This board carries one job family only: sterile processing
technicians, central sterile and central processing techs, SPD techs, instrument technicians, and endoscopy
reprocessing techs. Every listing links to the source posting it was verified from — the employer's own careers
site or a verified mirror of the posting — and carries the date it was verified live.
Why Sterile Tech Jobs?
General job boards bury sterile processing openings under thousands of unrelated healthcare listings, and employers
posting there reach mostly people who will never apply. This board lists sterile processing jobs and nothing else,
so technicians find relevant openings faster and employers reach the people who actually do this work.
Every listing is checked against its source posting before it appears here, and listing links are re-checked on a
schedule. When a posting closes and we can confirm it, the listing comes down.
What you can expect here:
Verified listings only, each with the date it was verified live
Applications happen on the employer's own site — this board never charges job seekers and never handles your application or resume
Filters for certification, shift, job type, and setting that narrow only on details a posting actually states — unstated details are never guessed
Free email alerts when a new opening matches what you're looking for
Free CRCST study resources, including a 10-question practice quiz written from the published exam content areas
A Board for One Job Family
Sterile processing goes by many titles — sterile processing technician, central sterile, central processing, SPD,
instrument technician, endoscopy reprocessing — but it is one specialty, and it is the only specialty this board
covers. Whether you are an experienced CRCST looking for a lead role or training for your first certification, the
openings, salary information, and study resources here are written for your work.
Free CRCST Practice Quiz
Ten original practice questions written from the published
CRCST exam content areas — decontamination, sterilization, quality assurance, safety, and more. See where you stand
before you sit for the real exam.
Sterile Tech Jobs is an independent job board. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by HSPA (the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association). CRCST, CSPDT, and CER are certification credentials administered by HSPA; CBSPD credentials are administered by the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution. Always confirm certification requirements and exam details with the certifying body.
Link check Oct 28, 2026: listings re-checked — expired listings are removed, and listings are kept when an employer site doesn't answer the automated check.
Sterile Processing Jobs
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Filters only narrow on details a posting actually states — if a
posting doesn't state its shift or certification, it shows under "All" and is never guessed.
Sterile processing technician opening in the sterile processing department at TriStar Horizon Medical Center, part of HCA Healthcare, in Dickson, Tennessee. This is a hospital-based role supporting surgical services. The source posting does not state certification, shift, schedule, or pay on the information captured for this board — confirm those details on the employer's posting before applying.
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Lead sterile processing technician opening in the sterile processing department (SPD) at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. The posting title states this is a day-shift lead role. Certification requirements and pay are not stated on the information captured for this board — confirm them on Mayo Clinic's posting before applying.
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Sterile Processing Technician II Certified Per Diem Evenings
Kaiser Permanente · Redwood City, CA
Verified live Oct 27, 2026 · Listing ID #3
Employer
Kaiser Permanente
Location
Redwood City, CA
Certification
Certified (posting states certified)
Shift
Evening shift
Job type
Per diem / PRN
Setting
Not specified in the posting
Level
II
Schedule
Per diem
Verified live
Oct 27, 2026
Source
Kaiser Permanente Jobs
About this opening
Sterile Processing Technician II opening with Kaiser Permanente in Redwood City, California. The posting title states this is a certified, per diem position on the evening shift. The specific certification accepted and the pay rate are not stated on the information captured for this board — confirm them on Kaiser Permanente's posting before applying.
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Sterile Processing Technician III opening with STERIS in Louisville, Kentucky — a senior-level (III) role with a company that provides sterile processing services and equipment to healthcare facilities. Certification, shift, facility setting, and pay are not stated on the information captured for this board — confirm them on the source posting before applying.
