integrity of the sterilization process. + Disassembles, decontaminates, and processes instrumentation according to manufacturer and industry standards. + Ensures instrumentation is reassembled correctly and functioning properly. + BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job. **Minimum Requirements** **Education** + High School Diploma or GED **Experience** + No Experience **Supervisor Experience** + No Experience **Preferred Requirements** **Licenses & Certifications** + Bd for Sterile Processing/Dist + CRCST + IAHCSMM **Benefits and Legal Statement** **BJC Total Rewards** At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being. + Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date + Disability insurance* paid for by BJC + Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan funded by BJC + 401(k) plan with BJC match + Tuition Assistance available on first day + BJC Institute for Learning and Development + Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts + Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time + Adoption assistance **To learn more, go to www.bjctotalrewards.com/Benefits (https://www.bjctotalrewards.org/Benefits)** *Not all benefits apply to all jobs The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer