Central Sterile Service Tech I

Location: Norfolk, VA | Shift: Full Time Weekend Days

About the role

The Central Sterile Services Technician is responsible for the decontamination, assembly, sterilization, and preparation of surgical instruments, medical equipment, and supplies used in patient care. This position operates and maintains sterilization equipment according to established procedures and standards, examines medical equipment for defects, and reports faulty equipment to appropriate personnel.

Responsibilities

• Decontaminate, assemble, sterilize, and prepare surgical instruments, medical equipment, and supplies for patient care
• Operate and maintain sterilization equipment according to established procedures and standards
• Examine medical equipment for defects and report faulty equipment to appropriate personnel

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required
• Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) certification from the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA) preferred
• 1 year of central sterile services, sterilization, and/or central sterile processing experience preferred

Pay

Base pay range: $21.50 – $32.83 per hour for full-time employment. Additional compensation may be available, such as shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• Adoption, fertility, and surrogacy reimbursement up to $10,000
• Paid time off and sick leave
• Paid parental and family caregiver leave
• Emergency backup care
• Long-term, short-term disability, and critical illness plans
• Life insurance
• 401(k)/403(b) with employer match
• Tuition assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
• Student debt pay down – up to $10,000
• Pet insurance
• Legal resources plan
• Annual discretionary bonus opportunity (subject to system and employee eligibility criteria)

About Sentara Leigh Hospital

Sentara Leigh Hospital is a 274-bed acute care facility that opened in 1903 and relocated to its present site in 1977. A 2016 renovation added two new patient towers, a beautiful atrium, and a multi-story parking garage. The hospital includes a dedicated Orthopedic Hospital providing a full continuum of orthopedic care from preoperative phase and surgery to rehabilitation and home care services. It is a recognized accredited Primary Stroke Center and a Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, specializing in orthopedic and spine care, heart and vascular care, maternity care, and general surgery. The hospital is also home to the region’s only 24-hour hyperbaric oxygen program, treating carbon monoxide poisoning, non-healing wounds, infections with tissue oxygen deprivation, airborne chemical exposures, and scuba diving accidents.