Job Title: Surgical Services - Sterile Processing Tech (SPT)
Location: Everett, WA (onsite)
Contract Duration: 13 weeks
Work Hours: Day 5x8-Hour (06:00 - 14:30)
Total Weekly Hours: 40
Sterile Processing Tech
Days 5x8hr: Monday - Friday with 1 rotating weekend (Sat&Sun) per month, possibly twice depending on staffing needs
Daily Caseload per tech: 65 Surgical Cases; 1200 Tray Volume
Weekend REQ: Yes
Will this traveler need to float between like units? No
Start Date: ASAP
Is on-call required? Yes twice per month; rotating weekends
Open to accommodating block schedule? No; case-by-case possibly considered during contract but depends on core staff.
Guaranteed Hours: 40h contract
Years of Experience Required: 2 yr experience required
Certs Required: CBSPD or IAHCSMM
Locals Accepted: No
Additional Information:
Inpatient, outpatient, and trauma setting experience required.
Sterilization, decontamination, assembly/wrap, case cart, HLD, and scrub experience required.
Candidate should have experience in surgery cases such as Ortho, Urology, Endo/Laparoscopic, Vascular, Thoracic, Neuro, Gyn, Bariatrics, Plastics, Podiarty, ENT, Transplant, Robotics, and Implants. Opthalmology preferred.
Note: Everett Surgical Services is no longer accepting COVID-19 vaccination exemptions.
Responses to the following questions MUST be included with submittals for manager review:
• How many years' experiences do you have in the SPD field?
• Do you have experience utilizing SPM?
• Do you have experience using Epic?
• What service line do you consider your strength and weakness?
• Why should we consider you for this assignment?
• What is your preferred shift?
• Please include all RTO.
Hospital Highlights
Type of Facility: Level II Trauma Center (Includes OP, IR, ER, IP)
Total Staffed Beds: 571 total for both campuses
Scrub Color: Any (no reddish orange permitted)
Charting: EPIC
Parking Cost: Facility Paid
For clinical pass AYA OFFERS: please submit the "best time to contact" with a PST/MST/CST/EST option so we can have a quick phone conversation.
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- Manage the decontamination, processing and sterilization of surgical instrumentation
- Requested for sterile and non-sterile equipment and supplies
- Dispensing sterile products, and non-sterile equipment and supplies
- Scan and distribute sterile, non-sterile items/supplies
- Keep record of sterile supplies
- Understand principles of sterilization techniques and operate sterilization equipment
- Dispense products requested for sterile and non-sterile equipment and supplies
- Maintain proper storage of sterile and non-sterile supplies and equipment
- Clean and sterilize all surgical instruments
- Perform the internal/ external processing and sterilization of surgical and non-surgical grade instruments and equipment
- Assemble and evaluate all surgical instruments and instrument sets to ensure proper sterilization
- Direct sterile processing staff regarding proper sterilization techniques and use of equipment
- Maintain adequate supplies for the sterile processing area
- Provide the best possible results in the processing and sterilization of surgical instruments and equipment
- Pass instruments through washers for further decontamination
- Respond to requests for sterile instruments and supplies
- Sterilize instruments, medical supplies and equipment
- Ensure quality and consistency for sterilization of instruments