Sterile Processing Technician
Hermiston, Oregon • Contract • May 18, 2026 • 88122
Sterile Processing Technician
Schedule: 3x12-Hour Shifts | 10:00 AM – 10:30 PM
Position Overview
Join a collaborative and mission-driven healthcare team where your work directly supports safe, high-quality patient care throughout the hospital. As a Sterile Processing Technician, you will play a critical role in ensuring surgical instruments, medical equipment, and procedural supplies are properly cleaned, sterilized, assembled, and distributed for patient use.
This position is ideal for detail-oriented professionals who thrive in a fast-paced healthcare environment and take pride in maintaining the highest standards of safety, quality, and infection prevention.
Key Responsibilities
- Clean, decontaminate, inspect, assemble, package, sterilize, and store reusable surgical instruments and medical equipment according to established protocols and manufacturer guidelines.
- Prepare and distribute surgical case carts based on physician preference cards and procedural schedules.
- Receive, stock, inventory, and organize sterile supplies and equipment throughout the hospital.
- Operate sterilization and decontamination equipment safely and effectively.
- Monitor and document sterilization quality indicators, including biological, chemical, and mechanical testing results.
- Ensure compliance with infection prevention standards, safety protocols, regulatory requirements, and accreditation guidelines.
- Assist with inventory management and supply control within Sterile Processing and Surgical Services.
- Support quality improvement initiatives and maintain accurate documentation.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and efficient sterile processing environment.
- Demonstrate professional communication and teamwork while collaborating with surgical staff and other departments.
- Protect patient privacy and confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA standards.
- Float to other qualified departments as needed to support patient care operations.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education: High School Diploma or GED
Preferred: Completion of an accredited Sterile Processing Technician program
Certifications
Preferred:
- Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) or equivalent Sterile Processing certification
Experience
Required: None — motivated entry-level candidates are encouraged to apply
Preferred: Previous Sterile Processing or hospital experience