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At MultiCare, we strive to offer a true sense of belonging for all our employees. Across our health care network, you will find a dynamic range of meaningful careers, opportunities for growth, safe workplaces, and flexible schedules. We are connected by our mission - partnering and healing for a healthy future - and dedicated to the health and well-being of the communities we serve.
At MultiCare, we strive to offer a true sense of belonging for all our employees. Across our health care network, you will find a dynamic range of meaningful careers, opportunities for growth, safe workplaces, and flexible schedules. We are connected by our mission - partnering and healing for a healthy future - and dedicated to the health and well-being of the communities we serve.
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Sterile Processing Technician Trainee Program, Puget Sound Region
The Program intended start date: January 13, 2025
If offered a position into the training program, you will be employed as a full time Central Service Technician Trainee. Upon completion of the training program and passing of the certification exam, you will have the opportunity to apply for a transfer to a position as a Central Service Technician position.
Earn a paycheck while getting paid training by MultiCare.
ā¢ This is a paid training program. You will be compensated as a full-time employee for the duration of the program.
ā¢ Program participants will have a benefit eligible position with the appropriate waiting period.
The Central Service Technician works as a team member and is responsible for providing support to the total health care team at MultiCare Health System by cleaning, sterilizing, and packaging instruments, maintaining inventory, and transporting supplies and equipment. This position is a team member requiring a cooperative manner, working under direct supervision. Work situations are basically routine in nature yet require a service-oriented individual, organization of time and equipment, independent decision making in the execution of daily routine duties, and prioritization of multiple tasks. Internal contacts occur on a daily basis and may include patient care providers and Materials Management staff. External contacts are limited but may include patients, vendors, rental companies/agencies, other health care facilities, and physicians.
Central Service Technician Trainee Program Info:
- Participants will be enrolled in STERIS program through MultiCare
- 12-week program: First 2 weeks didactic. The next 10 weeks:Ā Half day in classroom, half day clinicals.
- Additional 8-week preceptor training following 12-week program completion.
- Pay:Ā $19.86
- The candidate will sign a one-year work agreement, if hired. The work agreement requires trainees to stay with MultiCare once certified as a Central Service Technician for one year due to the investment.
Time Commitment:
- The program is 12 weeks long. There are no breaks for vacation/days off during the 12-week training. Ā Ā
- There are no breaks for vacation/days off during the 8-week preceptor training. Ā Ā
- Typical hours during the program are between 630am-4pm.
Position Summary
The Central Service Technician Trainee (CST) is a student enrolled in a Central Service Technician course of study program approved by MHS. The CST trainee will remain in this role until successful completion of coursework. The CST trainee is responsible for applying studied health concepts and performing routine duties to the level of academic competence accomplished in the individualās educational program(s) under the supervision and direction of a Central Service Technician..Requirements
- High school graduate or equivalent
Our Values
As a MultiCare employee, we'll rely on you to reflect our core values of Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, Excellence, Collaboration and Kindness. Our values serve as our guiding principles and impact every aspect of our organization, including how we provide patient care and what we expect from each other.
Why MultiCare?
- Belonging:Ā We work to create a true sense of belonging for all our employees
- Mission-driven:Ā We are dedicated to our mission of partnering for healing and a healthy future and the patients and communities we serve
- Market leadership:Ā Washington state's largest community-based, locally governed health system
- Employee-centric:Ā Named Forbes āAmericaās Best Employers by Stateā for several years running
- Technology:Ā "Most Wired" health care system 15 years in a row
- Leading research:Ā MultiCare Institute for Research & Innovation, 40 years of ground-breaking, clinical and health services research in our communities
- Lifestyle:Ā Live and work in the Pacific Northwest - offering breathtaking water, mountains and forest at every turn
Pay and Benefit Expectations
We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The pay scale is $19.86 - $28.58 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to: skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education. If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicantās years of experience align.Associated benefit information can be viewed here.
