Brown University Health
Sterile Processing Technician
Rhode Island Hospital · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Experience
- Required three to six months of previous related work experience; may be obtained in central services, surgical reprocessing, or a surgical stock room.
- Education
- High school graduate or equivalent.
About the job
Cleans, inspects, assembles, sterilizes, and distributes surgical instruments, equipment, and procedure trays while supporting inventory, case-cart preparation, and staff training.
What you'll do
- Decontaminate, inspect, assemble, package, and sterilize instruments and equipment; conduct sterilizer testing and respond to positive results.
- Prepare operating room case carts, manage supplies and inventory, and distribute instruments to hospital units.
- Support orientation and training of new staff and maintain a clean, safe work environment.
What they ask for
- High school graduate or equivalent; ability to read, write, and speak fluent English.
- Three to six months of related work experience demonstrating familiarity with surgical instrumentation, decontamination and sterilization techniques, and stock room functions.
- Visual and manual dexterity to operate washers and sterilization equipment; physical ability to stand for long periods and lift and carry moderately heavy surgical trays.
Nice to have
- Sterile Processing Certification through the Health Sterile Processing Association (HSPA) or its equivalent.
Pay
$27.09-$28.27 (base salary)
Tools
steam (flash and prevac), EPS Scope Processor, Steam-Sterrad-System, Instrument Management System
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