Sterile Processing Tech

Job Title

Sterile Processing Technician

Location

Charleston, SC

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Nights | 3x12-Hour Shifts (7:00 PM – 7:30 AM) | Saturday, Sunday, and Monday with holiday rotation

Key Responsibilities

• Perform sterilization of surgical instruments and equipment in accordance with facility protocols
• Decontaminate instruments and devices received from the operating room and other clinical areas
• Assemble and wrap instrument sets and trays for sterilization
• Support surgical services across multiple campuses as needed, including floating to alternate locations within scope
• Participate in holiday rotation as required by departmental scheduling needs
• Contribute to emergency response operations as assigned, including during designated hurricane season periods (June through November)

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of sterile processing technician experience; first-time travelers not accepted
• Level I Trauma Center experience required
• Hands-on experience in sterilization, decontamination, and instrument assembly/wrapping
• Active CBSPD and/or HSPA national certification required
• Ability and willingness to float to alternate campuses as operationally required

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience with complex surgical case types including Neuro, GU, Robotics, ENT, Orthopedics, Transplant, and GYN
• Prior experience in a teaching facility or Magnet-designated hospital environment
• Familiarity with high-volume, fast-paced surgical services departments

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work at a Level I Trauma Center and Magnet-designated teaching facility with a large, dynamic surgical services department
• Gain exposure to a broad range of high-acuity surgical specialties in a well-resourced clinical environment