Sterile Processing Technician I - 3:00PM - 11:30PM - Full Time - Traverse City, MI

Munson Healthcare • Traverse City, MI

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Sterile Processing Technician I is responsible for keeping operating rooms and hospital floors supplied with clean, sterile, and ready-to-use medical instruments. The role involves cleaning, sterilizing, assembling, processing, distributing, organizing, and storing instruments while maintaining sterilization standards that support infection prevention and patient safety. The technician works with operating room staff, hospital floors, and other departments, checks for quality issues, and adapts to a fast-paced environment and evolving department initiatives.

Requirements

• High school graduate or GED.
• Be patient and detail-oriented.
• Be comfortable with hands-on work and taking direction.

Responsibilities

• Clean and sterilize medical instruments.
• Assemble, process, and distribute medical instruments.
• Maintain sterilization standards to support infection prevention and patient safety.
• Organize and store instruments for efficient retrieval.
• Collaborate with operating room staff, hospital floors, and other departments to ensure they have the equipment they need.
• Identify quality issues before they become problems.
• Adapt to a fast-paced, changing environment and help implement new departmental initiatives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED