Senior Sterile Processing Technician - Providence Anchorage

Providence Health & Services; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Providence Health & Services is hiring multiple Senior Sterile Processing Technicians for its Alaska Medical Center. This role involves assisting clinical staff in the Operating Room, ensuring sterilization of instruments, and troubleshooting equipment issues. Ideal candidates will possess necessary certifications and have experience in sterile processing or as OR Scrub Technicians, and will be joining a team committed to patient-focused care.

Benefits

Best-in-class benefits

Qualifications

• 2 years experience as Sterile Processing Technician or OR Scrub Technician.
• Certification required upon hire, with additional certification within a year.

Responsibilities

• Assisting OR Clinical staff in obtaining necessary instrumentation and supplies.
• Decontaminating and sterilizing instruments in the Operating Room.
• Facilitating the instrument fast turn-over process.

Skills

Troubleshooting instrument problems

Decontamination and sterilization

Instrument fast turn-over process

Education

National Certified Registered Central Service Technician

National Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician

National Certified Instrument Specialist

Certified Operating Room Technician

Job description

Responsible for providing assistance and support for clinical staff in the Operating Room. Serves as the central point of contact for OR Clinical Staff, SPD, and General Stores. Assists with location and transport of case carts. Troubleshoots instrument problems. Able to recommend alternatives when desired instrumentation is unavailable. Facilitates the instrument fast turn-over process. Decontaminates and sterilizes instruments in the Operating Room following recommended guidelines and provides accurate documentation for this process. Assists OR Clinical staff in obtaining necessary instrumentation and supplies for surgical procedures.

Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Providence Alaska Medical Center and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

Open Positions

This posting is for multiple openings of Senior Sterile Processing Technician at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage, AK. We offer several openings for various FTEs and shifts. We are hiring for the following positions in the Department:

• Senior Sterile Processing Technician - Full-Time (1.0 FTE, Day Shift, 40 Hours Per Week)

Apply today! Applicants that meet qualifications will receive an invite with additional screening questions from our HireVue system!

Required qualifications:

• Upon hire: National Certified Registered Central Service Technician - Healthcare Sterile Processing Association OR
• National Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician - Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution
• Within 1 year of hire: National Certified Instrument Specialist - Healthcare Sterile Processing Association
• 2 years experience as Sterile Processing Technician or OR Scrub Technician.

Preferred qualification:

• Upon hire: CRCST, CBSPDT, or Certified Operating Room Technician

Why Join Providence?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

The Providence family of organizations has a vision of health for a better world. As such, we are called to care wisely for our communities, resources, and earth. Our organizations strive to become carbon negative by 2030.