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Atlantic Health System lists this Sterile Processing Technician - Full-Time - 4p-12a - Evenings - Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center opportunity in pompton plains, New Jersey. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Sterile Processing TechnicianResponsible for the sterilization and cleaning of medical equipment, instruments, and supplies. Oversees retrieving contaminated supplies and delivering sterile supplies, maintaining inventory, and preparing sterile instrument trays for surgeries, examinations, and procedures. Tests and reports any issues or problems with the sterilization equipment.Principal Accountabilities:Operates all required equipment and machinery accurately and safely, prepares, assembles, and sterilizes instruments and supplies according to parameters of sterilization.Accurately handles and cares for instruments appropriately, including appropriate selection of cleaning agents and lubricants.Correctly peel-packs supplies/instruments, wraps instruments for sterilization, inspect each instrument for use, function, completeness and cleanliness.Ensures safe care to patients, staff and visitors; adheres to all FSC policies, procedures and standards and quality of service.Cleans, sets up, sterilizes and distributes instruments as scheduled on each shift.Handles and disposes of infectious waste appropriately.Adheres to Standard Precautions as appropriate, which may include: the use of protective barriers, as appropriate (e.g., gloves, masks, gowns, pocket masks, and/or safety glasses).Performs other related duties as assigned.Qualifications:High School Diploma or GED equivalent required. Completion of a Sterile Processing program preferred. Certified Central Service Technician required (CBSPD or HSPA (IAHCSMM) certification) Prior experience preferred.At Atlantic Health, our promise to our communities is; anyone who enters one of our facilities will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 22,000 team members. Headquarters in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation.Our facilities and sites of care include:Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJAtlantic Health Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJAtlantic Health Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJAtlantic Health Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJAtlantic Health Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJAtlantic Health Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJAtlantic Health CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJAtlantic Medical GroupAtlantic Visiting NurseAtlantic Mobile HealthAtlantic RehabilitationWe have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group.We have received awards and recognition for the services we have provided to our patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades:Chosen for 17 years by Fortune as one of the magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For."Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook Named by Newsweek as two of the "World's Best Hospitals" in 2026.Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook ranked within the top three hospitals in New Jersey by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospital rankings.Atlantic Health scored four "A" grades by The Leapfrog Group in its Fall 2025 Hospital Safety Grades, performance measures reflecting errors, accidents, injuries and injections, as well as systems hospitals have in place to prevent harm.Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook are New Jersey's only hospitals to be named among America's 50 Best hospitals by Healthgrades in 2026.Named by Becker's Healthcare as one of the "165 Top Places to Work in Healthcare – 2026.Atlantic Health Morristown, Atlantic Health Overlook, Atlantic Health Chilton and Atlantic Health Newton all Forbes Top Hospitals for 2026.Named by Newsweek as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Inclusion & Diversity 2025.Atlantic Health rated LEVEL 9 - 2025 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired.Located in Pompton Plains, New Jersey, Chilton Medical Center has been ranked the top mid-sized hospital in NJ for six years in a row, according to Castle Connolly. The Leapfrog Group gave us an "A" Hospital Safety Grade and we've received the Lifeline Bronze Receiving Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association. In addition, The Joint Commission recognized us as a Primary Stroke Center. We were awarded the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite. We achieved Magnet® recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. ANCC's Magnet Recognition Program® identifies superior quality in nursing care and is the highest national honor for nursing excellence. Atlantic Health offers a competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards package that supports the health, financial security, and well-being of all team members. Offerings vary based on role level (Team Member, Director, Executive). Below is a general summary, with role-specific enhancements highlighted: Team Member BenefitsMedical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Coverage (22.5 hours per week or above for full-time and part-time team members)Life & AD&D Insurance.Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (with options to supplement)403(b) Retirement Plan: Employer match, additional non-elective contributionPTO & Paid Sick LeaveTuition Assistance, Advancement & Academic AdvisingParental, Adoption, Surrogacy LeaveBackup and On-Site ChildcareWell-Being RewardsEmployee Assistance Program (EAP)Fertility Benefits, Healthy Pregnancy ProgramFlexible Spending & Commuter AccountsPet, Home & Auto, Identity Theft and Legal InsuranceOur hospitals are staffed by fellowship-trained, board-certified surgeons, anesthesiology specialists, nurses, care managers and other health care professionals who provide the most progressive surgical methods using the latest technology. This includes minimally invasive surgery programs that result in shorter hospital stays and faster recoveries. In addition, Morristown Medical Center is home to and a state-of-the-art bio skills simulation laboratory that is accredited by the American College of Surgeons for additional staff training.Job Info:Job Identification 32365Job Category Supply ChainPosting Date 09/04/2026, 06:29 PMJob Schedule Full-TimeLocations 97 W Parkway, Pompton Plains, NJ, 07444, USMinimum Salary (Hourly Rate) Maximum Salary (Hourly Rate) Assignment Category Full-timeHours per Week 37.5Primary Shift EveningsWork Schedule 4 pm - 12 amDays and Shifts Monday thru FridayOn Call Expectations noWeekends Expectations yesDepartment - Surg - Central Sterile ProcessingDivision Chilton Medical CenterSpecialty OtherService Line OtherRegion Northern Region (Chilton Medical Center)Salary Admin Plan SEROvertime Status NonExempt
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pompton plains, NJ, 07444, US
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