Senior Sterile Processing Technician

Senior Sterile Processing Technologist

The Senior Sterile Processing Technologist position supports the Sterile Processing Ops department, responsible for ensuring the safe, accurate, and efficient processing of surgical instrumentation for patient care. This department plays a critical role in maintaining high standards of cleanliness, functionality, and compliance across all sterile processing workflows. MD Anderson Cancer Center is a leading institution focused on cancer care, research, education, and prevention.

The Senior Sterile Processing Technologist contributes directly to the organization’s ability to provide safe surgical care by maintaining expertise across all sterile processing areas. The Senior Sterile Processing Technologist is essential to ensuring the timely availability of advanced instrumentation and equipment required for surgical procedures.

The ideal candidate brings a combination of hands‑on sterile processing experience, technical knowledge of advanced surgical instrumentation, and relevant industry certification. Preferred qualifications include a minimum of two years of hospital‑based sterile processing experience and formal certification in sterile processing practices.

Minimum $23.80 – Midpoint $29.81 – Maximum $35.82

Shift: 2:00pm - 10:30pm (weekend day required)

This role is an opportunity to support safe surgical operations while building skills in advanced sterile processing techniques within a respected clinical environment. The Senior Sterile Processing Technologist makes a direct impact on patient care by ensuring the accuracy, cleanliness, and readiness of essential surgical instrumentation, while benefiting from meaningful career development and work-life balance.

• Employer-paid medical coverage starting day one for employees working 30+ hours/week, plus optional group dental, vision, life, AD&D, and disability insurance.
• Accruals for PTO and Extended Illness Bank, plus paid holidays, wellness, childcare, and other leave options.
• Tuition Assistance Program after six months of service and access to extensive wellness, fitness, and employee resource groups.
• Defined-benefit pension through the Teachers Retirement System, voluntary retirement plans, and employer-paid life and reduced salary protection programs.

• Perform decontamination, assembly, and sterilization of advanced instrumentation and equipment.
• Identify and inspect instruments for cleanliness and functionality.
• Operate and troubleshoot sterile processing equipment.
• Adhere to manufacturer guidelines and departmental standards.
• Maintain safety compliance across all sterile processing activities.

• Prepare case carts with required instrument sets and supplies.
• Deliver instrumentation to the operating room.
• Stock and maintain par levels for operating room instrumentation.
• Support emergency cart availability and preparedness.

• Monitor and report equipment issues promptly.
• Ensure accuracy in instrument assembly and set configuration.
• Follow infection control, safety policies, and workflow standards.
• Support consistent sterile processing documentation practices.

• Required:
  
  High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Preferred:
  Completion of a Sterile Processing Program.

• Required:
  
  2 years Hospital-based sterile processing experience. or
• Required:
  
  With preferred education, no experience required.

• Required:
  
  CRCST - Certified and Registered Central Service Technician Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA). Upon Hire or
• Required:
  
  CSPDT - Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Tech Certification Board of Sterile Processing and Distribution, Inc. (CBSPD). Upon Hire or
• Required:
  
  CST - Certified Surgical Technologist National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA). Upon Hire

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, paid time off, retirement, tuition benefits, educational opportunities, and individual and team recognition.

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