Reprocessing Technician - Sterile Processing

Crouse Health; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 28,000 - 43,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

FSA

401K

Life insurance

Tuition Assistance

Employee discounts

Job summary

Crouse Health in Syracuse, NY, is seeking a Reprocessing Technician for part-time evening shifts (3:00pm-11:30pm) with rotating weekends and holidays. Responsibilities include preparing and disinfecting instruments, operating sterilization equipment, and ensuring cases are ready on time.

Requirements include a high school diploma or equivalent and Sterile Processing Technician training or several years of relevant experience. Certification within the first year is required.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
• Graduate of Sterile Processing Technician program or 2–3 years recent sterile processing experience.
• Certification as Sterile Processing/Distribution Technician or Instrument Processing Technician is required within the first year of employment.

Responsibilities

• Assembles, wraps, initials and dates all specialty trays and instruments for sterilization.
• Collaborates with Sterile Processing Technicians to ensure instruments/trays are prepared for cases.
• Coordinates with surgical areas and supplies to support cases across departments.
• Retrieves used items and processes trays for decontamination and cleaning.
• Operates and monitors sterilizers, performs required tests and reports abnormalities.
• Follows decontamination procedures and uses manual and mechanical cleaning methods.
• Completes instrument sets and checks for cracks, soil, rust or malfunctions.
• Assembles and replenishes sterile stock in distribution areas and restocks trays in Surgical Suite.

Skills

Sterile processing

Attention to detail

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Sterile Processing Technician program graduate

Tools

Sterilization equipment

Biological tests

Bowie Dick tests

Job description

Sterile Reprocessing - 562

Syracuse, NY

Non Clinical

Part-Time-24hrs/week, Evenings, 3:00pm-11:30pm w/ rotating weekends & holidays

Req # 32496

Posted 08/10/2026

Since 1887, Crouse Health has been a leading healthcare provider in Central New York. We’ve combined a family-friendly culture with a passion to provide the best care, which creates an environment where both patients and team members feel valued. Crouse Health offers a full range of general and specialty care, inpatient and outpatient services, as well as community health education and outreach programs.

Crouse’s Sterile Reprocessing team is hiring a Reprocessing Technician to prepare and disinfect specialized instruments and equipment ready for sterilization, operates and monitors all sterilization equipment

Pay Range

$20.40 - $29.22 (non-certified)

$20.91 - $31.25 (certified)

Available Schedule(s)

• Part-Time, 3:00pm–11:30pm with rotating weekends and holidays

Sterile Reprocessing Responsibilities

• Accurately assembles, wraps, initials and dates all specialty trays and instruments in preparation for sterilization in a timely manner.
• Collaborates with the Sterile Processing Technicians to ensure that instruments/ trays are prepared and ready for cases in a timely manner.
• Coordinates and plans with the designated surgical areas, the instruments/supplies and equipment needed to perform cases across various departments.
• Efficiently retrieves used items from clinical areas according to schedule and process sterile trays, routes items to decontamination area for proper cleaning.
• Executes various procedures necessary to ensure proper function of the sterilizers (e.g., biological tests, Bowie Dick tests) and utilizes other sterilization monitors, as required.
• Properly operates and monitors all sterilizers/ decontamination equipment, observing all parameters throughout each cycle, and proactively reports any abnormalities to department leadership.
• Consistently follows existing decontamination procedures and uses a combination of manual and mechanical cleaning.
• Efficiently and accurately completes all instrument sets, checks all instruments for cracks, soil, rust or malfunction and replaces, as needed.
• Proactively assembles and packages items to replenish sterile stock in the distribution area and restocks the emergency sterile trays stored in the Surgical Suite/Surgery Centers.

Sterile Reprocessing Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Graduate of Sterile Processing Technician program or two (2) to three (3) years recent work experience in sterile processing.
• Certification as Sterile Processing/Distribution Technician or Instrument Processing Technician is required. If hired prior to receiving certification, employee must obtain within the first year of employment. Certification with the certifying agency must be maintained throughout their employment at Crouse Hospital, re-certifying as required and in accordance with the certifying agency guidelines.

Benefits Overview

• Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA, and 401K.
• Company paid life insurance.
• Tuition Assistance and Workforce Development Opportunities.
• Crouse Health Employee Assistance Program.
• Employee discounts on any Inpatient or Outpatient service, hospital cafeteria and pharmacy, and certain retailers.
• YMCA Subsidy program.
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