Central Processing Tech I - 3pm - 11:30pm

Munson Healthcare; Traverse City (MI); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Munson Healthcare in Traverse City, MI, is hiring a Central Processing Technician on a full-time, day/PM shift. You’ll clean, sterilize and process instruments to keep ORs and hospital floors moving smoothly.

Responsibilities include assembling, distributing, storing instruments, and upholding the highest sterilization standards. You’ll collaborate with OR staff and other departments, ensuring readiness and safety.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or GED.
• Experience with cleaning and sterilizing medical instruments preferred.
• Attention to detail and ability to follow sterilization standards.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced healthcare environment.
• Strong collaboration with OR staff and hospital teams.

Responsibilities

• Keep operating rooms and hospital floors running smoothly.
• Master the art of clean by sterilizing instruments to ensure readiness.
• Process and distribute medical instruments with precision.
• Maintain highest sterilization standards and infection control.
• Organize and store instruments for quick retrieval by staff.
• Collaborate with OR staff and other departments to ensure readiness.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Teamwork

Adaptability

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

• Full-time
• Shift: Day/PM Shift
• Status: Full Time

Company Description

As northern Michigan's largest healthcare system, we are deeply connected to the communities we serve and committed to caring for our families, friends and neighbors.

When you join Munson Healthcare, you’ll find a supportive work environment that is focused on continuously improving. This is a place where you can learn and grow, and your career can flex with your life. And when you step out of work, you'll find things to do in every season--from freshwater beaches and outdoor recreation to unique restaurants and world-class wineries.

Are you ready to improve your life and join the team that improves lives in our communities every day?

• Our dynamic work environment includes many opportunities for growth and development.

Munson Healthcare:

• Balance– Get out on the water, in the woods, on the trails or around town
• Opportunity– Be a part of northern Michigan’s leading healthcare team with opportunities for personal and professional growth throughout the healthcare system
• Flexibility– A career that can change as your life changes
• Teamwork– Our people make Munson Healthcare a great place to work!

Job Description

What You'll Be Doing- As a Central Processing Technician, you'll be responsible for keeping our operating rooms and hospital floors running smoothly!

• Master the Art of Clean -Get hands-on with cleaning and sterilizing medical instruments—think of yourself as a precision artist ensuring every tool is spotless and ready for action
• Process Like a Pro -Handle the assembly, processing, and distribution of medical instruments with the attention to detail that would make a surgeon proud
• Infection Prevention Champion -Play a crucial role in keeping patients safe by maintaining the highest sterilization standards—you're literally a guardian of patient safety!
• Storage Strategist -Organize and store instruments so efficiently that finding what you need is a breeze
• Team Player Extraordinaire -Collaborate with operating room staff, hospital floors, and outside departments to keep everyone equipped and ready to go
• Quality Control Guru -Catch any issues before they become problems—your eagle eye for detail keeps our standards sky-high
• Adapt and Thrive -Embrace our fast-paced, ever-changing environment and help us implement new initiatives that keep our department evolving

If you're patient, detail-oriented, love hands-on work, and can take direction like a champ, this is your chance to shine!

Unlock Your Potential: Advance Your Career to Tech II or III

Qualifications

High school graduate or GED

Additional Information

Munson Healthcare requires all employees be vaccinated or have lab confirmed immunity for Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella. MHC also requires all employees to receive a flu vaccine during the flu season in the year that they are hired and annually thereafter, or receive an approved medical or religious exemption.