Sterile Processing Technician Certified

HCA Healthcare; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Time off

401(k) match

Education support

Fertility & family benefits

Job summary

HCA Healthcare's Overland Park Regional Medical Center is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician to ensure instruments are thoroughly cleaned, sterilized, and ready for surgery. The role emphasizes safety, accuracy, and team collaboration with nurses and surgeons to support smooth, high-quality care.

Qualifications include basic knowledge of instrument sterilization and preferred sterile processing program completion, with experience in a health-care setting being advantageous.

Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of surgical instrumentation and sterilization processes.
• Completion of a sterile processing program preferred.
• Six months to one year in a surgical or related health-care setting preferred.
• Knowledge of decontamination and sterilization equipment functions.

Responsibilities

• Clean, disinfect, sterilize, and organize surgical instruments and supplies per safety standards.
• Monitor sterilization cycles, document results, and resolve issues promptly.
• Prepare instrument trays and surgical rooms based on daily schedule and needs.
• Safely handle and dispose of biohazardous materials; keep area clean and organized.
• Collaborate with nurses and surgeons to support efficient surgeries.

Skills

Sterilization processes

Instruments handling

Teamwork with nurses

Safety compliance

Adaptability

Education

Sterile processing program completion

Tools

Decontamination equipment

Job description

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a Sterile Processing Technician, you'll play a critical role in delivering safe, high-quality surgical care by making sure every instrument is thoroughly cleaned, sterilized, and ready when needed. Your focus on safety and attention to detail helps protect patients and empowers a team that’s committed to the care and improvement of human life – one surgery at a time.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Cleaning, disinfecting, sterilizing, and organizing surgical instruments and supplies following safety standards

• Monitoring sterilization cycles, documenting results, and resolving issues promptly to deliver on our commitment to safe, high-quality care

• Preparing and organizing instrument trays and surgical rooms based on the daily schedule and procedural needs

• Safely handling and disposing of biohazardous materials while keeping the work area clean and organized

• Working closely with nurses and surgeons to anticipate needs and support smooth, efficient surgeries

What qualifications you will need:

• Basic knowledge of surgical instrumentation and all aspects of sterilization processes, completion of a sterile processing program preferred

• Prefer six months to one year in a surgical or other related health care setting

• Knowledge of the functions of decontamination and sterilization equipment preferred

• Ability to exchange information in a factual, objective manner

• Willingness to take direction from multiple sources

• Able to be flexible with regard to task priorities and time schedules

Benefits

Overland Park Regional Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services

• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services

• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence

• Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling

• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing

• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Overland Park Regional Medical Center (https://oprmc.com) is a 340+ bed facility offering acute medical services to our patients. We are Johnson County's only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Level II Trauma Center. We have an Accredited Stroke and Chest Pain Center. Our hospital is a premier area destination for Women's & Children's healthcare services. We offer the region’s only Maternal Fetal Health Center to care for critically ill mothers and their babies. Our hospital has an antepartum unit, a labor and delivery unit, and a Level III NICU. We have four emergency rooms, including a dedicated Pediatric emergency room and two freestanding ERs located in Olathe and Shawnee. Each year our colleagues treat over 45,000 patients. Caring for patients is more than a job for us, it's our mission and our calling. OPRMC is part of HCA Midwest Health, Kansas City's leading healthcare provider in the region.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.