Certified Sterile Processing Tech

HCA Healthcare; Myrtle Beach (SC); On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Time away from work

Retirement resources

Tuition and certification support

Job summary

Grand Strand Medical Center is seeking a Certified Sterile Processing Technician to protect patient safety by ensuring all instruments are cleaned, sterilized, and ready for OR use. You will handle sterilization equipment, manage inventory, and prepare customized sets according to surgical schedules.

Qualifications include CSPDT, CST, or CRCST certification and prior sterile processing experience. Join a dedicated team at HCA Healthcare's Grand Strand facility committed to high‑quality patient

Qualifications

• Certification as CSPDT, CST, or CRCST is required.
• Previous experience in sterile processing is required.

Responsibilities

• Cleaning, inspecting, assembling, and sterilizing surgical instruments and trays to ensure they are sterile, complete, labeled, and ready for use
• Managing sterilization equipment and keeping accurate records to support patient safety and infection prevention
• Preparing customized surgical sets and case carts based on daily schedules and specific procedure needs
• Managing inventory and supplies in OR storage and specialty lockers, working with the surgical team to meet needs and keep operations running smoothly
• Responding quickly to instrument requests during surgeries and helping solve urgent equipment needs

Skills

Sterile processing

Instrument sterilization

Record keeping

Education

Certified Sterile Processing Technician (CSPDT)

Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)

Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST)

Job description

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Certified Sterile Processing Tech with Grand Strand Medical Center you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a Certified Sterile Processing Technician , you will play a critical role in protecting patient safety and supporting life‑saving care through precision and attention to detail. In this rewarding role, you will be a vital part of our team — helping surgical staff deliver safe, effective care by ensuring every instrument and supply is clean, prepared, and ready when it is needed most.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Cleaning, inspecting, assembling, and sterilizing surgical instruments and trays to ensure they are sterile, complete, labeled, and ready for use

• Managing sterilization equipment and keeping accurate records to support patient safety and infection prevention

• Preparing customized surgical sets and case carts based on daily schedules and specific procedure needs

• Managing inventory and supplies in OR storage and specialty lockers, working with the surgical team to meet needs and keep operations running smoothly

• Responding quickly to instrument requests during surgeries and helping solve urgent equipment needs

What qualifications you will need:

• (CSPDT) Cert Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician, or (CST) Certified Surgical Technologist, or (CRCST) Certified Registered Central Service Technician Required

• Previous Experience required

Benefits

Grand Strand Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services

• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services

• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short‑term disability coverage and leaves of absence

• Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling

• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing

• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Grand Strand Medical Center has provided quality healthcare services since 1978, giving patient’s access to highly‑trained physicians and advanced technology. With more than 40 years of pioneering healthcare, our 300+ bed hospital is one of the region’s leading acute care facilities. We offer a range of services for our patients – including the only cardiac surgery program, neurosurgery program, pediatric intensive care unit, Level I trauma center with two free‑standing emergency departments, advanced wound care center, breast cancer center and Carolina Forest Imaging Center. We are recognized, for the chest pain, knee and hip replacement, sepsis and stroke by the Joint Commission.

At Grand Strand Health, you’ll find that caring extends to our patients, our people and our South Carolina community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

“There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it.”- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.