Sterile Processing, Certified Technician

Position Overview

Certified Sterile Processing Technician – Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center – Sterile Processing Services

• Adheres to hospital standards to promote a cooperative work environment utilizing communication skills, interpersonal relationships, and team building.
• Cleans instruments and equipment using appropriate methods and equipment.
• Ensures correct inspection of reusable items.
• Sorts and assembles instruments and/or sets.
• Operates sterilization units for production of sterile products to reduce risk of nosocomial infections.
• Ensures availability of sterilization supplies and prep solutions.
• Daily checks autoclaves and Steris Units with biological indicators and air removal test kits as required; maintains proper logs, records, and charts of sterilizers.
• Maintains technical knowledge.

• High School diploma or GED equivalent.
• Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT) certification.
• Ability to operate equipment such as sterilization equipment, washer sterilizer, ultrasonic cleaner, flash autoclave, and high van autoclave.
• Ability to communicate effectively with other medical professionals.
• Knowledge of basic and specialty operating room instrumentation.
• Ability to stand for long periods.
• Experience with exposure to hazards associated with bodily fluids and tissue, blood‑borne diseases, chemical agents, steam and heat, sharp instruments.

Standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, hand dexterity, talking, hearing, seeing. Lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling up to 100 lbs.

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

Advocate Health is the third‑largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois;
Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin. With 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, Advocate Health employs nearly 6 million patients and offers a national program for residents and fellows.

Full‑time, 40 hrs per week. Case Puller: 7 pm–3:30 am, Sunday–Thursday. Pay range $20.40–$30.60 per hour. Benefits eligible:
Yes.