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Req #: 247953

Department: HARBORVIEW – OUTPATIENT SURGERY CENTER

Posting Date: 07/17/2025

Closing Info:

Open Until Filled

Salary: $4,758 - $6,806 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes: **The University of Washington (UW) offers a wide range of benefits as part of your total compensation package.**

+ Choose from top medical and dental insurance programs

+ Plan for your future with tax-deferred investing through the UW retirement options

+ Enjoy generous vacation and sick leave policies and protect yourself and your family with life and long-term disability insurance.

+ UPASS Benefits for free public transportation in the Puget Sound region w/ participating transit providers.For detailed information on Benefits for this position, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-summary-classified-staff-greater-than-half-time-20220908\_a11y.pdf)

$3,000-3,500 Sign-On Bonus for eligible new part-time and full-time employees joining UW Medicine

The **NEW** **UW Medicine Outpatient Surgery Center** at Harborview Medical Center has an outstanding opportunity for a **Sterile Processing Technician (HCST 2).** The start dates for these positions are **10/1/2025 and 11/1/2025.** **DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION**

The **UW Medicine Outpatient Surgery Center at Harborview** is a five operating room surgical unit with supporting pre-operative, post-operative, and sterile processing departments. The anticipated opening date to patients is January 2026.

WORK SCHEDULE

+ DAY SHIFT

+ 100% FTE, 40 HRS PER WEEK **POSITION HIGHLIGHTS** Support the UW Medicine Outpatient Surgery Center Operating Rooms by decontaminating, processing, sterilizing, and assembling complex surgical instrument arrangements **PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES**

+ Pick up and transport soiled instruments, case carts, basins, respiratory items, and patient equipment from all patient care areas to the decontamination area for reprocessing

+ Assemble and set up patient equipment such as IV pumps, vacuum regulators (wall suction), chest pumps, hyper/hypothermia units; test and make minor repairs and adjustments to equipment

+ Load and operate semi-automatic cart washer to clean case carts, utility carts, patient chairs, etc.

+ Sterilizer function tests using vacuum, chemical and biological indicators

+ Load autoclave carts and sterilize surgical instrument sets and respiratory equipment

+ Inventory shelves of processed items; rotate trays and products; manage expiration dates

+ Load and unload linen carts for steam sterilization

+ Decontaminate all soiled instruments according to Procedure and Policy standards **REQUIRED POSITION QUALIFICATIONS** High school graduation or equivalentANDOne to two years of experience processing complex trays of surgical instruments and equipmentORequivalent education/experience. **ABOUT THE OUTPATIENT SURGERY CENTER** The new **Outpatient Surgery Center** opening on the Harborview Campus is located on the 4th floor of Ninth and Jefferson Building (NJB) and will open January 2026 to patients. The Surgery Center will feature 5 operating rooms, 12 pre/post bays, and sterile processing. Hours of operation will be Monday through Friday with no holidays, weekends, or night hours. The Center will offer same-day surgery procedures utilizing state-of–the-art equipment to our community of patients that meet the necessary criteria. This reflects the Center’s innovative, patient-centered culture, supporting ongoing operational efficiencies and quality improvements. The goal is to provide a seamless, low-stress surgical experience for each patient, surgeon, and staff member. The unit will provide a soothing environment with natural lighting and patient privacy. **ABOUT HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER** As the region's only Level I Trauma center, Harborview Medical Center is well known for innovations and excellence in trauma care and its centers of emphasis: Trauma, Burn, Neurosciences, AIDS/STD CARER, and mentally and medically vulnerable populations. In addition to the centers of emphasis, HMC serves a mission population for King County. Harborview employees are committed to the vital role the institution plays in the immediate community, as well as the entire Northwest region. HMC is owned by King County and managed by the University of Washington (UW) and serves as a training site for UW’s School of Medicine. **Teamwork. Community. Opportunity. (https://www.uwmedicine.org/about/career-opportunities/uw-medical-center-northwest)** Become part of our team. Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community. **ABOUT UW MEDICINE – WHERE YOUR IMPACT GOES FURTHER** UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals.All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest. **Become part of our team. (https://www.uwmedicine.org/jobs)** Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.