Sterile Processing Technician
Columbia, Missouri
University of Missouri Hospital

Sterile Processing Tech (SPT)

Location: Columbia, Missouri Department: Surgical Services Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Evening (5x8 hours), 15:00-23:30 Hours: 8 per day, 40 per week Schedule: Monday through Friday, with rotation to weekends Focus: Assembly only

Required Qualifications

• Sterile Processing Technician experience of 2 years
• Sterile Processing Technician experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• CBSPD or IAHCSMM certification

Job Demands and Expectations

• Ability to work at the assigned location for the full contract term
• Ability to work most of the assigned shift
• Ability to take call
• Ability to work assigned weekends and at least 50% of holidays during the contract
• Rotating shifts, holiday work, and work during inclement weather
• Physical activity: ambulating, reaching, and moving objects weighing up to and over 20 lbs
• Routine contact with patients who may have contagious illnesses
• Works in a facility open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year

Health and Immunization Requirements

• TB: Negative QuantiFERON-Gold or T-SPOT within 1 year of start, or a 2-step PPD within 1 year. Must be updated annually. Positive results require a chest X-ray and proof of treatment or a signed recommendation.
• Tdap: Within 10 years of start. Religious or medical exemption possible.
• Measles, mumps, rubella: Positive titer or 2 MMR vaccines (at least 1 after 1980). Religious exemptions not accepted; medical exemptions available.
• Hepatitis B: Completed series or positive titer. Declinations not accepted for candidates signed on or after 7/1/2023.
• Varicella: Positive titer or 2 vaccines. Religious exemptions not accepted; medical exemptions available.
• Influenza (10/01-03/31): Vaccine or approved medical/religious exemption, with proof of administration. Working candidates must complete by 10/31. Exemptions are subject to facility approval.
• Fit testing: Not required for Sterile Processing Techs.

Background and Compliance Checks

• 7-year background check within 60 days of start, including international checks if the candidate has traveled outside the USA in the last 7 years
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG exclusion checks within 60 days of start, run separately
• Missouri Family Care Safety Registry (FCSR) or Missouri Caregiver search on file within 60 days of start (one or the other, not both pending)
• Missouri EDL search within 60 days of start
• Certification of Employment Eligibility completed after I-9/E-Verify, using the full legal name on the candidate's government ID
• Badge photo required for new candidates

Not Required

• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• ACLS or PALS
• Competency exam is required "as applicable" to the profession, so confirm with the recruiter