Job Title: Sterile Processing Tech
Location: Salida, Colorado
Schedule: 7:00AM – 3:00PM x 5
Term: 12-week assignment with the potential for extension
Pay Rate: $39 – $42/hr
Astrya Global, a San Diego based medical staffing agency, is hiring a Sterile Processing Tech for a temporary assignment in Salida, Colorado. These positions are 12-week contracts with the ability to extend.
Responsibilities for a Sterile Processing Tech:
• Ensures that departmental operating standards comply with the requirements and guidelines established by regulatory and professional organizations, including CMS, AAMI, IAHCSMM, and SGNA.
• Under supervision, prioritizes, retrieves, sorts, examines, decontaminates, and cleans surgical instruments, medical devices, and related equipment.
• Maintains current working knowledge of manufacturers’ Instructions for Use (IFUs) for the care and handling of instruments, decontamination equipment, and cleaning agents, including proper concentrations, container levels, and dilution requirements.
• Uses appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with established safety protocols.
• Inspects, washes, and decontaminates items received from all patient care units, off-site clinics, and loaner equipment and instrument providers.
• Disassembles and cleans equipment according to manufacturers’ IFUs; inspects instruments and equipment using magnifying glasses and/or flexible inspection scopes to detect residual bioburden, assess instrument integrity, and verify proper functionality.
• Sterilizes instruments, equipment, and other supplies using various sterilization and reprocessing systems, including autoclaves and STERRAD systems, as well as ultrasonic cleaners and the Medivators Advantage Plus system, as appropriate.
• Maintains Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) certification.
• Maintains Certified Endoscope Reprocessor (CER) certification (highly preferred).
• Maintains current CPR certification.
Benefits for a Sterile Processing Tech:
- Weekly pay every Friday
- Medical/Dental/Vision/Life/Pet Insurance
- 401K Retirement Plan (matching)
- Full-service Credentialing and Corporate Travel Team
- Referral Bonus up to $1,500
Astrya Global Medical Staffing offers 10+ years of staffing experience, 100% domestic support, and is certified by both the Joint Commission and National Association of Locum Tenens Organizations. At Astrya, we are dedicated to helping healthcare professionals find the perfect job.
