Sterile Processing Pro: Precision Instrument Care

CommonSpirit Health; Silverdale (WA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health seeks a Sterile Processing Professional responsible for decontamination, prep and pack, sterilization, and dispatch of surgical instruments. The role emphasizes accuracy, organization, and infection control to support optimal surgical outcomes.

Responsibilities include inspecting, assembling, and packaging instrument sets, following manufacturer guidelines, and ensuring compliant sterilization processes across methods.

Qualifications

• One year of related work experience in operating room, acute care hospital, or central services preferred.
• Certified Central Service Technician or Sterile Processing Technologist within 6 months (or equivalent)
• Certified Sterile Processing Technologist or Sterile Processing Supervisor within 6 months

Responsibilities

• Collects, decontaminates, cleans, and tracks reusable equipment and supplies per standards.
• Inspects and assembles general and specialty instruments for sterilization.
• Insures proper wrapping materials and packaging for sterilization.
• Sterilizes equipment using steam, hydrogen peroxide, paracetic acid, ethylene oxide, and glutaraldehyde; selects method per item.

Skills

Decontamination

Prep and Pack

Sterilization

Infection Control

Attention to Detail

Organizational Skills

Job description

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health seeks a Sterile Processing Professional responsible for decontamination, prep and pack, sterilization, and dispatch of surgical instruments. The role emphasizes accuracy, organization, and infection control to support optimal surgical outcomes.

Responsibilities include inspecting, assembling, and packaging instrument sets, following manufacturer guidelines, and ensuring compliant sterilization processes across methods.