
Hospital | Sterile Processing Tech
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Columbus, OH
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Sterile Processing Technician
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Sep 24, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $27.00
- Weekly
- $1,080
- Yearly (full-time)
- $56,160
- Contract length
- 13 weeks
This job pays about $27.00/hour — 23% above the median for Sterile Processing Technician jobs in Ohio ($21.90/hour). The total includes tax-free housing and meal stipends, which staff jobs don't pay, so take-home pay is usually higher than the hourly figure suggests.
Estimated from the weekly pay in the listing, 40 hours a week; yearly = 52 weeks. Median wage: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
Sterile Processing Technician jobs in Ohio right now
- 27 open Sterile Processing Technician jobs in Ohio from 1 agency, 27 of them in Columbus.
- Pay in these listings: $27.00 – $34.57/hour, median $31.11/hour.
- Typical Sterile Processing Technician pay in Ohio: $21.90/hour ($45,552/year, BLS).
Job description
Sterile Processing Technician Jobs in Columbus, OH 43210 | Hospital Setting
Join a fast-paced sterile processing team in Columbus, Ohio. This 13-week travel Sterile Processing Technician opportunity lets you support surgical services in a busy, high-volume hospital environment while helping ensure patient safety, instrument readiness, and operational excellence. Columbus offers a welcoming Midwest atmosphere with vibrant neighborhoods, great dining, and easy access to parks and cultural attractions.
Overview
This evening shift role is ideal for an experienced Sterile Processing Tech who thrives in a detail-oriented, organized, and high-demand healthcare setting. You will play a critical role in decontamination, instrument assembly, sterilization, and sterile supply support while collaborating with a clinical team focused on quality care and efficient OR workflows.
Job Details
- Assignment Type: Travel Sterile Processing Technician
- Duration: 13 weeks
- Estimated Weekly Pay: $1,080-$1,160
- Shift Duration: 8-hour nights
- Schedule: Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., with occasional scheduled holidays
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Orientation: 40 hours
- Setting: Busy hospital sterile processing department with multiple service lines and high-acuity surgical demands
- Location: Columbus, OH 43210
Job Requirements
- Minimum of 3 years of sterile processing experience in a high-volume hospital environment
- CRCST or CSPDT certification required
- Experience with decontamination, assembly, sterilization, and sterile storage workflows
- Hands-on knowledge of steam sterilization and low-temperature sterilization processes
- High-level disinfection and endoscope reprocessing experience required
- Experience with Censitrac tracking systems preferred
- Medivator experience required
- Experience supporting an OR liaison function or core tech role preferred
- Familiarity with Epic charting is preferred
- Strong attention to detail, organization, and communication skills
Responsibilities
- Decontaminate a wide variety of surgical instruments and equipment, including drills, scopes, and robotic system components
- Assemble and prepare instruments across multiple service lines, including trauma, loaner sets, and peel-packed items
- Perform sterilization using steam and Sterrad processes while following strict quality and safety standards
- Complete high-level disinfection and scope reprocessing procedures accurately and efficiently
- Maintain sterile storage and ensure instruments are packaged and delivered aseptically to point of use
- Support operating room coordination and instrument tracking across multiple reprocessing sites
- Use Censitrac and related systems to document, track, and allocate instrumentation
- Help standardize and organize instrument trays to support consistent workflows across the system
- Collaborate with team members to keep pace in a busy, high-demand hospital environment
Apply now for this Sterile Processing Technician job in Columbus, OH, and join a healthcare team committed to patient safety, surgical support, and operational excellence.
Benefits
401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision
Equal Opportunity
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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