Sterile Processing Technician

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