Sterile Processing Tech

Position Summary

The Sterile Processing Tech supports safe surgical and clinical care by performing essential decontamination, cleaning, assembly, packaging, and sterilization of instruments and equipment used across Trinity Health. Working within the Central Processing Department, this role ensures all items are processed in accordance with established infection prevention standards, manufacturer guidelines, and regulatory requirements. As part of a collaborative, multi-area processing team, the technician contributes to patient safety by maintaining accurate documentation, selecting appropriate sterilization or high-level disinfection methods, and ensuring timely delivery of sterile supplies to procedural areas.

Through attention to detail, adherence to quality standards, and effective teamwork, this position supports efficient workflow, quality control, and readiness of surgical and clinical instruments.

• Receive, sort, and decontaminate reusable instruments, equipment, and endoscopes using approved cleaning agents, equipment, and procedures. Inspect, assemble, and package individual instruments and instrument trays, ensuring completeness, functionality, and compliance with quality standards.
• Select appropriate sterilization or high-level disinfection methods and operate processing equipment while maintaining required documentation for all sterilization cycles.
• Utilize instrument management systems and related technology to track equipment, verify processing steps, and support timely distribution to procedural areas.
• Rotate between all sterile processing work areas and support shift, weekend, and holiday coverage to meet departmental needs.
• Collaborate with surgical services, clinics, and other care teams to ensure availability of sterile instruments and resolve processing-related issues.