Sterile Processing Technician Lead

Children's Hospital Colorado; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 35,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

403b retirement match

Paid parental leave

Education benefit

Job summary

Children's Hospital Colorado is seeking a Lead Instrument/Sterile Processing Technician in Aurora. The role oversees decontamination, reprocessing, and maintenance of surgical instruments and patient care equipment, ensuring safety and infection control.

Responsibilities include training staff, updating instrument sets in the SPM system, and collaborating with OR teams. Shift is Monday–Friday, with on-call rotation; extensive benefits accompany base pay with incentive opportunities.

Qualifications

• 3 years of surgical instrumentation in a hospital sterile processing environment
• Trains staff on cleaning and sterilization per instrument manufacturer guidelines
• Creates, updates instrument set lists in the SPM system

Responsibilities

• Anticipates OR needs and manages the workroom to minimize schedule delays
• Serves as the surgical specialty liaison to the Operating Room and Procedure Center
• Trains staff on cleaning and sterilization per instrument manufacturer guidelines
• Creates, updates, and inputs instrument set lists into the SPM system
• Performs decontamination of durable medical equipment and OR surgical instruments
• Ensures proper care, handling, and functionality of surgical instruments before reassembly
• Precepts new employees, supporting their training and development
• Leads quality improvement efforts and may spearhead quality initiatives

Skills

Surgical instrumentation

Education

High School or GED

Job description

Job Overview

The Lead Instrument/Sterile Processing Technician is crucial for patient safety and infection control, as they ensure the decontamination, reprocessing, and maintenance of surgical instruments, endoscopes, and patient care equipment. They proficiently operate various surgical instrument sterilizers and decontamination equipment. The Lead Technician serves as a surgical specialty liaison, further enhancing their role in supporting specialized procedures.

Aurora

WHAT WE DO

We prepare surgical instruments and devices. That means we clean, inspect, test, sterilize, store and deliver devices needed for surgery in a healthcare facility. Because of the work we do, surgeons can operate safely on patients in our communities.

We anticipate the needs of our customers. Departments throughout the healthcare facility from the Operating Room to outpatient clinics, depend on the surgical instruments and devices we prepare. These departments rely on our precision, our attention to detail, and our layered skills and knowledge related to surgical instrumentation.

HOW WE PARTNER & LEARN

We collaborate with our vendor partners and the medical teams throughout our facilities to ensure instruments are available when they are needed. The patient always comes first and they deserve the care and attention we give to the safety of the instruments used on them.

We lead by example and believe that the process of learning to be a Sterile Processing technician will never be something we can simply check off our list. The rules change, best practices change, technology changes - Continuing education is an essential part of our professional development because it promotes and encourages quality and safety in the face of the constant evolution.

WHY IT MATTERS

We save lives in Sterile Processing, every day. Within the Sterile Processing department (SPD), care and dedication bridge the gap between skill and precision, hope and assuredness. Our industry is filled with people who strive for excellence and make informed decisions that affect the patients whose lives are in their hands.

Department Name: Anschutz Sterile Processing

Job Status: full time, 40 hours per week, eligible for benefits

Shift: Monday-Friday, 3pm-11:30pm, rotating on-call weekends and holidays.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Anticipates OR needs and manages the workroom to minimize schedule delays.
• Serves as the surgical specialty liaison to the Operating Room and Procedure Center.
• Trains staff on cleaning and sterilization per instrument manufacturer guidelines.
• Creates, updates, and inputs instrument set lists into the SPM system.
• Performs decontamination of durable medical equipment and OR surgical instruments.
• Ensures proper care, handling, and functionality of surgical instruments before reassembly.
• Participates in professional education, maintains certifications, and stays updated on industry trends.
• Precepts new employees, supporting their training and development.
• Assists with staffing, planning, and specialized technical operations.
• Oversees departmental operations in management's absence, applying policies and procedures.
• Leads quality improvement efforts and may spearhead quality initiatives.
• Communicates with medical and nursing staff about service changes and equipment needs, collaborating with vendors on loaner trays.

Minimum Qualifications

• Degrees
  • High School or GED
• Experience
  • 3 years of surgical instrumentation in a hospital sterile processing environment
• Licenses & Certifications
  • Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) or Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT) or Certified Instrument Specialist (CIS) or Certified Endoscope Reprocessor (CER)

Salary Information

Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

Hourly Range: $25.71 to $38.56

Benefits Information

Here, you matter. As a Children's Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children's Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.

EEO Statement

It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information. The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.

Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

Estimated Close Date

11/25/2026