Sterile Processing Tech: Surgical Instruments (Rotating Shifts)

Fairview Health Services; Edina (MN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Fairview Health Services is hiring an Instrument Technician at Southdale Hospital in Edina, MN. This 0.6 FTE, benefits-eligible role features rotating shifts (8:00 AM–4:30 PM and 2:30 PM–11:00 PM), with weekends rotated.

Responsibilities include decontaminating, cleaning, processing, assembling, sterilizing, storing, and distributing instruments and medical devices. You will support physicians, nurses, and staff and ensure compliance with safety and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Completion of an approved Fairview Sterile Processing training program OR
• less than 1 year experience in an operating room, medical device reprocessing role or related role

Responsibilities

• Reviews and interprets all resources needed to determine the priority of instruments and medical devices required.
• Inspects, tests, assembles, packages, and labels surgical instruments in preparation for sterilization.
• Operates automated and non-automated processing equipment such as instrument washers, sterilizers, biological incubators, heat sealers, and other commonly used equipment in sterile processing.
• Serves as a resource to clinical staff as needed.
• Maintains knowledge of and complies with all relevant laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and standards.

Skills

Sterile processing

Instrument handling

Team collaboration

Education

Sterile Processing training program

CRCST certification

Tools

Autoclave

Sterilization equipment

Job description

Fairview Health Services is hiring an Instrument Technician at Southdale Hospital in Edina, MN. This 0.6 FTE, benefits-eligible role features rotating shifts (8:00 AM–4:30 PM and 2:30 PM–11:00 PM), with weekends rotated.

Responsibilities include decontaminating, cleaning, processing, assembling, sterilizing, storing, and distributing instruments and medical devices. You will support physicians, nurses, and staff and ensure compliance with safety and regulatory standards.