Sterile Processing Manager

Overview

Facility Lourdes Health Location Pasco, WA Career Area Nursing - Patient Support Schedule Full Time Workplace On-site Job Shift Varied Date Posted 03/09/2026 Job #324775

Job Title: Sterile Processing Manager

Job Type: FT Days

Hourly Wage: $30.22-$42.94

Your Experience Matters

At Lourdes Medical Center, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce that can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. In your role, you ll support those in our facilities who interface with and provide care to our patients and community members. We believe that our collective efforts will shape a healthier future for the communities we serve.

• Oversees personnel engaged in processing, decontaminating, sterilizing, and delivering a wide variety of patient care items and surgical instruments according to established policies and procedures.
• Coordinates, develops, and maintains functions of Central Sterile with all user departments.
• Maintains proper storage and adequate inventory of designated surgical instrumentation.
• Monitors equipment distribution and maintains accurate records.
• Inspects area daily and takes corrective action when situations do not meet standards or requirements.
• Ensures maintenance of established quality assurance program standards by performing item sterilization tests, interpreting data and graphs, and verifying correct operation of sterilizers.
• Oversees and assists with decontamination and sterilization of reusable equipment returned from user departments.
• Ensures that department policies are reviewed annually and updated at least every three years or as necessary.
• Reviews sterilization records for accuracy and completeness.
• Identifies issues and initiates process changes in collaboration with the OR Manager.
• Actively participates in committees to improve patient care.
• Actively participates in additional assignments within the department.
• Acts as mentor and preceptor for new personnel.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.

• Minimum three (3) years in a central processing department or equivalent, including extensive knowledge of surgical instruments, supplies, decontamination, and sterilization techniques. Previous leadership experience preferred.
• IAHCSMM Certification and/or CBSPD certification - Required
• License:
  Central Processing Specialty Certification.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Preferred
• Bilingual and/or English-Spanish speaking preferred.
• Ability to work with culturally diverse population.

Days

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits:
  Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Shift Differentials.
• Financial Protection & PTO:
  Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave, and a minimum of 10 days of paid time off per year (for full-time employees) as well as 8 paid holidays per year.
• Financial & Career Growth:
  Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being:
  Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development:
  Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

Not ready to complete an application, or have questions? Please contact Hunter Delacruz by emailing

Lourdes Medical Center is a 35-bed hospital located in Pasco, WA, and is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network committed to making communities healthier with acute care, rehabilitation, and behavioral health facilities from coast to coast. From your first day to your next career milestone—your experience matters.

Lourdes Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Lourdes Medical Center is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people.

We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.