Job Summary
Sterile Processing Technician, Sterile Processing Tech — Colorado. This position supports a collaborative sterile processing department serving pediatric patients in an evening schedule. The successful candidate demonstrates strong sterile processing skills, flexibility, teamwork, and experience with pediatric care, endoscope reprocessing, Level I trauma, and surgery center operations.
Job Details
- Schedule: Eight-hour evening shifts from 3:00 PM to 11:30 PM, totaling 40 hours per week. Rotating weekend coverage is required; no on-call or holiday coverage is required.
- Required Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Minimum of 1 year of sterile processing experience and 1 year of specialty experience.
- Previous travel experience with multiple successfully completed travel assignments, including at least one assignment with more than two extensions.
- Pediatric experience.
- Endoscope and scope reprocessing experience.
- Level I trauma experience.
- Surgery center experience.
- Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) or Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) certification.
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Certified Instrument Specialist (CIS) certification.
- Certified Endoscope Reprocessor (CER) certification.
- Additional Information:
- The department is team-oriented and requires flexibility, collaboration, and strong sterile processing skills.
- Competencies must be completed and signed off before independent work is assigned.
- Daily assignments are provided by department leadership.
- Standard orientation is approximately 2 weeks for most travelers and may vary based on individual competency.
- No time off is approved during the first 2 weeks of the assignment.
- Medical and religious exemption requests for the seasonal influenza vaccination will be considered.
- Hospital-provided scrubs are available.
- Closed-toe shoes are required; Crocs are not permitted.
- Jewelry is not permitted.
- Hair must be secured, facial hair must be neatly trimmed, and bare nails are required.
Benefits
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:
- Private housing or generous housing allowance
- Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
- Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
- Competitive salaries
- Referral bonuses
- Travel reimbursement
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Direct deposit/free checking
- Unlimited free CE credits
