Sterile Processing Tech II — Outpatient Surgery Center

University of Washington; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The UW Medicine Outpatient Surgery Center at Harborview Medical Center is hiring a Sterile Processing Technician (HCST 2). The start dates are 10/1/2025 and 11/1/2025. You will decontaminate, process, sterilize, and assemble complex surgical instrument arrangements for operating rooms.

The position is day shift, Monday–Friday, 40 hours per week. It requires high school graduation and 1–2 years of experience in processing trays of surgical instruments, with equivalent education/experience

Qualifications

• High school graduation or equivalent.
• 1–2 years experience processing complex trays of surgical instruments and equipment.
• Equivalent education/experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Pick up and transport soiled instruments, case carts, basins, respiratory items, and patient equipment from all patient care areas to the decontamination area for reprocessing.
• Assemble and set up patient equipment such as IV pumps, vacuum regulators (wall suction), chest pumps, hyper/hypothermia units; test and make minor repairs and adjustments to equipment.
• Load and operate semi-automatic cart washer to clean case carts, utility carts, patient chairs, etc.
• Sterilizer function tests using vacuum, chemical and biological indicators.
• Load autoclave carts and sterilize surgical instrument sets and respiratory equipment.
• Inventory shelves of processed items; rotate trays and products; manage expiration dates.
• Load and unload linen carts for steam sterilization.
• Decontaminate all soiled instruments according to Procedure and Policy standards.

Education

High school graduation or equivalent

Job description

The UW Medicine Outpatient Surgery Center at Harborview Medical Center is hiring a Sterile Processing Technician (HCST 2). The start dates are 10/1/2025 and 11/1/2025. You will decontaminate, process, sterilize, and assemble complex surgical instrument arrangements for operating rooms.

The position is day shift, Monday–Friday, 40 hours per week. It requires high school graduation and 1–2 years of experience in processing trays of surgical instruments, with equivalent education/experience