Sterile Processing Tech I

Howard County General Hospital, a member of Johns Hopkins Medicine, provides comprehensive healthcare services to residents of Howard County and the surrounding communities. Located in Columbia, Maryland, the hospital offers a collaborative environment where employees work together to deliver safe, high-quality, and patient-centered care.


What Awaits You?

• Career growth and development
• Tuition assistance
• Diverse and collaborative working environment
• Affordable and comprehensive benefits package

General Summary:


The Sterile Processing Technician I inspects, cleans, assembles, and sterilizes surgical instrument sets. This role operates cleaning and sterilization equipment and prepares instruments, supplies, and equipment for steam and low-temperature sterilization.


Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• Minimum of one year of instrument-processing experience
• Active certification through the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) or the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA), formerly IAHCSMM

Salary Range: Minimum 24.82/hour - Maximum 28.68/hour. Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility. In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount, salary discussions will occur during candidate screening calls, before any subsequent compensation discussion is held between the candidate and any hiring authority.


The Hospital reserves the right to modify employee schedules as needed.


We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, where we embrace and celebrate our differences, where all employees feel valued, contribute to our mission of serving the community, and engage in equitable healthcare delivery and workforce practices.


Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug-free workplace employers.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.