Certified Sterile Processing Technician
Hourly wage estimate: $23.80 - $33.31. Factors such as skills, experience, and comparison to other employees in this role may determine your actual salary.
About the Role
As a Certified Sterile Processing Technician, you will play a critical role in protecting patient safety and supporting life-saving care through precision and attention to detail. You will be a vital part of our team, helping surgical staff deliver safe, effective care by ensuring every instrument and supply is clean, prepared, and ready when needed.
Responsibilities
- Cleaning, inspecting, assembling, and sterilizing surgical instruments and trays to ensure they are sterile, complete, labeled, and ready for use
- Managing sterilization equipment and keeping accurate records to support patient safety and infection prevention
- Preparing customized surgical sets and case carts based on daily schedules and specific procedure needs
- Managing inventory and supplies in OR storage and specialty lockers, working with the surgical team to meet needs and keep operations running smoothly
- Responding quickly to instrument requests during surgeries and helping solve urgent equipment needs
Requirements
- (CSPDT) Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician, or (CRCST) Certified Registered Central Service Technician
Benefits
Reston Hospital Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
- Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services
- Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
- Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence
- Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling
- Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
- Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts
Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
About the Organization
Reston Hospital Center has provided quality healthcare services since 1986. We offer patients access to trained physicians and advanced technology. Our 230+ bed hospital is one of the region's leading acute care facilities in Reston and the growing Northern Virginia region. We offer a full range of medical services, including 24-hour emergency care, maternal/child health, surgical services on both an inpatient and extensive outpatient basis, urological services including lithotripsy, and state-of-the-art cancer care with radiation therapy. Our hospital is a certified Stroke Center, certified Total Joint Center, and the only accredited Chest Pain Center in Northern Virginia. We are the only hospital in Northern Virginia to receive Joint Commission designation as a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures for multiple consecutive years.
At Reston Hospital Center, our "care like family" culture extends to our patients, our people, and our community. HCA Healthcare, our parent organization, has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times and spent an estimated $3.7 billion in recent years on charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.