**Responsibilities**

Join our team and play a vital role in ensuring patient safety! As a **Sterile Processing Technician II** , you'll be responsible for the meticulous cleaning, decontamination, inspection, assembly, packaging, and sterilization of surgical instruments and equipment used throughout our facility. You'll be a key contributor to a safe and efficient operating room environment.

+ Instrument Expert: Thoroughly clean, decontaminate, inspect, assemble, package, and sterilize medical devices according to established procedures and manufacturer's instructions.

+ Equipment Guardian: Operate and maintain cleaning and sterilization equipment, ensuring optimal performance and adherence to safety protocols.

+ Quality Assurance Champion: Perform biological testing, monitor autoclave performance, and identify instruments needing repair or sharpening.

+ Inventory Manager: Maintain supply levels, fill surgical case cart requisitions using our hospital computer system, and report any equipment malfunctions.

+ Team Player & Mentor: Collaborate effectively with colleagues, physicians, and supervisory staff. Act as a preceptor and mentor to new team members, sharing your expertise and contributing to their development.

+ Safety Advocate: Demonstrate a strong understanding of sterilization principles, infection control practices, and universal safety precautions.

**Qualifications**

+ Minimum of two years experience with surgical instrumentation required.

+ Minimum two years prior sterile processing or surgical tech experience required.

+ Completion of a Sterile Processing Program or surgical tech program required.

+ High School Graduate or equivalent required.

+ Associate's or Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution preferred.

+ Certified and Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) or Surgical Technologist Certification (CST) required.

+ CRCST required within 6 months of hire/transfer for Certified Surgical Technologists.

+ All certifications are required through HSPA.

+ Knowledge of specialty instruments and thorough knowledge of disinfecting and sterilization procedures required.

+ Current AHA BLS card required

+ Fire Card (within 90 days of hire) required.

+ This position is represented by SEIU-UHW and is covered by the terms and conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.

**Overview**

Founded in 1955, Dignity Health – Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a 394-bed, acute care, nonprofit community hospital located in Northridge, California. The hospital offers a full complement of award winning services, including the Leavey Cancer Center, a cardiovascular center, stroke center, the Center for Assault Treatment Services, a pediatric medical center, and the only pediatric trauma center in the San Fernando Valley. As a leading provider of compassionate, high-quality and affordable patient-centered care, we share a rich legacy with Dignity Health, one of the nation’s five largest health care systems. We are part of a 21-state network of nearly 9,000 physicians, 62,000 employees and more than 400 care centers. Visit here (http://dignityhealth.org/northridgehospital) dignityhealth.org/northridgehospital for more information.

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**Pay Range**

$26.79 - $33.66 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.