Sterile Processing Technician Certified

Department:

37719 Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center - Sterile Processing Services

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Various

Pay Range

$20.40 - $30.60

Join our dedicated Sterile Processing team and make a direct impact on patient safety and surgical excellence. As a Certified Sterile Processing Technician, you’ll be responsible for the critical work of cleaning, assembling, sterilizing, and maintaining surgical instruments and equipment. Your attention to detail and commitment to high-quality standards ensures our clinical teams have what they need to provide exceptional care every day.

Essential Functions

• Promote a cooperative and professional work environment through effective communication, strong interpersonal skills, and teamwork.
• Clean, decontaminate, and process instruments and equipment using proper techniques and equipment.
• Inspect reusable items to ensure functionality, safety, and readiness for sterilization.
• Sort, assemble, and prepare instruments and instrument sets.
• Operate sterilization units to produce sterile products that minimize the risk of hospital-acquired infections.
• Ensure availability of sterilization supplies, prep solutions, and necessary equipment.
• Perform daily checks of autoclaves and Steris Units, including biological indicators and air removal tests, while accurately maintaining logs, records, and charts.
• Maintain up‑to‑date technical knowledge and skills related to sterile processing practices.
• Provide age/developmentally appropriate care in alignment with Age-Specific Care Guidelines for the populations served.

Education & Experience Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalent required.

Licensure, Certification & Registration

• Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT) required.

Skills & Qualifications

• Ability to operate sterilization equipment including washer sterilizers, ultrasonic cleaners, flash autoclaves, and high-vacuum autoclaves.
• Effective communication skills and ability to collaborate with medical professionals.
• Knowledge of basic and specialty operating room instrumentation.
• Ability to stand for extended periods.

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

About Advocate Health 

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with