Sterile Processing Tech - Casual

Summit Orthopedics; Plymouth (MN); On-site; USD 31,000 - 38,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Deferred compensation

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

401(k) / profit sharing

Job summary

Summit Orthopedics is hiring a Casual Sterile Processing Technician to support five Surgery Centers in Woodbury, Eagan, Vadnais Heights, Plymouth, and Minnetonka. The role is flexible and shift-based, with home base at Summit and occasional travel between locations to ensure patient care across the network.

The position emphasizes decontamination, sterilization, documentation, and inventory management, with a focus on teamwork and meeting department needs.

Qualifications

• 1 year of Sterile Processing experience preferred.
• Completion of an educational or training program within one year of hire (preferred).
• Basic Life Support certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Decontaminates, sterilizes instruments and supplies for the operating room.
• Inspects, assembles, wraps, and sterilizes instrument trays.
• Monitors wash solutions to ensure decontamination quality.
• Restocks and inventories supplies; submits requisitions.
• Maintains cleanliness and organization in sterile processing areas.
• Documents sterilization steps and maintains logs.

Skills

Sterile processing

Decontamination

Instrument handling

Documentation

Inventory management

Education

Sterile Processing training program

Job description

At Summit Orthopedics, we recognize the impact each member of the Summit Family has on one another and on our patients every day. Join a patient-first environment where our values - Better together, Own it, Nimble, Excellence, and Service - are lived down to our BONES. At Summit, team members feel respected, valued, and connected to meaningful work, contributing to a collaborative, community-centered culture built on mutual respect and enjoyment.

The Sterile Processing Tech is responsible for the decontamination, preparation, sterilization, documentation, and distribution of surgical instrumentation and supplies used in the operating room. This position may also perform the duties of stocking supplies in pre and post-op areas.

Join our team as a Casual Sterile Processing Technician, supporting our five Surgery Centers located in Woodbury, Eagan, Vadnais Heights, Plymouth, and Minnetonka. In this role, your will have a designated home base is our and will float to other locations as needed, providing exceptional patient care and teamwork across our network.

This is a flexible, casual role-you'll have the opportunity to pick up shifts based on your availability and department needs, with no set or guaranteed schedule.

Nationally recognized Sterile Processing certification highly desired upon hire or must be obtained within 1 year of hire date.

The Sterile Processing Tech will:

• Decontaminates and sterilizes instruments, medical supplies and equipment; inspects, assembles, wraps and sterilizes trays of instruments.
• Monitors biological and chemical wash solution to ensure quality and consistency for decontamination of instruments and medical equipment.
• Sorts mismatched sets of instruments, trays and medical equipment and makes them available to sterile processing customers in a timely manner.
• Restocks, labels, and maintains inventory; submit requisitions; collects and distributes instruments, trays, crash carts, and facility medical equipment.
• Performs environmental maintenance duties and assists in maintaining inventory levels in sterile processing, the operating room, and in equipment storage areas.
• Verifies that equipment functions properly: completes requisitions for repair or replacement of surgical instrumentation; removes defective instrumentation from general service.
• Maintains a clean and orderly work area.
• Disposes of filled suction and trash containers.
• Documents all steps of the sterilization process accurately and legibly; maintains sterilization logs and organizes evidence of sterilization processes.
• Assists with maintaining established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, and quality improvement, safety, and environmental and infection control standards.
• Acts as staff resource in matters related to sterile processing.

Summit's hiring range for this position is $22.25 to $27.82 per hour. The hired candidate may be eligible to receive additional compensation in the form of bonuses, differentials and/or deferred compensation. In addition to our base salary, we offer a comprehensive total rewards package that aligns with our vision of leading a healthy and active lifestyle. This includes medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, paid time off and 401(k)/profit sharing retirement plan. If you are hired at Summit, your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as skills, education, experience, and internal equity.

Summit Orthopedics provides the Twin Cities, Greater Minnesota and Western Wisconsin with the full spectrum of orthopedic care including sub-specialty clinics, walk-in care at our Orthopedic Urgent Care clinics, imaging, bracing, therapy, surgery, and post-surgical stays at our Care Suites. Our expert team of physicians, surgeons, physician assistants, certified athletic trainers and therapists are part of the 1200+ employees who partner to provide quality care designed to support a healthier, more active lifestyle.

Summit Orthopedics is committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations of federal, state and local governing boards and/or agencies.

Experience

Successful completion of educational or training program within one year of hire. (preferred)

1 years: Minimum of one year of previous Sterile Processing experience preferred. (preferred)

Licenses & Certifications

Basic Life Support (required)

Cert Sterile Proc Tech (preferred)

Equal Opportunity Employer

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