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Lead the Team That Keeps the OR Moving! UPMC Presbyterian is hiring a Lead Sterile Processing Technician to support evening shift (2 PM – 10:30 PM) and night shift (10 PM – 6:30 AM).

Ready to take your sterile processing skills to the next level? Join UPMC Presbyterian as a Lead Sterile Processing Technician and help ensure every surgical team has what they need- when they need it. This high-impact role puts you at the center of patient safety, surgical success, and team leadership.

What You’ll Do:

+ Take charge during evenings, nights, weekends, or when leadership is off-site

+ Supervise day-to-day workflow, train new staff, and ensure compliance with critical safety and infection control protocols

+ Scrub, sterilize, assemble, and troubleshoot instrumentation and surgical trays

+ Serve as the go-to liaison between the Sterile Processing Department (SPD) and the OR

+ Drive performance improvement projects and mentor team members

+ Participate in committees, lead professional development, and contribute to knowledge-sharing initiatives

+ Champion teamwork, diversity, and a positive, respectful work environment

What It Takes:

+ Ability to stand for long periods and lift heavy trays

+ Comfort with repetitive, detail-oriented tasks

+ A strong sense of urgency and ownership

+ Willingness to work every third weekend, select holidays, and occasional on-call hours

+ High School Graduate or equivalent required.

+ Two years of central sterile processing experience required.

+ Annual Project Required. Must complete 10 hours of continuing education to remain qualified as a Central Sterile Technician on an annual basis.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

+ Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution OR Certified Registered Central Service Technician OR International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management

+ Act 34

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran