• Performs the decontamination and sterilization processes for instruments
  • Operates equipment including washers/disinfectors, ultrasonics, steam sterilizers, vaporized hydrogen peroxide gas plasma and high level disinfection
  • Receiving, handling, collection, and transport of contaminated instruments
  • Cleaning, decontamination, and disinfection of instruments
  • Assists in training non-certified or new team members on proper sterilization techniques
  • Serves as a resource for team members
• Performs instrument tray inspection, assembly and packaging for sterilization
  • Adheres to manufacturers' instructions, department policies and procedures pertaining to preparation and packaging of instrument sets and individual instruments
  • Inspects all instruments for cleanliness and function
  • Assembles surgical trays and vendor trays in rigid containers or wraps for sterilization
  • Assures timely instrument turnaround for the OR case picking process
• Performs process monitoring, testing and quality control
  • Adheres to manufacturers' instructions, department policies and procedures while performing monitoring and recording of the sterilization process
  • Physical monitors such as time, temperature and pressure is monitored with every sterilization load
  • Biological monitoring is performed with every sterilization load as specified in department policies and procedures
  • Chemical monitoring is performed as specified in department policies and procedures
  • Process challenge device (PCD) is used to assess the effective performance of the sterilization process

Licensure: Certification from the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA)(CRCST) or the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution CBSPD (CSPDT).

Experience: One (1) Previous experience in a Sterile Processing Department.

Memorial Health System has been dedicated to healing, inspiring, and transforming the health of our community since 1946. With multiple hospital facilities, outpatient surgery locations and diagnostic centers, more than 100 Physician Clinics, and post-acute services including skilled nursing, you can find your fit at Memorial.

When you join our team, you join more than 5,000 individuals committed to exceptional care. We offer several of the region’s most comprehensive clinical programs and medical specialties unique to the Coast, including a Level III Neonatal ICU, state-designated Level II Trauma Center, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, and Mississippi’s first nationally-certified Primary Stroke Center.

At Memorial, you are valued. We know that our increasingly diverse communities need healthcare professionals that reflect their different cultural backgrounds, perspectives, and values. We acknowledge the uniqueness of all individuals, their commonalities as well as differences, all of which have shaped their lives in meaningful ways.

The development of our team members is integral to the patient care we provide. Grow your skills, and grow with Memorial.

Memorial Health System is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected status or characteristic. Minority/Female/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Disability/Veteran.