Sterile Processing Technician
Baltimore, Maryland
University of Maryland Medical Center

Sterile Processing Tech (SPT)

Location: Baltimore, Maryland Specialty: Surgical Services Employment type: Travel/Contract Start date: 11/16/26 Contract length: 13 weeks Shift: Nights, 5x8 (23:00-07:30), 40 hours per week

Required Qualifications

• Sterile Processing Technician (2 years of experience)
• Sterile Processing Technician experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• CBSPD
• IAHCSMM/HSPA
• Experience working with Level 1 Trauma patients
• Experience working with Level 2 Trauma patients

Special Equipment Experience

• Steam sterilizer
• Washer disinfecter
• VPR low-temp sterilization
• Medivator scope processing
• Scope Buddy
• Cart washer

Schedule and Duties

• Holidays: required as they fall, as scheduled
• Weekends: required as scheduled
• On-call: not required
• Float: may be required within the specialty, including decontamination and instrument processing as needed

Conditionally Applicable Certifications

The source lists these as required only if the unit requires them. Confirm with the unit description or job description.

• ACLS (AHA only)
• BLS (AHA only)
• PALS (AHA only)
• NRP (AHA/AAP only)
• CHEMO
• TNCC
• EFM
• STABLE
• NIH Stroke Certification (must be updated annually)

Background and Eligibility Screenings

• 7-year criminal background check within 30 days of start, updated annually. Felonies within the past 5 years are an automatic decline. Older felonies require a statement and client review.
• Work history verification for the previous 5 years (attestation accepted if necessary)
• Education verification for highest level of education
• Exclusion checks (EPLS/GSA/SAM, HHS/OIG, and Maryland State Exclusions List) within 30 days of start
• I-9 and E-Verify, or attestation
• Government-issued photo ID
• Primary source license verification
• Nationwide, county, sex offender, and OFAC searches

Competencies and Health Requirements

• Competency exam within 1 year of start, score of 80% or higher
• Color blind test (online), no annual renewal
• Physical exam within 1 year of start, lab items due within 72 hours of contract signing
• Fit test within 1 year of start, updated annually
• Negative 9-panel drug screen within 30 days prior to start (instant tests not accepted)
• TB screening within 1 year (QuantiFERON or T-SPOT, or 2 PPDs, or a true 2-step PPD), updated annually
• Rubeola, mumps, rubella, and varicella: positive titer or 2 vaccines
• Hepatitis B: positive titer or declination
• Flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption for the 2026-27 season (October 1 to March 31). Documentation is due by 12/1 for working travelers. Declinations are not accepted.

Facility Documents and Onboarding

• Electronic health record training test-out form, time sensitive
• Badge application within 72 hours of signing
• Badge photo (head and shoulders, white or beige background)
• Confidentiality agreement, signed before start
• Latex allergy questionnaire
• Job description, signed before start
• Two supervisory references within 1 year of start (charge RNs or supervisors/managers acceptable)
• Employment application or resume completed within 30 days of start

Dress Code

• Navy blue scrubs, pink for trauma assignments