Sterile Processing Technician (SPT)
Washington, District of Columbia
Medstar Washington Hospital Center

Sterile Processing Tech (SPT)

Overview

• Location: Washington, District of Columbia
• Employment Type: Travel/Contract
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Schedule: Night shift, 5x8 hours (23:00 to 07:30), Monday through Friday, with rotating weekends, every other weekend, and holidays as needed
• Hours: 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week

Required Qualifications

Certifications and Licenses

• IAHCSMM or HSPA certification
• Original copy of CBSPD certification (Sterile Processing Tech)
• BLS certification from AHA or ARC
• ACLS certification from AHA or ARC
• State license verification prior to start

Experience

• 2 years of experience as an SPT, specifically in: decontamination and disinfection, case cart, organizing trays, placing instruments on trays, preference cards, proper labeling, proper selection of wrapping materials, sterilization wrapping procedures, sets/trays assembly, equipment documentation, and Sterile Processing Microsystem (SPM)
• Specialty equipment processing experience with: Bariatric, Cardiac, Dental, Ear/Nose/Throat, General, Laparoscopic, Neurology, OB/GYN, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Plastics, Podiatry, Robotics, Transplant, Urology, and Vascular
• 1 prior travel assignment (prior travel experience required)
• Two positive supervisory references, including one from the most recent assignment, that support at least 2 years of experience within the previous 3 years
• Complete 7-year work history with no gaps

Health and Clearances

• Annual physical stating the candidate can perform their work without accommodations and is free from communicable disease, signed by an MD, PA, NP, or DO
• Negative PPD (with mm reading), QuantiFERON, or T-SPOT within 1 year; if history of positive TB, proof of past positive, annual TB questionnaire with physician verification, and chest X-ray within 5 years of start
• Annual TB questionnaire for all candidates
• Two MMR vaccines or a positive titer for measles, mumps, and rubella
• Two varicella (VZV) vaccines or a positive titer
• Hepatitis B titer, series of 3, or signed declination
• Flu vaccine or approved medical/religious exemption for flu season; the facility requires all employees to have the flu vaccine, and the vaccine cannot be received onsite
• Drug screen within 90 days of start (panel excludes marijuana); not required annually

Background and Onboarding

• Criminal background check within 90 days of start, covering past 7 years of residence, work, and school locations; updated every 3 years
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks prior to start and monthly thereafter
• Education verification at the highest level required by the position
• E-Verify and I-9 attestation required upon hire
• Orientation safety manual acknowledgement, required annually
• Skills checklist, completed prior to start and updated annually
• Competency exam within 3 years of start (minimum score 80%)
• Color blind test (online or in-person)

Facility Requirements

• Badge photo
• Facility modules (SITEL), which take multiple hours and must be completed by the first day of work

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in an acute care hospital
• Skills: aseptic technique, cleaning equipment (crash carts, IV pumps, PCA pumps), endoscopes, scope/probe reprocessing, and flexible endoscope reprocessing
• Tdap vaccine within 10 years