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Sterile Processing Technician (full-time) - $5,000 Sign-on Bonus

Sauk Prairie Healthcare · Prairie du Sac, WI · Full time

Posted Sep 23, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

How do you learn the names of hundreds of instruments?

What they are checking: Learning habits for instrument knowledge the posting says is required.

Tell me about a time you found someone else's mistake. How did you handle it?

What they are checking: Speaking up respectfully about errors that could reach patients.

What would you do

You open a sterilizer and the indicator didn't change. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they stop, quarantine the load and follow recall steps instead of releasing it.

The OR needs a tray immediately and someone suggests skipping a step. What do you do?

What they are checking: Holding to standards under pressure, since patient safety depends on every step.

About the work

Walk me through how an instrument tray goes from dirty in the OR to sterile on the shelf.

What they are checking: Understanding of the full cycle, since skipping any step can cause a surgical infection.

Why is cleaning the most important step, even before sterilization?

What they are checking: Knowing that sterilization cannot work through leftover blood or tissue.

How do you check instruments for damage or bioburden during assembly?

What they are checking: Attention to detail that keeps broken or dirty instruments out of surgery.

What records do you keep for sterilizers and the Steris System 1, and why?

What they are checking: Understanding that records prove sterility and allow recalls if something goes wrong.

Walk me through terminally cleaning an OR suite at the end of the day.

What they are checking: A thorough, systematic approach to cleaning surgical lights, tracks, furniture and equipment.

How do you protect yourself in the decontamination area?

What they are checking: Proper use of PPE to prevent exposure to blood and chemicals.

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The full job description

As published by Sauk Prairie Healthcare.

Looking to be part of a team that provides extraordinary healthcare from the heart? You Belong Here. POSITION SPECIFICS Title: Sterile Processing Technician FTE: 1.0 FTE (80 hours per pay period) Schedule: Monday through Friday from 10:00 AM - 6:30 PM Holiday Rotation: None Weekend Rotation: None On Call Requirements: None POSITION SUMMARY Responsible for decontaminating, preparing, sterilizing, storing, and distributing sterile instruments/reprocessed supplies to all departments, patient transport, assisting with patient and room preparation in surgical area, terminal cleaning of operating rooms. POSITION TECHNICAL RESPONSIBILITIES • Wash and decontaminate instruments for operating room, emergency room, physical therapy, OB, various other departments and the clinics. • Process and assemble instrument sets. • Sterilize all instruments. • Knowledgeable about names of instruments. • Transport all sterile items to departments. • Maintain all records pertaining to sterilizers, Steris System I and sterilization parameters. • Maintain knowledge of use of all sterilizers and decontamination equipment. • Order, fold and store linens. • Assist with room turnover by removing trash and linen, mopping floor and putting equipment away. • Terminally clean the OR suite daily which includes surgical lights and external tracks, all furniture and equipment, including wheels and casters, hallways and room floors, handles of cabinets and push plates, ventilation faceplates, horizontal surfaces, sub sterile areas, scrub utility area and sinks. • Be knowledgeable of all chemicals, disinfectants, equipment, supplies and the appropriate use in the surgery area. • Creates an environment that encourages provider satisfaction by ensuring daily workflow processes are followed resulting in sterile and accurate tray/case completion within expected turnaround times. POSITION REQUIREMENTS Education: • Required: High school diploma or equivalent. • Preferred: None Experience: • Required: Experience in instrument processing. • Preferred: None Licenses and Registrations: • Required: None • Preferred: None Certification(s): • Required: Certification in Sterile Processing from an approved program required within the first 2 years of date in position • Preferred: None BENEFIT SUMMARY • Competitive health and dental insurance options • Flexible paid time off to balance work and life • Retirement plan with immediate vesting and employer match • Discounted membership to our state-of-the-art fitness facility • Generous tuition reimbursement • Employer provided life and disability insurance • Free parking at facility #IND100

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