Sterile Processing Technician (SPT)
Medford, Oregon
Providence Medford Medical Center

Sterile Processing Tech (SPT)

Specialty: Surgical Services Location: Medford, Oregon Employment type: Travel/Contract Contract length: 13 weeks

Overview

• Listed as a "1st Timer" assignment
• Short-term acute care facility with 108 total staff beds
• Scrubs provided for OR, Critical Care, ED, PACU, and Maternal Child; all RN/Allied may wear any color
• Case managers wear business casual
• Parking: no fee

Schedule

• Day shift, 5 x 8-hour shifts (12:00 to 20:30)
• 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week
• No on-call requirement
• No weekend requirement
• No block schedule requirement
• Does not float between units

Required Qualifications

• 1 year of experience as a Sterile Processing Technician, completed within the last year

Certifications (Pending Unit Requirements)

The source lists the following certifications but states they must be verified against the unit's job description. They are not confirmed as required for this assignment:

• ACLS and BLS (must be AHA or Heart & Stroke Canada)
• PALS, NRP, CHEMO, TNCC, EFM, IV certification, MAB, NIH Stroke, CPI
• Tech certification verification (national)

Health Requirements

• Physical exam within 1 year of start, signed by an MD, NP, PA, or DO, stating the candidate is free of infectious disease and able to work with or without accommodation
• Negative TB test (IGRA/TSPOT, QuantiFERON Gold, or 2 PPDs) within 12 months of start, or a chest X-ray with proof of past positive TB
• 9-panel drug screen within 12 months of start (instant results accepted)
• MMR (measles, mumps, rubella): 2 vaccines at least 28 days apart, or a positive titer; low titer options and a signed declination are also accepted
• Varicella: 2 vaccines at least 28 days apart, or a positive titer; low titer options and a signed declination are also accepted
• Hepatitis B: signed declination, or proof of a positive titer and vaccination series
• Tdap within 10 years (declination accepted)
• Flu vaccine or declination during flu season
• COVID: vaccination record preferred; declination not required (unvaccinated candidates must follow infection prevention measures)
• Fit mask testing required (completed onsite if no valid record within 1 year)
• Annual respiratory safety clearance required