Sterile Processing Tech II

St. Luke's Hospital - The Woodlands; The Woodlands (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke’s Health - The Woodlands Hospital is seeking a Sterile Processing Professional to safeguard patient safety by ensuring correct, sterile instrumentation for surgical teams. You will decontaminate, prep and pack, sterilize, and dispatch instruments efficiently and accurately.

Roll requires attention to detail, strong organization, and strict infection control to support optimal surgical outcomes. On-the-job handling includes cleaning, transporting, and inspecting instruments per

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 1+ year experience in a sterile processing or related role preferred.
• Attention to detail and commitment to infection control.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoots equipment within Department.
• Prepare work area at beginning of shift.
• Maintains a clean and safe work area at all times; performs routine cleaning.
• Transports and decontaminates soiled instrumentation and equipment.
• Responds to emergency requests and maintains service responsiveness.
• Assembles and packages instrumentation for sterilization; inspects and lubricates instruments.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organization

Infection control

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Sterile Processing Professional, you will be a critical guardian of patient safety, ensuring surgical teams receive correct, fully functional, and sterile instrumentation.

Every day, you will expertly perform decontamination, prep and pack, sterilization, and dispatch with efficiency, expertise, and accuracy, delivering instruments with resourcefulness, determination, courtesy, and professionalism. You will continuously expand your knowledge of standards and procedures for surgical instrumentation.

To be successful in this role, you will possess exceptional attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and a rigorous commitment to infection control, ensuring optimal surgical outcomes with a professional demeanor.

• Troubleshoots equipment within Department
• Prepare work area at beginning of shift.
• Maintains a clean and safe work area at all times. Participates in routine cleaning activities (i.e. sterilizers, surface areas, storage carts, etc.)
• Transports and decontaminates all soiled instrumentation and equipment to a state of cleanliness, disinfection and disposes of all infectious items according to established procedures
• Maintains customer focuses and service responsiveness by answering incoming calls in a timely manner and responding immediately to emergency requests
• Assures accuracy in the assembly and packaging of all necessary instrumentation, special trays and equipment for sterilization. Inspects and lubricates all instruments according to manufacturer recommendations to insure cleanliness and proper working order

Job Requirements

Required

• High School Graduate, upon hire or
• High School GED, upon hire and
• More than 1 year of experience, upon hire
• None, upon hire

Where You'll Work

St. Luke’s Health - The Woodlands Hospital is a 245 bed facility serving North Harris and Montgomery counties. The hospital has been recognized as a Best Hospital by U.S. News & World Report, and is proud to serve as the clinical home for the Dan L Duncan Cancer Center. The hospital was awarded an “A” hospital safety grade by The Leapfrog Group in both 2023 and 2025. Clinical services provided include cardiovascular services, diagnostic imaging, women’s services (digital mammography and bone density studies), neurosciences, pediatric care (Newborn and Level III nurseries), surgery, pathology and pulmonary services, and sleep disorder services.

Pay Range
$18.15 - $25.63 /hour