Sterile Processing Trainee: Paid CRCST Pathway

Christiana Care Health System; Newark (DE); On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life

403(b) retirement plan with employer

Generous paid time off

Paid parental leave

Tuition assistance

On-site fitness center

Care.com membership and backup care

Financial wellness resources

Wellness reimbursements

Employee discounts

Job summary

ChristianaCare invites you to join a paid Sterile Processing Training Program at Newark/Wilmington campuses. You will complete 400 clinical hours while earning provisional CRCST certification and gaining hands-on experience in a fast-paced health system.

Starting at $17.67 per hour with full-time benefits, you will transition to Sterile Processing Technician I after completion. Schedule: Mon–Fri, 7:00 AM–3:30 PM or 12:00 PM–8:30 PM; rotations may occur on weekends.

Qualifications

• Completion of an accredited Sterile Processing Program.
• Provisional CRCST certification required.
• Seeking completion of 400 clinical hours to obtain full CRCST.
• High school diploma or GED required.
• Interest in Sterile Processing and safety practices.

Responsibilities

• Complete classwork and assignments with active participation.
• Finish learning modules and maintain attendance requirements.
• Participate in precepted learning across Sterile Processing.
• Demonstrate aseptic technique and sterilization principles.
• Perform instrument decontamination procedures per standards.
• Operate cleaning and sterilization equipment safely.
• Identify surgical instruments and maintain them properly.
• Assemble instrument trays per configuration and counts.
• Use biological indicators and maintain QC standards.
• Wrap and label items for steam, Sterrad, and gas sterilization.
• Assemble surgical case carts using picklists.
• Document activities in the instrument tracking system.

Education

High school diploma or GED

Accredited Sterile Processing Program

Provisional CRCST certification

400 clinical hours toward CRCST

Interest in Sterile Processing and infection prevention

Basic knowledge of sterile processing principles

Job description

ChristianaCare invites you to join a paid Sterile Processing Training Program at Newark/Wilmington campuses. You will complete 400 clinical hours while earning provisional CRCST certification and gaining hands-on experience in a fast-paced health system.

Starting at $17.67 per hour with full-time benefits, you will transition to Sterile Processing Technician I after completion. Schedule: Mon–Fri, 7:00 AM–3:30 PM or 12:00 PM–8:30 PM; rotations may occur on weekends.