Sterile Processing Lead: Training, Operations & Quality

Aurora Health Care; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurora Health Care in Milwaukee, WI seeks a Sterile Processing Technician to ensure sterility of supplies and support hospital operations. You will handle decontamination, sterilization, packaging, and quality assurance, and assist with high-cost instrumentation and equipment handling.

Responsibilities include training staff, assigning work, monitoring progress, and responding to service requests, while maintaining safety and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Must have thorough knowledge of sterilization principles and requirements.
• Inventory and asset management experience.
• Quality assurance activities.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Acts as a resource to employees, including training and giving input on performance.
• Assists with human resource responsibilities such as orientation and staff development.
• Monitors department operations, establishes work schedules and assigns daily tasks.
• Receives soiled items in decontamination, sterilizes instruments, and ensures sterility of supplies.
• Handles high-cost instrumentation with special care, including lasers and implants.
• Performs routine aseptic handling and checks for missing instruments or parts.
• Delivers case carts to the operating room and responds to sterilizer issues.
• May perform other related duties as required.

Skills

Sterile processing

Quality assurance

Inventory management

Interpersonal skills

Education

High School diploma

Job description

Aurora Health Care in Milwaukee, WI seeks a Sterile Processing Technician to ensure sterility of supplies and support hospital operations. You will handle decontamination, sterilization, packaging, and quality assurance, and assist with high-cost instrumentation and equipment handling.

Responsibilities include training staff, assigning work, monitoring progress, and responding to service requests, while maintaining safety and regulatory compliance.