Sterile Processing Tech II

CommonSpirit Health; The Woodlands (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke's Health - The Woodlands Hospital is seeking a Sterile Processing Professional to safeguard patient safety by ensuring surgical teams receive correctly decontaminated, sterilized instruments and packs ready for use.

You will handle decontamination, prep and pack, sterilization, and dispatch with precision, efficiency, and courtesy, following established standards and infection-control procedures. You will troubleshoot equipment, prepare the work area at the start of each shift, maintain

Qualifications

• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Rigorous commitment to infection control.
• Ability to work efficiently in a sterile processing environment.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Attention to detail

Infection control

Organizational skills

Customer service

Education

High School Graduate

High School GED

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.