Sterile Processing Specialist - 1st shift

CHS Children's Hospital and Health System, Inc.; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Children’s Wisconsin is seeking a Sterile Processing Specialist to ensure surgical instruments and equipment are clean, sterilized, and ready for use. You’ll join a patient-care team, supporting physicians, nurses and staff with attention to detail and reliability.

The role emphasizes decontamination, tray assembly, and safe operation of department equipment, with weekend/holiday rotations and growth toward CSPDT or CRCST certification within 18 months.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• 1+ years experience as a Sterile Processing Tech preferred.
• Ability to differentiate instruments, supplies and equipment.
• Certification within 18 months: CSPDT or CRCST.

Responsibilities

• Receive, clean and decontaminate surgical instruments per guidelines.
• Identify, inventory, inspect and assemble instrument trays for departments.
• Provide proper sterilization of prepared items.
• Operate and maintain departmental equipment safely and efficiently.
• Assemble and dispense case carts, supplies and equipment for procedures.
• Set up and dispatch specialty and emergency carts per procedures.
• Maintain a safe, clean work environment and clean scopes as needed.

Skills

Analytical ability

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Physical stamina

Basic computer skills

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

CRCST certification

CSPDT certification

Job description

At Children’s Wisconsin, we believe kids deserve the best. Children’s Wisconsin is a nationally recognized health system dedicated solely to the health and well-being of children. We provide primary care, specialty care, urgent care, emergency care, community health services, foster and adoption services, child and family counseling, child advocacy services and family resource centers. Our reputation draws patients and families from around the country. We offer a wide variety of rewarding career opportunities and are seeking individuals dedicated to helping us achieve our vision of the healthiest kids in the country.

Every life-changing surgery, every critical procedure, and every patient success story starts long before a physician enters the room. It starts with a Sterile Processing Specialist. At Children’s Wisconsin, you'll be part of something bigger than a job. You'll play a vital role in ensuring our caregivers have the sterile instruments and equipment they need to provide exceptional care to children and families. While your work happens behind the scenes, your impact is felt throughout the hospital every single day.

Why You'll Love This Role

As a Sterile Processing Specialist, you become a key member of the patient care team by ensuring surgical instruments and medical equipment are clean, properly assembled, safely sterilized, and ready when needed. Your attention to detail helps create a safe environment where children can receive the best care possible.

What You’ll Do

• Receive, clean and decontaminate surgical instruments and equipment per manufacturer’s guidelines.
• Identifies, inventories, inspects and assembles surgical instrument trays for the designated departments.
• Provides for proper sterilization of prepared items.
• Operates and maintains departmental equipment in a safe and efficient manner and takes appropriate action.
• Assembles and dispenses case carts, supplies, and equipment for surgical procedures.
• Set up and dispatch specialty carts and emergency carts according to procedures.
• Maintain work environment in a safe, clean orderly manner.
• Cleans scopes as needed per department demands.

What You Bring

• High School graduate or Certificate of General Educational Development (GED) or High School Equivalency Diploma (HSED) required.
• 1+ years experience as a Sterile Processing Tech preferred.
• Analytical ability to learn and differentiate different types of instruments, supplies and equipment.
• Interpersonal and communication skills to interact with physicians, nursing staff and patients/families.
• Ability to stand and maneuver equipment for extended periods of time.
• Knowledge of complex instrumentation preferred.
• Basic knowledge and skill of computer use.
• Basic reading, writing and arithmetic skills required
• CSPDT-Sterile Process Distribution Technician - Certification Board for Sterile Processing & Distribution OR CRCST-Certified Registered Central Service Technician - International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management within 18 months of hire.

Hours: 8:50am-5:20pm, must also participate in a weekend and holiday rotation.

Children's Wisconsin is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees. We treat everyone with dignity, respect, and fairness. We do not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by the law.

Certifications/Licenses

• N/A, CRCST-Certified Registered Central Service Technician - Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA), CSPDT-Sterile Process Distribution Technician - Certification Board for Sterile Processing & Distribution

Dedicated solely to the health and well-being of children. We are the region's only independent healthcare system dedicated solely to the health and well-being of children. In Milwaukee and throughout the state, we provide kids and their families a wide range of care and support - everything from routine care for ear aches or sore throats to life saving advances and treatment options. Our academic partner, The Medical College of Wisconsin, brings many of the nation's most well-respected doctors to our team. Together we work to ensure that every child and family we serve receives nothing but the best.