Sterile Processing Tech - Per Diem
Posted Sep 28, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 4, 2026
Likely interview questions for this role
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About your past
Do you hold CBSPD or IAHCSMM certification? If not, how are you working toward it?
What they are checking: Whether they are serious about the profession, as the posting strongly prefers certification.
Tell me about a time you caught an error before it reached a patient.
What they are checking: Whether they pay close attention and speak up, which keeps patients safe.
This is an 11 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. shift with rotating weekends and holidays. How do you stay careful during the overnight hours?
What they are checking: Whether they can stay accurate at night, when fatigue can lead to missed steps.
What would you do
You find bioburden on an instrument after it was supposedly cleaned. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they stop and reprocess instead of letting a dirty instrument move forward.
A surgeon needs a tray in 30 minutes that is still being processed. How do you handle the pressure?
What they are checking: Whether they refuse to cut safety corners even when the OR is waiting.
About the work
Walk me through decontaminating a set of surgical instruments from the moment they come back from the OR.
What they are checking: Whether they know every step, because skipped cleaning causes surgical infections.
What is the difference between steam sterilization and low-temperature sterilization, and how do you choose?
What they are checking: Whether they know which items can take heat and which need another method.
How do you know a sterilization cycle worked? What indicators do you check?
What they are checking: Whether they read chemical and biological indicators and know what to do if one fails.
How do you assemble an instrument tray when you are not sure an item belongs?
What they are checking: Whether they use count sheets and ask for help so trays are complete and correct.
How do you protect yourself when working in decontamination?
What they are checking: Whether they wear the right PPE and handle sharps safely.
How do you set up surgical case carts so the morning cases start on time?
What they are checking: Whether they plan and pick carefully, since the night shift prepares the first cases of the day.
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