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

Munson Healthcare • Traverse City, MI

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About The Position

As a Central Processing Technician, you will help keep operating rooms and hospital floors running smoothly by cleaning and sterilizing medical instruments, assembling and processing them, and distributing them where needed. You will maintain sterilization standards to support infection prevention and patient safety, organize and store instruments, collaborate with operating room staff, hospital floors, and other departments, and identify quality issues. The role is in a fast-paced, changing environment and includes helping implement new initiatives. The position offers an opportunity to advance to Technician II or III.

Requirements

• High school graduate or GED.
• Patience, attention to detail, comfort with hands-on work, and ability to take direction.
• Employees must be vaccinated or have lab-confirmed immunity for Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella.
• Employees must receive a flu vaccine during the flu season in the year they are hired and annually thereafter, or receive an approved medical or religious exemption.

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.
• Collaborate with operating room staff, hospital floors, and outside departments to ensure they are equipped.
• Identify issues and help maintain quality standards.
• Adapt to a fast-paced, changing environment and help implement new initiatives.

What This Job Offers

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