Sterile Processing Tech I — Weekend Night Shift

Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 38,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician to support centralized sterilization and equipment handling. The role requires maintaining sterility, cleaning, decontaminating, and organizing instruments for hospital use, including preparation for sterilization and safe operation of equipment.

Weekend night shifts are included, with responsibilities spanning inventory, quality control, and adherence to regulatory guidelines.

Qualifications

• Environmental sterility and safety basics.
• Basic equipment maintenance knowledge.
• Familiarity with surgical equipment and handling.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a safe, clean, and orderly work environment.
• Receives, cleans and decontaminates supplies and equipment per policy.
• Performs, documents and monitors quality control tasks.
• Receives and inventories departmental supplies, instrumentation and equipment.
• Prepares instrumentation and equipment for sterilization.
• Operates departmental equipment safely and effectively.
• Scans and assembles instrumentation according to procedures.
• Additional duties may be assigned.

Skills

Environmental sterility & safety

Equipment maintenance

Surgical equipment knowledge

Inventory control

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician to support centralized sterilization and equipment handling. The role requires maintaining sterility, cleaning, decontaminating, and organizing instruments for hospital use, including preparation for sterilization and safe operation of equipment.

Weekend night shifts are included, with responsibilities spanning inventory, quality control, and adherence to regulatory guidelines.