Sterile Processing Technician 1

Inova Mount Vernon Hospital is looking for a dedicated Sterile Processing Technicians 1 to join the team! This role will be full-time working Evening Shift: Monday-Friday, Every Other Weekend, 3pm to 11:30pm. We offer great pay based on experience, plus, don’t forget about our other amazing benefits and perks! 

Inova is consistently ranked as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation. 

Inova Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, and more

Sterile Processing Technicians 1 Job Responsibilities:

• Inspects instruments and ensures that they are free from bio-burden and in proper working condition prior to assembling sets according to count sheets.
• Locates missing instrumentation and replaces repaired/ordered instrumentation in sets.
• Maintains stock levels in the assembly area.
• Loads items to be sterilized on the loading cart and records them on the load card, adding a biological test to each load.
• Utilizes instrument tracking computer software to document all functions in the instrument assembly area.
• Assembles instrumentation accurately and efficiently and ensures sterility of all processed items.
• Selects the proper mode of sterilization for all items.
• Ensures the presence of all required chemical and biological indicators.
• May perform additional duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: High School diploma or GED 
• Experience: No experience required.