Sterile Processing Technician (SPT)

Adelphi Staffing•Tahlequah, OK

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Sterile Processing Technician prepares, cleans, decontaminates, assembles, sterilizes, and delivers medical equipment and instruments for examinations, surgeries, medical carts, and clinical procedures. The role includes preparing instrument trays, surgical gloves, and gowns; operating and monitoring sterilization equipment; and ensuring supplies are clean and in proper condition. The technician maintains records related to sterilization, equipment maintenance, sterilized items, and supplies; manages inventory and expiration dates; reorders supplies; and disposes of medical waste appropriately. Instrument assembly includes general, laparoscopic, flexible endoscope, and dental instruments, with appropriate care and handling of medical devices and equipment. This is a contract backfill position in Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma, scheduled Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM, for eight hours per day and five days per week. Call coverage is six days per month, including one weekend per month. The coverage period is November 30, 2026, through February 27, 2027. Scrubs are royal blue. The facility has four inpatient operating rooms, five outpatient operating rooms, and two outpatient endoscopy rooms, and uses Arthrex, Steris, Olympus, and other facility equipment.

Requirements

Certified Sterile Processing Technician (SPT).
Minimum one year of required sterile processing certification.
CBSPD, CRCST/HSPA, or equivalent accepted certification.
BLS certification from the American Heart Association.
Pediatric experience.
Experience with decontamination, manual cleaning, mechanical cleaning, and high-level disinfection (HLD).
Experience assembling, caring for, and handling medical devices, equipment, and instruments.
General instrumentation and laparoscopic instrument experience.
Flexible endoscope experience.
Experience with steam and low-temperature sterilization.
Experience using facility-specific sterilization equipment.
Dental tray assembly experience.

Nice To Haves

CER certification (HSPA).
CIS certification (HSPA).
CSIS certification (CBSPD).

Responsibilities

Prepare and deliver clean and sterilized instruments and equipment for medical examinations, surgeries, medical carts, and clinical procedures.
Sterilize, wrap, organize, and prepare medical equipment and surgical instruments into instrument trays.
Prepare surgical gloves and gowns before medical procedures.
Collect, manually clean, sort, and decontaminate used and contaminated medical equipment, supplies, and instruments.
Prepare and package decontaminated medical tools and supplies for sterilization.
Operate and monitor sterilization equipment.
Inspect supplies to ensure cleanliness and proper condition.
Identify and report sterilization equipment problems to surgeons or supervisors and request replacements as needed.
Maintain records of sterilization procedures, equipment maintenance, sterilized items, and supplies.
Reorder medical and surgical supplies, manage inventory, and monitor expiration dates.
Remove and dispose of medical waste appropriately.
Perform instrument assembly, including general, laparoscopic, flexible endoscope, and dental instruments.
Maintain proper care and handling of medical devices, equipment, and instruments.