Sterile Processing Technician

Job Title: Sterile Processing Technician Job ID: 88122 Location: Hermiston, Oregon Overview: Join a collaborative and mission-driven healthcare team where your work directly supports safe, high-quality patient care throughout the hospital. As a Sterile Processing Technician, you will play a critical role in ensuring surgical instruments, medical equipment, and procedural supplies are properly cleaned, sterilized, assembled, and distributed for patient use. This position is ideal for detail-oriented professionals who thrive in a fast-paced healthcare environment and take pride in maintaining the highest standards of safety, quality, and infection prevention. What you will be doing:

• Clean, decontaminate, inspect, assemble, package, sterilize, and store reusable surgical instruments and medical equipment according to established protocols and manufacturer guidelines.
• Prepare and distribute surgical case carts based on physician preference cards and procedural schedules.
• Receive, stock, inventory, and organize sterile supplies and equipment throughout the hospital.
• Operate sterilization and decontamination equipment safely and effectively.
• Monitor and document sterilization quality indicators, including biological, chemical, and mechanical testing results.
• Ensure compliance with infection prevention standards, safety protocols, regulatory requirements, and accreditation guidelines.
• Assist with inventory management and supply control within Sterile Processing and Surgical Services.
• Support quality improvement initiatives and maintain accurate documentation.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and efficient sterile processing environment.
• Demonstrate professional communication and teamwork while collaborating with surgical staff and other departments.
• Protect patient privacy and confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA standards.
• Float to other qualified departments as needed to support patient care operations.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

What you must have:

• Education: High School Diploma or GED
• Preferred: Completion of an accredited Sterile Processing Technician program

Certifications Preferred:

• Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) or equivalent Sterile Processing certification

Experience

• Required:None - motivated entry-level candidates are encouraged to apply
• Preferred: Previous Sterile Processing or hospital experience

Other Information: Schedule: 3×12-Hour Shifts | 10:00 AM - 10:30 PM Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. If you are selected to move forward in the process, we will contact you directly. If you do not hear from us, we encourage you to continue visiting our website for other roles that may be a good fit. For more information about TEEMA and to consider other career opportunities, please visit our website at