The Sterile Processing Apprentice will gain knowledge in the field of Sterile Processing and learn about the Hospital Sterile Processing Association (HSPA), educational opportunities, professional development, workflow, processing cycles, basic job knowledge, job responsibilities, compensation, Central Service concerns, career growth, and certifications. This program will help them build up a proper skillset for the industry. At the completion of this course the students will be able to sit for the CRCST certification exam through the HSPA.

• Operational Excellence
• Clean instruments to prepare them for sterilization
• Quality and patient Safety
• Report defective equipment to appropriate supervisors or staff
• Check sterile supplies to ensure that they are not outdated
• Team Member Experience
• Attend hospital in-service programs related to areas of work specialization

Experience- Entry level, no experience needed
Education - High School or equivalent
The Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System is a leading health care innovator in Louisiana and Mississippi. We bring together outstanding clinicians, the most advanced technology and leading research to ensure that our patients receive the highest quality and safest care possible.
This commitment is grounded in a history that is more than 100 years old, but reflected today by our strategic vision of transforming healthcare through superior performance and excellent patient care.

In the last fiscal year, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System had:

• 1,747 Licensed Beds
• 65,322 Discharges
• 44,592 OR Procedures
• 10,827 Full Time Employees
• 331,360 Inpatient Days

• 1,915 Active Medical Staff229,296 Emergency Visits

• As a nonprofit, mission-focused Catholic healthcare ministry, we give special attention to our citizens who are most in need. During the most recent fiscal year, we provided more than $39 million in unreimbursed care and community support to the underprivileged.
  Our health system is one of the largest in Louisiana, with hospitals, clinics and physicians located throughout Louisiana and in Mississippi. In fact, we provide care to almost half of Louisiana’s citizens, and serve in Mississippi’s largest metropolitan area. Because of our size and the partnerships we have with other local organizations, we are able to pool our resources and share cost and service efficiencies and learn from each other, thereby accelerating our ability to improve care and solve challenges.
  Since our founding in Monroe, Louisiana in 1911, we have been blessed by the guidance of the Franciscan Sisters. Through their guidance and steadfast example, we have committed to assure that we perpetuate their healing ministry for another hundred years. It is a noble purpose we strive to fulfill every day.
  Headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, we serve patients across Louisiana and Mississippi through a network of hospitals, clinics, physicians, elderly housing and integrated information system. Our health system has partnered with the State of Louisiana as it transforms its healthcare delivery system. The partnership includes inpatient acute care and primary care delivery in Baton Rouge and Bogalusa.
  Following in the footsteps of our founders, the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady, our team members and physicians are called to provide high quality care and compassion to all people, especially those most in need.
  As we look to the future of our healthcare ministry, we chart our course by “going where we are called.”

• Operational Excellence
• Clean instruments to prepare them for sterilization
• Quality and patient Safety
• Report defective equipment to appropriate supervisors or staff
• Check sterile supplies to ensure that they are not outdated
• Team Member Experience
• Attend hospital in-service programs related to areas of work specializatio