Sterile Processing Instrument Technician

Talentify; Maplewood (MN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

403(b)

Tuition reimbursement

PTO

Short/Long-term disability

Job summary

Fairview's St John's Hospital in Maplewood, MN seeks a Sterile Processing Technician to decontaminate, assemble, and sterilize surgical instruments for the OR. Training on day shift precedes operations, with weekend rotation and a comprehensive benefits package.

Responsibilities include ensuring instruments are ready for trays, maintaining compliance with policies, and supporting clinical staff. Minimum experience or training in sterile processing is required, with CRCST certification preferred.

Qualifications

• 6 months experience in an operating room, medical device reprocessing role or related role OR completion of an approved Fairview Sterile Processing training program
• Two years of experience as a Sterile Processing Technician, a Surgical Technologist, or in a medical device reprocessing role
• Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) certification or CBSPD
• Graduate of a Central Service program, an Accredited Surgical Technologist program, or a Licensed Practical Nurse program.

Responsibilities

• Decontaminates, cleans, processes, assembles, sterilizes, stores, and distributes reusable instruments and medical devices.
• Provides surgical instruments and supplies needed for procedures and cases for the OR.
• Operates automated and non-automated processing equipment such as instrument washers and sterilizers.
• Serves as a resource to physicians, nurses, and medical staff regarding instruments and supplies.

Skills

Sterile processing

OR experience

Decontamination

Education

Central Service program

Accredited Surgical Technologist program

Licensed Practical Nurse program

Tools

CRCST certification

CBSPD

Job description

Fairview's St John's Hospital in Maplewood, MN seeks a Sterile Processing Technician to decontaminate, assemble, and sterilize surgical instruments for the OR. Training on day shift precedes operations, with weekend rotation and a comprehensive benefits package.

Responsibilities include ensuring instruments are ready for trays, maintaining compliance with policies, and supporting clinical staff. Minimum experience or training in sterile processing is required, with CRCST certification preferred.