Sterile Processing Tech I ( SPT )

Trinity Health; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits Day One

Full benefits package

Retirement matching

Referral program

Career growth

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Trinity Health is seeking a Sterile Processing Tech I to process materials and equipment for hospital and affiliated facilities, ensuring decontamination, packaging, and sterilization per established procedures.

The role focuses on maintaining efficient processing flow, anticipating health care provider requests, and supporting patient care needs with proper cart setup and instrument readiness. Evening shift and full-time schedule listed.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Identifies and decontaminates instruments using washer/decontaminator equipment and proper hand-washing techniques.
• Assembles instruments ensuring cleanliness and proper function.
• Prepares instruments for sterilization with proper packaging and wrapping techniques.
• Sterilizes instruments using Steam Sterilizer and Gas Plasma.
• Handles sterilized instruments for storage and distribution.
• Maintains efficient flow of processing procedures and anticipates health care provider requests.
• Uses Sterile Processing Microsystem (SPM) and inventory levels to anticipate instrument needs.

Skills

General work experience

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Certification in Central Service Processing within 18 months

Job description

• Benefits effective Day One! No waiting periods.
• Full benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, Life Insurance, Short and Long-term Disability
• Retirement savings plan with employer match and contributions
• Colleague Referral Program to earn cash and prizes
• Unlimited career growth opportunities with one of the largest Catholic healthcare organizations in the country
• Tuition Reimbursement

Employment Type

Full time

Shift

Evening Shift

Description

Hours | Schedule

• 40 Hours per week
• Evening shift

Highlights and Benefits

• Competitive compensation, DAILYPAY
• Benefits effective Day One! No waiting periods.
• Full benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, Life Insurance, Short and Long-term Disability
• Retirement savings plan with employer match and contributions
• Colleague Referral Program to earn cash and prizes
• Unlimited career growth opportunities with one of the largest Catholic healthcare organizations in the country
• Tuition Reimbursement

Position Purpose

Provides hospital and affiliated facilities with processed materials and equipment by executing established procedures fordecontamination, assembly, packaging, and sterilization. Maintains efficient flow of processing procedures, throughappropriate case set-up, anticipation of health care provider requests and patient care needs.

What the Sterile Processing Tech I will do

• 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.

Minimum 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.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.