Sterile Processing Tech

Join Our Team at Peachtree Orthopedics and Help Others "Get Better"

At Peachtree Orthopedics, we're on a mission to make a difference in healthcare, and we're looking for dedicated individuals to join our team. With 9 convenient offices across Greater Atlanta, we're committed to providing top-notch care and your skills and passion can make a real impact. We're not the largest practice in Atlanta, but we take pride in delivering dedicated and compassionate care to everyone who walks through our doors. If you're ready to be part of a team that values your contribution and offers room for growth, consider joining us in our mission to help others "Get Better."

Our Culture

Peachtree Orthopedics has a rich history of 70 years in business and has earned recognition as a Top Workplace by the Atlanta Journal Constitution for 5 consecutive years. We take pride in our family-oriented, dedicated, passionate, and hardworking culture. When you join our team, you become a part of a community that values excellence in healthcare while working in a supportive and nurturing environment.

Why Choose Peachtree Orthopedics?

At Peachtree Orthopedics, we offer more than a job; we offer an opportunity to be part of something extraordinary:

• Limitless Growth: Propel your career with abundant professional development opportunities within our dynamic organization.
• Empathetic Culture: Immerse yourself in a supportive, lively work culture that values your well-being and celebrates your contributions.
• Dedication to Excellence: Join a team of like-minded individuals who share your commitment to delivering top-notch care to our cherished patients.

Location: Peachtree Orthopaedic Surgery Center (Piedmont Hospital)

Work Schedule: Embrace a work-life balance with 10-hour shifts, no nights, no weekends, no holidays, and no on-call duties.

Job Type: Full time

Your Impactful Role

Sterile Processing Technicians maintain recommended standards for set assembly, decontamination, inspection, containerizing and sterilization of surgical instruments. Perform sterilization, assembly and storage of medical supplies and equipment. Assists in maintaining consistent and continuous workflow, providing superior customer service to OR staff, surgeons, and equipment representatives. Understands safety hazards and use of equipment to prevent damage or harm to personnel and patients.

• Decontaminates instruments, supplies and equipment according to established policies and procedures.
• Cleans, assembles, wraps, containerizes, sterilizes, and stores supplies/instrument trays as required and appropriate.
• Coordinates with supervisor in order to maintain instrument sharpening/repair schedule for assigned service line instrumentation.
• Performs biological and chemical monitoring in accordance with quality assurance standards.
• Responsible for recordkeeping and maintenance of data for general scope of Central Processing Department.
• Works with the Infection Prevention RN and Operations Manager in assuring compliance with/preparation for accreditation, licensure surveys and regulatory standard reviews (e.g., CMS, OSHA, AAAHC, etc.).
• Reviews the daily surgical schedule OR staff and obtains instruments, supplies and equipment for scheduled and emergent procedures.
• Understands and performs proper technique of equipment in assigned work area.
• Appropriately handles the disposal of biohazardous materials.
• Adheres to POSC procedures, policies, and standards.
• Maintains area of Special Assignments.
• Responsible for training new employees. 
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent required. 
• Prior experience in Sterile Processing.
• Knowledge of AAMI standards. BLS certification required.
• This position requires involvement in preparation of State and AAAHC Surveys. 
• Requires involvement in POSC’s Quality Improvement Program.
• Sterile Processing Technician certification strongly preferred.

COVID-19 Vaccine Policy: In accordance with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,  Peachtree Orthopaedic Surgery Centers requires that all employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with exceptions only for those with an approved medical, disability, or religious exemptions. All exemption requests will be reviewed in a timely manner. All offers are contingent upon being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and your vaccine status will be verified upon hire.

Physical Demands and Work Environment: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. We are committed to making reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, talk, and hear. The employee may be required to be on their feet much of the day and may need to push, pull, or transport patients on stretchers and in wheelchairs. These duties can be stressful, particularly when dealing with injured individuals. There is potential exposure to anesthetic gases, hazardous chemicals, blood and body fluids, sharps, and cleaning solutions. The employee frequently is required to move all extremities within a full range of motion, as well as stoop and bend at 90 degrees. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Peachtree Orthopedics is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.