Sterile Processing Technician

• Job Title : Central Sterile Technician
• Location: 201 W 38th Street, Austin, TX, 78705
• Assignment Duration: 13 weeks with possible extensions
• Guaranteed Hours/Week: 40
• Shift Timing:20:00 - 06:30

The sterile processing department provides processing of instrumentation for the OR, L&D and acute care departments. The OR averages 60 cases daily during the week and L&D averages 20-25 deliveries per day. The department staffs three shifts 7 days per week with a combination of 8- and 10-hour shifts. Minimum 5 years of recent, full-time experience as a Sterile Processing Technician in a high-volume hospital setting, with demonstrated proficiency in all phases including decontamination, assembly, sterilization, and case cart preparation candidates with less experience or requiring extensive onboarding will not be considered. Current CRCST certification (or equivalent) required, along with proven track record of independent operation in decontamination areas without supervision; must provide verifiable references from at least two prior travel assignments confirming no training was needed. Extensive hands-on knowledge of AAMI standards, OSHA regulations, and Joint Commission guidelines for sterile processing, including immediate-use steam sterilization (IUSS) protocols-applicants unfamiliar with these will be disqualified. Experience handling complex instrument trays for specialties such as orthopedics, neurosurgery, and cardiology, with the ability to identify and resolve issues autonomously in fast-paced environments; no entry-level or partially trained techs accepted. Proposed schedule is Night shift, 10 hours 8:00pm to 6:30am Thursday through Sunday