Sterile Processing Technician

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We are a national sterile processing partner. We run off-site reprocessing operations for hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers, with a focus on orthopedic instrumentation. Sterilization is all we do, which means sterile processing is not an afterthought here. It is the business.

Instrumentum is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Instrumentum is hiring Sterile Processing Technicians for our off-site reprocessing center in Elmhurst, IL. $27.00–$37.00 per hour, based on experience and certification. 2nd, and 3rd shift openings. Full-time, with benefits.

If you have worked in a hospital SPD, you know the pattern. A case ends, the cart lands in decontam, and someone needs that tray back before the next one starts.

Our Elmhurst facility does one thing: reprocess surgical instruments for the hospitals and surgery centers we partner with. Instruments arrive on a transport schedule rather than case by case, so the work runs to a plan. It is still fast-paced — this is a production floor and the volume is real. What changes is the predictability: a defined process, a known schedule, and nobody standing in decontam waiting on a tray for a room that is already open.

• Receive, decontaminate, inspect, assemble, sterilize, package, store, build case carts, and ship — the full cycle, not a single station
• Decontaminate surgical instrumentation using manual cleaning, ultrasonic, washer-disinfectors, and cart washers, following each device’s manufacturer IFU
• Disassemble, clean, and reassemble complex surgical instruments
• Inspect instruments for cleanliness, function, and damage, then assemble trays and sets to count sheets
• Package sets using wrap, rigid containers, and peel pouches with the correct chemical indicators and labeling
• Run steam and low-temperature sterilization cycles, verify cycle parameters, and document load records and biological monitoring results
• Process orthopedic sets, loaner trays, and consignment instrumentation
• Track every set in Censitrac, from receipt through return to the client facility
• Follow the protocol for non-conforming instruments — document it, elevate it, do not pass it along
• Work to ANSI/AAMI standards, manufacturer IFUs, and our Quality Management System, SOPs, and Work Instructions

• 1+ year of hands-on sterile processing experience — hospital SPD, ambulatory surgery center, or off-site reprocessing facility
• High school diploma or GED
• Working knowledge of decontamination, tray assembly, and steam sterilization
• Comfort reading and following IFUs, SOPs, and count sheets
• Willingness to complete required vaccinations and health screenings

• CRCST (Certified Registered Central Service Technician, HSPA) or CSPDT (Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician, CBSPD)
• CIS, CSIS, CER, CFER, or CASSPT certification
• Orthopedic instrumentation, loaner tray, and consignment tray experience
• Censitrac, SPM, or other instrument tracking software
• Flexible endoscope reprocessing experience

CRCST or CSPDT is preferred, not required trumentum’s policy is that technicians certify within 18 months of their start date — so if you have the hands‑on experience but have not sat for the exam yet, apply anyway. You will have the runway. Where you land in the $27–$37 range depends on your experience and your certification status.

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