Travel Senior Sterile Processing Technician (SPT)

We are actively hiring an experienced Senior Sterile Processing Technician (SPT) for a 13-week travel assignment at Providence Saint Mary Medical Center in Apple Valley, California. This is an outstanding opportunity for highly experienced sterile processing professionals with leadership experience who are looking for competitive pay, consistent night shifts, and the opportunity to support a high-volume surgical department.

Job Details:

Location: Apple Valley, CA
Facility: Providence Saint Mary Medical Center
Specialty: Senior Sterile Processing Technician (SPT)
Start Date: July 21, 2026
Contract Length: 13 Weeks
Shift: Nights (7:00 PM–3:30 AM or 9:30 PM–6:00 AM)
Schedule: 5×8-Hour Shifts
Guaranteed Hours: 40 Hours Per Week
Call: Weekend and holiday call rotation required

Why You'll Love This Opportunity:

• Competitive Weekly Travel Pay
• Full-Time Night Shift Schedule
• 40 Guaranteed Hours Per Week
• Work in a High-Volume Acute Care Surgical Environment
• Opportunity to Function in a Shift Lead Role
• Exposure to Advanced Robotic, Cardiac, Trauma, Spine, Orthopedic, and Vascular Procedures
• Modern Sterile Processing Department with Advanced Sterilization Technology
• Excellent Team-Oriented Surgical Services Department

Responsibilities:

• Perform decontamination, inspection, assembly, sterilization, and distribution of complex surgical instrument sets.
• Process instruments for General Surgery, Robotics, Orthopedics, Total Joints, Open Heart, Vascular, Neuro/Spine, Trauma, OB/GYN, Urology, Ophthalmology, Endoscopy, Plastics, and Laparoscopic procedures.
• Reprocess flexible endoscopes including Bronchoscopes, Colonoscopes, Cystoscopes, ERCP, EGD, TEE probes, Fiber Optic scopes, and additional specialty scopes.
• Operate Getinge and Amsco steam sterilizers, Steris V-Pro, Steris System 1E, Getinge 86 Series Washers, and Triton 72 Ultrasonic Cleaners.
• Monitor biological indicators, chemical indicators, immediate-use steam sterilization (IUSS), and sterilization quality assurance processes.
• Assemble complex instrument trays, manage loaner instrumentation, implants, case carts, and preference cards.
• Maintain accurate documentation and ensure compliance with AAMI, AORN, HSPA, infection prevention, and hospital quality standards.
• Support operating room workflow while serving as a shift lead when assigned and mentoring department staff.

Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years of Sterile Processing experience in an acute care hospital.
• Minimum 3 years of Sterile Processing Team Lead experience in a hospital setting.
• Previous travel Sterile Processing experience required (first-time travelers will not be considered).
• Current CBSPD or HSPA (IAHCSMM) Certification required.
• Strong experience with robotic instrumentation, orthopedic implants, total joints, cardiovascular, trauma, vascular, neuro/spine, and endoscopy instrumentation.
• Hands-on experience with Da Vinci Xi Robotic System, Getinge Autoclaves, Amsco Autoclaves, Steris V-Pro, Steris System 1E, Getinge 86 Series Washers, and Triton 72 Ultrasonic Cleaners required.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced Level I trauma and acute care surgical environment.

We have additional Sterile Processing Technician travel opportunities available nationwide. Tell us your preferred location and schedule, and we'll help match you with the right assignment.

Work Location: On the road