Intermountain Health
Sterile Processing Technician - Paid Training Program
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Job Description: The Pathfinders Program
The Pathfinders Program is an earn-and-learn workforce development program at Intermountain Health designed to help individuals—especially those with little or no healthcare experience—enter the field and build long-term careers.
About the Program
Within the Sterile Processing Tech (SPT) track, participants are hired into a hospital-based role where they are trained to clean, assemble, and sterilize surgical instruments that are critical to patient safety. The program includes a mix of hands-on training in the sterile processing department and structured learning, with dedicated coaching and support throughout the process.
Essential Functions
- Operates and monitors sterilization equipment.
- Disassembles carts and follows Universal Precautions for decontamination.
- Sterilizes, disinfects durable medical equipment and instruments, packages clean supplies and instruments, maintains records for all instruments and transports sterilized items to the floor.
- Assembles sterilized instruments and rechecks all instruments for cleanliness and/or impairment.
- Properly checks power equipment.
- Takes measures to allow for easy instrument tracking including following labeling processes, use of engraver, reporting and documenting all missing instruments and implants replaced in trays.
- Communicates the equipment and instrument inventory status with the Central Processing staff and Surgery Charge Nurse including order status, back orders and/or changes.
- Responds to emergency situations by ensuring all emergency, trauma and add-on cases are supplied properly and delivered to the Operating Room in a timely manner.
- Utilizes applications and technology to accurately facilitate record keeping in accordance with State and Federal regulations.
- Provides on the job training (OJT) to newly hired associates in the department.
- Promotes mission, vision, and values of Intermountain Health, and abides by service behavior standards.
May be required to work overtime based on business need; May be required to float to other departments (within scope of competency and qualifications) based on business need and may be required to be placed on-call during a regularly scheduled shift.
Day in the Life of a SPT at Intermountain Health
Skills:
- Medical Equipment
- Sterile Processing
- Communication
- Portable Equipment
- Sterilizing Equipment
Manual Dexterity Computer Literacy
Required Qualifications
- Must be enrolled in the Pathfinders program
- Ability to communicate effectively and diplomatically within a multi-functional team.
- Ability to work days, nights and / or weekends.
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Physical Requirements
- Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
- Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
- Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
- Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.
- Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items.
- Often required to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.
Location
Work City: Grand Junction
Work State: Colorado
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Compensation
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
- $17.60 - $17.60
Benefits
We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged. Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
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About Intermountain Health
Headquartered in Utah with locations in six primary states and additional operations across the western U.S., Intermountain Health is a nonprofit system of 34 hospitals, 400+ clinics, a medical group of more than 4,800 employed physicians and advanced care providers, a health plan division called Select Health with more than one million members, and other health services. Helping people live the healthiest lives possible, Intermountain is widely recognized as a leader in clinical quality improvement and efficient healthcare delivery.
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Intermountain Health’s PEAK Program
Intermountain Health’s PEAK program supports caregivers in the pursuit of their education goals and career aspirations by providing up-front tuition coverage paid directly to the academic institution. The program offers 100+ learning options to choose from, including undergraduate studies, high school diplomas, and professional skills and certificates. Caregivers are eligible to participate in PEAK on day 1 of employment. Learn more.
Job Description Intent
The primary intent of this job description is to set a fair and equitable rate of pay for this classification. Only those key duties necessary for proper job evaluation and/or labor market analysis have been included. Other duties may be assigned by the supervisor.
All positions subject to close without notice.
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