Sterile Processing Technician Trainee - Paid Training Path

Gundersen Health System; La Crosse (WI); On-site; USD 23,000 - 26,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Shift differential

Career development

Tuition assistance

Healthcare benefits

Retirement plan

Job summary

Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, WI, is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician or a Sterile Processing Technician Trainee to join the Central Services team. This role supports decontamination, sterilization, and packaging of surgical instruments to ensure patient safety and efficient clinical workflows.

The paid trainee pathway offers hands-on training, with a competitive starting wage and opportunities for career advancement within Emplify Health by Gundersen.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent with completion of a sterile processing program OR 1+ year of sterile processing experience.
• Strong attention to detail and reliability.
• Interest in a hands-on healthcare career.
• Willingness to participate in trainee pathway.

Responsibilities

• Decontaminate and clean medical instruments.
• Perform sterilization processes.
• Assemble and package surgical instruments.
• Manage storage and distribution of supplies and equipment.
• Support infection prevention and quality standards.

Skills

Attention to detail

Reliability

Hands-on learner

Education

High school diploma or equivalent + sterile processing program

1+ year sterile processing experience

Job description

Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, WI, is seeking a Sterile Processing Technician or a Sterile Processing Technician Trainee to join the Central Services team. This role supports decontamination, sterilization, and packaging of surgical instruments to ensure patient safety and efficient clinical workflows.

The paid trainee pathway offers hands-on training, with a competitive starting wage and opportunities for career advancement within Emplify Health by Gundersen.