Operating Room Tech / Sterile Processing Tech

Job Summary Sterile Processing Technician, Sterile Processing Tech. This position supports operating room readiness by ensuring sterile surgical instrumentation and disposable supplies are properly decontaminated, assembled, sterilized, packaged, stored, and distributed. The role also performs quality assurance activities, responds to instrumentation needs, and supports perioperative and procedural services. Job Details

• Schedule: Evening shift, 8 hours per shift, with a minimum of 40 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications:
• High school diploma, General Educational Development (GED), or equivalent working knowledge.
• Mechanical aptitude with the ability to disassemble, clean, lubricate, troubleshoot, and reassemble equipment and instrumentation.
• Ability to identify incomplete trays and missing instrumentation.
• Effective organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Preferred Qualifications:
• National certification as a Sterile Processing Technician completed within one year of hire.
• Additional related education or experience.
• Additional Information:
• Performs decontamination, assembly, packaging, sterilization, quality assurance, documentation, storage, and distribution of surgical instrumentation and disposable patient care supplies.
• Operates sterilizers, automated instrument washers, ultrasonic equipment, cart washers, high-level disinfectors, visualization devices, and related quality assurance equipment.
• Interprets surgical schedules and medical terminology to prioritize instrumentation requests and support timely procedures.
• Maintains sterilization logs, quality assurance records, instrument tracking documentation, and inventory readiness.
• Follows established protocols, manufacturer instructions for use, standard precautions, infection control practices, and required protective equipment procedures.
• Requires frequent standing, walking, bending, squatting, reaching, and stretching, along with the ability to lift supplies and equipment and push heavy carts or dollies.
• May involve exposure to chemicals, noise, biohazardous materials, dust, fumes, smoke, heat, and confined spaces.
• No call or weekend shifts are required.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits