Sterile Processing Tech

Job Title

Sterile Processing Technician

Location

Columbus, OH | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Nights | Monday–Friday, 11:00 PM–7:30 AM (5x8-hour shifts) | Occasional scheduled holidays | Float to other locations may be required

Key Responsibilities

• Perform decontamination of all items including drills, robotic surgical instruments, and scopes
• Assemble instruments across all service lines, including trauma sets, loaner trays, and peel packaging
• Execute sterilization processes using Sterrad and steam sterilization methods
• Perform high-level disinfection (HLD) and scope reprocessing
• Manage sterile storage and serve as an OR Liaison as needed
• Utilize the Censitrac instrument tracking system for documentation and inventory management

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of sterile processing experience in a high-volume, comparable facility (Level I Trauma experience strongly preferred)
• Active CBSPD or CRCST certification (through HSPA, formerly IAHCSMM) required
• Experience across all areas of the sterile processing department, including decontamination, assembly, sterilization, HLD, sterile storage, and OR liaison functions
• Must reside more than 50 miles from the care site to be eligible for this assignment

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Prior experience with Censitrac or similar instrument tracking systems
• Background working in a Level I Trauma center or similarly complex surgical environment
• Familiarity with robotic surgical instrument reprocessing (e.g., da Vinci systems)

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work in a high-acuity, fast-paced surgical environment that offers meaningful professional challenge and growth
• Gain experience supporting a broad range of surgical service lines within a leading academic medical system