Sterile Processing Technician - On-Call Weekends

St. Luke’s University Health Network; Orwigsburg (Schuylkill County); On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke's University Health Network is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician to join our patient-centered team. You will decontaminate, sterilize and assemble instrument sets, ensuring safety and quality for every procedure across multiple departments.

High school diploma or equivalent is required; SPD certification must be achieved within 18 months of hire. On-the-job orientation lasts about eight weeks, with comprehensive hands-on training and ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• SPD certification required within 18 months of hire.
• On-the-job training minimum 8 weeks.

Responsibilities

• Retrieves, sorts and decontaminates used materials, instruments and equipment from various departments.
• Performs quality checks for cleanliness, sharpness and proper functioning of instruments.
• Performs high level disinfection (HLD) on items that cannot be sterilized.
• Assembles and wraps items for sterilization and prepares case carts for the Operating Room.

Skills

Sterile processing

Instrument sterilization

Decontamination

Quality checks

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

SPD certification within 18 months of hire

Job description

St. Luke's University Health Network is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician to join our patient-centered team. You will decontaminate, sterilize and assemble instrument sets, ensuring safety and quality for every procedure across multiple departments.

High school diploma or equivalent is required; SPD certification must be achieved within 18 months of hire. On-the-job orientation lasts about eight weeks, with comprehensive hands-on training and ongoing professional development.