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 from central services, surgical reprocessing, or a surgical stock room.
- Education
- High school graduate or equivalent.
About the job
Processes, inspects, assembles, decontaminates, and sterilizes surgical instruments and equipment, while supporting inventory, operating room case carts, and staff training.
What you'll do
- Clean, inspect, assemble, package, and sterilize instruments, equipment, and procedure trays; perform endoscope processing and sterilizer monitoring.
- Prepare and distribute operating room case carts, maintain supplies and inventory, and coordinate workflow with operating room and department staff.
- Help orient and train new personnel and maintain a clean, safe work environment.
What they ask for
- High school graduate or equivalent; able to read, write, and speak fluent English.
- Three to six months of related experience demonstrating familiarity with surgical instrumentation, decontamination and sterilization techniques, and stock room functions.
- Visual and manual dexterity to operate washers and sterilization equipment, and physical ability to stand for long periods and lift and carry moderately heavy trays.
Nice to have
- Sterile Processing Certification through the Health Sterile Processing Association (HSPA) or its equivalent.
Pay
$27.09-$28.27 (base salary; currency not stated)
Tools
Steam sterilizers, EPS Scope Processor, Instrument Management System, System
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