Date Posted:

January 3, 2023

Salary:

$35,472.32 – $53,320.50 Annually

Description:

Under close supervision, Sterile Processing Technicians are assigned to the Ventura County Medical Center (VCMC) or Santa Paula Hospital and responsible for econtamination, inspection, testing, sorting, assembling, packaging, distributing and collecting a variety of reusable medical and surgical equipment, instrumentation and supplies, and operating autoclave in the sterilization of same; perform related duties as required. Inspects, tests, cleans, decontaminates, and sterilizes returned reusable, supplies and instrumentation, ensuring all parts have been returned and are operable, selecting appropriate cleaning agents and decontamination and sterilization processes; Makes equipment rounds and return soiled equipment to SPD; clean equipment per manufacturer’s recommendations and validate functionality prior to storage; Answers phones; Operates all equipment in Sterile Processing including, but not limited to, steam sterilizers, plasma sterilizers, automated endoscope Reprocessors, biological incubators, heat sealers, instrument and cart washers; Identifies and assembles medical and surgical instrumentation and supplies using count sheets; package in accordance with sterilization modality to be used

Qualifications:

Sterile Processing Technician I: Option 1: Six (6) months of experience in an acute care hospital operating sterilizing equipment and cleaning surgical instruments and equipment. Sterile Processing Technician II: Two (2) years’ experience as a Sterile Processing Technician, in an acute care hospital operating sterilizing equipment and cleaning surgical instruments and equipment. AND CERTIFICATION: Must possess certification as a Central Service Technician/Sterile Processing Technician from one of the following:

How to Apply:

To apply on-line, please refer to our web site at www.ventura.org/jobs. If you prefer to fill out a paper application form, please call (805) 654-5129 for application materials and submit them to County of Ventura Human Resources, 800 South Victoria Avenue, L-1970, Ventura, CA 93009. For further information about this recruitment, please contact Erin Niemi via email at erin.niemi@ventura.org or by telephone at (805) 654-2568

Filing Deadline: 

1/26/2023