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Night Shift | 10:45 PM - 7:15 AM | Weekends & Holidays Required

Are you detail-oriented, dependable, and passionate about patient safety? Join our Surgical Services team as a Sterile Processing Technician, where your precision and dedication ensure every instrument is ready to support life-changing care.

Why You'll Love It Here

+ Career Growth: Take advantage of our Sterile Processing Career Ladder, designed to reward your experience, certifications, and commitment to excellence.

+ Certification Support: UPMC offers a certification prep course to help you advance in your career.

+ Hospital-Issued Scrubs: We provide all your uniforms-so you can focus on what really matters.

+ Team Environment: Work alongside skilled professionals who share your drive for quality, safety, and teamwork.

What You'll Do

As a critical part of the surgical care team, you'll:

+ Decontaminate, clean, inspect, assemble, package, sterilize, and distribute surgical instruments and equipment.

+ Prepare and organize surgical trays and case carts to meet the highest standards of readiness.

+ Operate and troubleshoot sterilization and decontamination equipment.

+ Maintain detailed documentation while adhering to infection control and safety policies.

+ Contribute to continuous quality improvement initiatives and share best practices.

+ Collaborate with colleagues across departments to ensure safe, efficient, and compassionate patient care-day and night.

What We're Looking For

+ Strong attention to detail and commitment to excellence.

+ Effective communication and teamwork skills.

+ Eagerness to learn, grow, and mentor others.

+ Dedication to upholding the highest standards of safety, quality, and patient care.

Join UPMC and be part of a team that keeps the Operating Room running seamlessly-because behind every successful surgery is a Sterile Processing Technician who makes it possible.

_Start Strong- now offering a sign-on bonus if qualified!_

+ High school Graduate/GED

+ OR1 year of experience with UPMC

+ Six months of healthcare experience required

+ Currently enrolled in an Accredited Surgical Technician/Sterile Processing Program Preferred.

+ If grandfathered as a technician who does not hold certification, must complete 10 hours of continuing education to remain qualified as a Central Sterile Technician on an annual basis.

+ Certified staff are required to complete 10-12 hours of continuing education as a condition of maintaining certification, as determined by the certifying body.

+ Staff pending certification within 18 months of hire are not required to complete continuing education until certified.

+ Must be able to stand for all shift hours and be able to pick up, push, pull etc. 35 pounds.Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:Employees active in a Central Sterile position, on or before the effective date 12/27/2020, at a healthcare facility, are grandfathered regarding certification and will not need to obtain it unless they move into a different position that would require certification.Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution or Certified Registered Central Service Technician with Healthcare Sterile Processing Association.Certification required in our PA and NY facilities (MD is excluded). New employees in our PA and NY facilities (MD is excluded) will have 18 months from date of hire to obtain required certification.

+ Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution OR Certified Registered Central Service Technician with Healthcare Sterile Processing Association

+ Act 34

_Applicants will be placed in the appropriate job title and salary from the career ladder, based on their individual experience and education._

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran