Sterile Processing Technician Certified

SSM Health; Saint Charles (MO); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

SSM Health Outpatient Surgery Center on Kisker Road in Missouri is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician to join a dedicated team. You will inspect, assemble and evaluate surgical instruments, ensuring proper sterilization, completeness of sets, and readiness for cases.

The position offers a day shift, Monday–Friday schedule with no weekends or on-call. The role emphasizes adherence to decontamination protocols, instrument tracking, inventory control and safe practices in a fast-paced care

Qualifications

• High School diploma or 10 years of work experience required.
• Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) or CSPDT certification required.
• Ability to follow decontamination and sterilization protocols with accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Decontaminate soiled instruments, containers and equipment per protocol.
• Inspect instruments and containers to ensure cleanliness and function.
• Correct instrument sets according to standards and count sheets.
• Maintain inventory levels to support case carts.
• Work safely and follow all hospital policies.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Education

High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience

CRCST Certification

CSPDT Certification

Tools

Instrument tracking systems

Job description

It's more than a career, it's a calling

MO-SSM Health Outpatient Surgery Center - Kisker Road

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

Join a team where your work matters—every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you’ll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact.

In this role, you will provide hands-on support in a fast-paced care environment where every shift makes a direct impact on patients and families. Your attention to detail, compassion, and ability to work closely with clinical teams will help create safer, smoother care experience. If you enjoy interacting with patients and want to grow in a collaborative care setting, this role is perfect for you.

Department: Sterile Processing Technician Certified - MO-SSM Health Outpatient Surgery Center - Kisker Road

Schedule : Monday-Friday 6:00am to 230pm. No weekends or call.

Job Summary:

Inspects, assembles and evaluates all surgical instruments and instrument sets to ensure proper sterilization, completeness of set, and to determine need for repair/replacement.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Performs decontamination of soiled instruments, sterilization containers and equipment according to established protocols.

• Inspects instruments, equipment and containers to ensure cleanliness and proper functioning.

• Corrects instrument sets according to current standards and established count sheets and/or instrument tracking systems.

• Maintains proper levels of inventory to ensure availability for case carts.

• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience

EXPERIENCE

• No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant standing and walking.

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.

• Frequent reaching and gripping.

• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.

• Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, kneeling, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.

• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.

• Occasional use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.

• Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors.

• Rare crawling, sitting and keyboard use/data entry.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin

• Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) - Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA)

• Or

• Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT) - The Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD)

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

4403030002 ASC OPC-K

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. SSM Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.