New

Sterile Processing Technician 1

Inova Health System
parental leave, paid time off
United States, Virginia, Falls Church
Sep 04, 2025
Inova Fairfax is looking for a dedicated sterile processing technician to join the team. This role will be Full-Time 2:30PM-11:00PM, Rotating Weekends, 10 weeks training 6:30AM - 3:00PM. Featured Benefits: Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program. Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day. Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans. Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost. Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave Job Responsibilities: Inspects instruments and ensures that they are free from bio-burden and in proper working condition prior to assembling sets according to count sheets. Locates missing instrumentation and replaces repaired/ordered instrumentation in sets. Maintains stock levels in the assembly area. Loads items to be sterilized on the loading cart and records them on the load card, adding a biological test to each load. Utilizes instrument tracking computer software to document all functions in the instrument assembly area. Selects the proper mode of sterilization for all items. Ensures the presence of all required chemical and biological indicators. Operates all sterilization equipment (Steam, Sterrad, Steris). Validates sterilization process by reading, interpreting, and documenting all chemical and biological indicators. Utilizes instrument tracking computer software to document all functions related to sterilization. Decontaminates instruments in a safe and appropriate manner. Additional Requirements Education - High School or GED