Sterile Processing Tech I — Nights, Growth & Benefits

Trinity Health; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Benefits from Day One

Medical, Dental, Vision

PTO

Life Insurance

Short/Long-term Disability

Retirement with employer match

Tuition reimbursement

Referral program

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Trinity Health is seeking a Night Shift Sterile Processing Technician I to join our hospital operations. This full-time role operates 11pm–7:30am, 40 hours per week with weekends and holidays.

You will decontaminate, assemble, package, and sterilize instruments, ensuring safety and readiness for patient care. Qualifications include a high school diploma and Central Service Processing certification within 18 months of hire, plus at least one year of general work experience.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Certification in Central Service Processing required within eighteen (18) months of date of hire.
• One year of general work experience.

Responsibilities

• Properly identifies and decontaminates instruments through use of washer/decontaminator equipment and proper hand-washing techniques.
• Assembles instruments correctly, ensuring appropriate cleanliness and function is achieved.
• Prepares instruments for sterilization through proper packaging, rigid container system, and wrapping techniques.
• Sterilizes instruments by correctly loading carts and operating sterilizers (Steam Sterilizer and Gas Plasma).
• Properly handles sterilized instruments for storage and distribution.
• Maintains efficient flow of processing procedures, through appropriate case cart set-up, anticipation of health care provider requests and patient care needs.
• Anticipates and prioritizes instrument and supply needs using surgery lists, Sterile Processing Microsystem (SPM) computer system and inventory levels of instruments.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Trinity Health is seeking a Night Shift Sterile Processing Technician I to join our hospital operations. This full-time role operates 11pm–7:30am, 40 hours per week with weekends and holidays.

You will decontaminate, assemble, package, and sterilize instruments, ensuring safety and readiness for patient care. Qualifications include a high school diploma and Central Service Processing certification within 18 months of hire, plus at least one year of general work experience.