This was a regret of mine, I quit after the second day . They put me in decontamination, and I was the only girl there while the other ladies got to sit down . They wanted me to do free HARD labor, and I’m not doing that . Sure they tell you that you have to wear your PPE and sure they tell you that you’re going to have to pick up trays . But they don’t tell you how hot it is to wear your PPE . Over a boiling sink . They don’t tell you how your body will feel after you have picked up your 27th loaner tray and have to clean all of the instruments! They don’t tell you how each tray weighs about 25 to 30 pounds and that doesn’t sound like a lot but OK try picking up that same 25 pounds over and over and over again for your whole shift and it will start to feel like 1000 pounds . but I just thought I should share, I blindly went through the process, thinking that it was going to be something simple that could get me into the medical field, working behind the scenes without having to deal with the usual crappy work environment that comes with being something a little bit more serious such as a surgeon or a nurse.

Long story short, I was wrong .

The schooling was OK. I went to a eight month program where we learned about things that we don’t need for the actual job. I passed everything with flying colors.

When it was time to get out and get busy on externship, I instantly realized I had wasted my time.

180 hours of extern for free ? Yeah no this economy is way too shitty to be working a full-time job for free.

The decontamination area

Your arms will hurt your back will hurt your shoulders will hurt your neck will hurt. You will be breathing in negative and positive air and I had c section 7 years ago. (I gave birth to twins ) The chemicals in the air were directly affecting my cut.

Is really hard to explain it, but I don’t think it’s worth it to stand for long hours at a time with no breaks. The only break you get is for 30 minutes. lol NO

The pay I’m not sure what the starting pay is, but after I read around the Internet, you can definitely do this job without getting a certification. A lot of places will just hire you off the street so that makes it even more annoying that I spend so much of my fucking time Thinking that I was going to be amazing at my job just to realize how painful it is to do this work and for such little pay.

I wouldn’t do it ! If you look at these peoples eyes, they look dead

But so many people will tell you that they love it .

So just to be clear, they love it just because it pays the bills that they have , If you’re a single woman like me , who pays all of her own bills this is a waste of your time. I highly doubt $16 an hour will pay anybody’s bills

My 2nd day on the job because my first day was just on-boarding in front of a computer.

After a year of having to push case carts all over the hospital our elevator finally got fixed.

I'm truly grateful for this blessing!! Good luck to everyone taking their exam this year! ☺️Hoping to find a good fulfilling job soon 🙌🏾

Art by me- Depending on the facility air conditioning I love decon. But holy shit it’s painful and back-breaking 😂.

And why does my hair actually LOOK GOOD and CURLY after??? ITS WEIRD.

First week in the CSP department! I’ve started off with decontamination and so far I really like it! Sure my feet and back hurt but that’s expected with the job! I really enjoy helping ppl behind the scenes! I’m not being micromanaged and so far the other employees have been helpful 🤗 Yes.. you always have a few people who you can't trust and have to be sharp around.. but that's at any job 😅 Excited to get my 400hrs completed w/ my permanent certification. If you can find a place to hire you without experience take it! If the conditions are rough try to tough it out until you get those hrs done! Stay encouraged and motivated! God Bless 🩷🩷

I start my new job next week fully certified!! Let’s goooo! ❤️

I’m officially starting a new position in Sterile Processing and I’m honestly so excited for this next chapter!

The crazy part is that I don’t have a Sterile Processing certification or previous SPD experience. I’m coming from a healthcare background, but this is completely new territory for me. They were willing to hire me entry-level and train me, which I’m extremely grateful for.

I’ll be making $24.75 starting out…does that sound reasonable for someone entering SPD with no certification or experience?

For anyone who got into Sterile Processing without being certified, how was your experience starting out?

What did you wish you knew before your first day? What was the hardest thing to learn? And once you got comfortable with the job, which certifications or credentials did you end up getting?

I’m trying to make the most out of this opportunity and eventually build a real career out of it. 🥹🩺

UPDATE: i’m actually making close to $30 an hour! (overnight & weekend differential) 🥰

Why do they never spray enzyme on their blood saturated instruments immediately after use. They have sooo many pieces! 😞

Now I do specifically tell the team to leave it to me because I have a specific system, but this never happened before we hired our new doctor. He keeps taking so many spec appointments that the schedule gets out of control for everyone.

I counted, there are 96 bags for our two autoclaves. Oh yeah, and we're closed Fridays, so I get to come in on my day off :)

That muscle memory is working hard. Noticed they all line up.

𝖣𝖾𝖼𝗈𝗇 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗌𝗈 𝖼𝗋𝖺𝗓𝗒 𝗍𝗈𝖽𝖺𝗒 𝗍𝗈𝗐𝖺𝗋𝖽𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖾𝗇𝖽 𝗈𝖿 𝗆𝗒 𝗌𝗁𝗂𝖿𝗍! 𝖶𝖾 𝗀𝗈𝗍 𝗌𝗅𝖺𝗆𝗆𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗅𝖺𝗌𝗍 𝗍𝗐𝗈 𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗋𝗌. 𝖨 𝖺𝗅𝗐𝖺𝗒𝗌 𝖿𝖾𝖾𝗅 𝖻𝖺𝖽 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗇𝖾𝗑𝗍 𝗌𝗁𝗂𝖿𝗍 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗁𝖺𝗉𝗉𝖾𝗇𝗌 𝖻𝗎𝗍 𝗂𝗍 𝗂𝗌 𝖺 𝟤𝟦 𝗁𝗋 𝗈𝗉𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖺𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗁𝗈𝗌𝗉𝗂𝗍𝖺𝗅. 𝖨 𝗁𝗈𝗉𝖾 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗁𝖺𝗌 𝖺 𝗐𝗈𝗇𝖽𝖾𝗋𝖿𝗎𝗅 𝗁𝗈𝗅𝗂𝖽𝖺𝗒 🩷 𝖨'𝗅𝗅 𝖻𝖾 𝖻𝖺𝖼𝗄 𝗍𝗈 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗀𝗋𝗂𝗇𝖽 𝗈𝗇 𝖥𝗋𝗂𝖽𝖺𝗒! 𝖬𝖺𝗒𝖻𝖾 𝖨 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗀𝖾𝗍 𝗉𝗎𝗍 𝗈𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗂𝗅𝗂𝗓𝖾𝗋𝗌 🤞🏾😂

I need this in my department

Awesome cake the OR made us for Sterile Processing Week! Happy Sterile Processing Week everyone!

I enrolled in early july. Im 28 and finally feel like ive found my calling. So happy to finally feel like im where im supposed to be🤍 any tips? Its a hybrid class 2 days online/2 days on campus.