Sterile Processing Technician 1

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Inova Health System

Posted 2 months ago

Full Time

Fairfax, Virginia

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

The Sterile Processing Technician is responsible for inspecting, assembling, and sterilizing medical instrumentation to ensure patient safety. They also maintain stock levels and document all processing functions using specialized tracking software.

Qualifications

You have a High School diploma or GED and no prior experience is required for this role. You will be responsible for inspecting and assembling surgical instruments, ensuring their proper working condition and sterility.

Must Have Skills for ATS

instrument inspection

instrument assembly

sterilization

instrument tracking software

Job Description

nova Fair Oaks Hospital is looking for a dedicated Sterile Processing Technicians 1 to join the team! This role will be full-time working full-time night shift: Monday-Friday, every other weekend, 10pm-6:30am. We offer great pay based on experience, plus, don’t forget about our other amazing benefits and perks! 

Inova is consistently ranked as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation. 

Inova Featured Benefits:

  • Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
  • Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
  • Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
  • Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
  • Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, and more

Sterile Processing Technicians 1 Job Responsibilities:

  • Inspects instruments and ensures that they are free from bio-burden and in proper working condition prior to assembling sets according to count sheets.
  • Locates missing instrumentation and replaces repaired/ordered instrumentation in sets.
  • Maintains stock levels in the assembly area.
  • Loads items to be sterilized on the loading cart and records them on the load card, adding a biological test to each load.
  • Utilizes instrument tracking computer software to document all functions in the instrument assembly area.
  • Assembles instrumentation accurately and efficiently and ensures sterility of all processed items.
  • Selects the proper mode of sterilization for all items.
  • Ensures the presence of all required chemical and biological indicators.
  • May perform additional duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Education: High School diploma or GED 
  • Experience: No experience required.

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare. 

Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.

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Inova Health System

We are Inova, Northern Virginia and the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. With expertise and compassion, we partner with our patients to help them stay healthy. We treat illness, heal injury and look at a patient’s whole health to help them flourish. Through our expansive network of hospitals, primary and specialty care practices, emergency and urgent care centers, and outpatient services, Inova provides care for more than 1 million unique patients every year. Total patient visits exceed 4 million annually, demonstrating our ability to deliver the best clinical care and ensuring a seamless experience for all who rely on us for their healthcare needs. Consistently ranked and recognized as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience, Inova’s world-class care is made possible by the strength and breadth of our network, our 26,000 team members, our technology and our innovation. In 2025, Inova was named the Health System of the Year by Press Ganey, a national leader in healthcare experience, recognizing our excellence in patient care, team member engagement, and commitment to continuous improvement. Inova is home to Northern Virginia’s only Level 1 Trauma Center and Level 4 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and provides high-quality healthcare to each person in every community we are privileged to serve – regardless of ability to pay – every day of their life. More information about Inova can be found at www.inova.org.
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