Sterile Processing Tech – Day Shift, Outpatient Surgery

FHLB Des Moines; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

UW Medicine is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician (HCST 2) for Harborview Medical Center's Outpatient Surgery Center in Seattle. The role supports five operating rooms by decontaminating, processing, sterilizing and assembling complex surgical instrument sets.

Responsibilities include transporting soiled instruments, loading autoclaves, performing sterilizer tests, managing inventories, and ensuring instruments are ready for reuse. Requires high school diploma and 1–2 years processing trays.

Qualifications

• High school graduation or equivalent.
• 1–2 years of experience processing complex trays of surgical instruments and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Pick up and transport soiled instruments, case carts, basins, respiratory items, and patient equipment from all patient care areas to the decontamination area for reprocessing.
• Assemble and set up patient equipment such as IV pumps, vacuum regulators (wall suction), chest pumps, hyper/hypothermia units; test and make minor repairs and adjustments to equipment.
• Load and operate semi-automatic cart washer to clean case carts, utility carts, patient chairs, etc.
• Sterilizer function tests using vacuum, chemical and biological indicators
• Load autoclave carts and sterilize surgical instrument sets and respiratory equipment
• Inventory shelves of processed items; rotate trays and products; manage expiration dates
• Load and unload linen carts for steam sterilization
• Decontaminate all soiled instruments according to Procedure and Policy standards

Job description

UW Medicine is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician (HCST 2) for Harborview Medical Center's Outpatient Surgery Center in Seattle. The role supports five operating rooms by decontaminating, processing, sterilizing and assembling complex surgical instrument sets.

Responsibilities include transporting soiled instruments, loading autoclaves, performing sterilizer tests, managing inventories, and ensuring instruments are ready for reuse. Requires high school diploma and 1–2 years processing trays.