We are offering a sign-on bonus of up to $5,000 with a 2 year work commitment for candidates with over 2 years of experience! 

UPMC Presbyterian is hiring Central Sterile Processing Associates for multiple shifts! This role will work within both Presbyterian and Montefiore sterile processing departments. The shifts available is 9am to 5pm or 10am to 6pm. There will be rotating on-call, weekend, and holiday hours. Orientation will be daylight hours Monday through Friday for 6 months. 

Applicants will be placed in the appropriate job title and salary from the career ladder, based on their individual experience and education.

Purpose:
To be trained to perform duties necessary for the proper decontamination, cleaning, inspection, assembly, packaging, sterilization, storage, distribution and documentation of reusable surgical instrumentation and equipment according to established procedures. Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Responsibilities:

Conforms and adheres to department policies concerning decontamination, sterile processing, infection control and safety. Cleans and decontaminates reusable equipment, instruments, and supplies, manually and mechanically. Prepares and assembles surgical tray and equipment following established tray listings for issue, storage, or further processing. Monitors, reads, documents, and interprets all parameters for all types of sterilizers to ensure proper function. Maintains a working knowledge of, and is able to effectively troubleshoot, all decontamination/sterilization equipment. Assesses supplies required for prescribed standard surgical procedures and sets up case carts. Maintains inventory, collects, disassembles, inspects, cleans, disinfects and reassembles all instrument trays patient care equipment. Displays awareness of cost containment in the organization of work by using economy in time, motion and material. Participates as a team member and is accountable for own work responsibilities. Performs other related duties as assigned by authorized personnel or as may be required to meet emergency situations *Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors. *Performs other duties as assigned.