**Overview** Welcome to Saint Joseph East, a 217-bed, full-service, community hospital located in a convenient setting in Lexington, Kentucky. Saint Joseph East also includes the Women's Hospital at Saint Joseph East (https://www.chisaintjosephhealth.org/womens-hospital-saint-joseph-east) which is dedicated to supporting the well-being of women in Central and Eastern Kentucky and serves a 16-bed Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Whether you are an experienced healthcare professional or working toward that, we invite you to experience Hello Humankindness (https://www.chisaintjosephhealth.org/library/landing/humankindness) with us! CHI Saint Joseph Health provides you with the same level of care you provide for others. Learn more about Saint Joseph East and its awards and recognitions here: Saint Joseph East (https://www.chisaintjosephhealth.org/saint-joseph-east) Our commitment to serve the common good is delivered through the dedicated work of thousands of physicians advanced practice clinicians nurses and staff; through clinical excellence delivered across a system of 140 hospitals and more than 2200 care centers serving 24 states. **Responsibilities** **Job Summary / Purpose** Demonstrates an understanding of policies, procedures and regulatory requirements and builds continued competency in order to work independently in the decontamination, sterilization, and sterile storage activities of the department. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, maintaining an adequate level of instruments necessary for the efficient functioning of customer departments, understanding the equipment and chemicals used in reprocessing reusable instruments and equipment and the ability to use knowledge to implement appropriate processes in a safe and timely manner to include handling and decontamination of soiled instrument, inspection, assembly, packaging and sterilization. Required to provide preceptor support to other employees and an educational program at least once annually to other team members. **Essential Key Job Responsibilities** 1. Provide quality customer service. 2. Perform duties in a safe manner, to prevent injury to self, patients, visitors or other hospital personnel. 3. Contribute to maintaining supplies and sterile items for use throughout the hospital. 4. Process Code Carts 5. Contribute to the efficient operation of the department. 6. Perform cleaning and decontamination duties. 7. Perform wrapping and packaging duties. 8. Knowledge and identification to assemble instrument sets form all surgical areas and other departments. 9. Perform sterilization and monitoring activities. 10. Other duties as assigned by management. **Qualifications** **Minimum Qualifications** **Required Education and Experience** High school diploma or GED Minimum of 2 years’ experience as a sterile processing technician. **Required Licensure and Certifications** CRCST; or CSPDS; or CSPDT; or CSPDT-CSBS **Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities** None **Pay Range** $15.61 - $22.34 /hour We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.