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Sterile Processing Technician-Per Diem and Contract - Bay Shore
Northwell Health · Bay Shore, NY
Verified live Oct 27, 2026 · Listing ID #5
Employer
Northwell Health
Location
Bay Shore, NY
Certification
Not specified in the posting
Shift
Not specified in the posting
Job type
Per diem / PRN
Setting
Not specified in the posting
Schedule
Per diem and contract
Verified live
Oct 27, 2026
Source
DiversityJobs (Northwell Health posting)
About this opening
Sterile processing technician opening with Northwell Health in Bay Shore, New York. The posting title states the role is offered on a per diem and contract basis. Certification, shift, and pay are not stated on the information captured for this board — confirm them on the source posting before applying.
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Sterile Processing Technician II opening with Sutter Health at its CPMC Van Ness campus (1101 Van Ness Avenue) in San Francisco, California. Certification, shift, and pay are not stated on the information captured for this board — confirm them on the source posting before applying.
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Sterile Processing Tech II - Lavin, Full-time, Evenings
Northwestern Medicine · Chicago, IL
Verified live Oct 27, 2026 · Listing ID #7
Employer
Northwestern Medicine
Facility
Lavin Pavilion / Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Location
Chicago, IL
Certification
Not specified in the posting
Shift
Evening shift
Job type
Not specified in the posting
Setting
Hospital
Level
II
Schedule
Full-time
Verified live
Oct 27, 2026
Source
Northwestern Medicine (SmartRecruiters)
About this opening
Sterile Processing Tech II opening with Northwestern Medicine at the Lavin Pavilion (Northwestern Memorial) in Chicago, Illinois. The posting title states this is a full-time evening-shift role, and the posting text confirms certification requirements — check the employer's posting for the exact credentials required and the pay range before applying.
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PRN (per diem) sterile processing technician opening with USPI at Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital First Colony in Sugar Land, Texas. Certification, shift, and pay are not stated on the information captured for this board — confirm them on USPI's posting before applying.
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Sterile processing technician opening with the University of Vermont Health in Burlington, Vermont. Certification, shift, facility setting, and pay are not stated on the information captured for this board — confirm them on the source posting before applying.
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Sterile Processing Technician Lead opening with UF Health Jacksonville in Jacksonville, Florida — a lead-level role in an academic hospital's sterile processing department. Certification, shift, and pay are not stated on the information captured for this board — confirm them on the source posting before applying.
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Central Processing Tech opening with Corewell Health in Trenton, Michigan. Central processing is the same sterile processing department under its other common name. Certification, shift, facility setting, and pay are not stated on the information captured for this board — confirm them on the source posting before applying.
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Sterile Processing Tech Cert opening with Novant Health at Presbyterian Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. The posting title states this is a certified position; which certification is required, plus shift and pay, are not stated on the information captured for this board — confirm them on Novant Health's posting before applying.
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Sterile Processing Technician I - 3:00pm 11:30pm - Bloomington Hospital
IU Health · Bloomington, IN
Verified live Oct 27, 2026 · Listing ID #13
Employer
IU Health
Facility
Bloomington Hospital
Location
Bloomington, IN
Certification
Not specified in the posting
Shift
Evening shift
Job type
Not specified in the posting
Setting
Hospital
Level
I
Schedule
3:00pm–11:30pm
Verified live
Oct 27, 2026
Source
IU Health Careers
About this opening
Sterile Processing Technician I opening with IU Health at Bloomington Hospital in Bloomington, Indiana. The posting title states the schedule: 3:00pm to 11:30pm (evening shift). Certification requirements and pay are not stated on the information captured for this board — confirm them on IU Health's posting before applying.
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Central Processing Tech opening with Intermountain Health at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah. Central processing is the same sterile processing department under its other common name. Certification, shift, and pay are not stated on the information captured for this board — confirm them on the source posting before applying.
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Non-Certified Sterile Processing Technician opening with Duke Health at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina. The posting title states certification is not required for this role — an entry point into the field. Shift and pay are not stated on the information captured for this board — confirm them on the source posting before applying.
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Certified Sterile Processing Technician opening with Cleveland Clinic at its Main Campus in Cleveland, Ohio. The posting title states this is a certified position; which certification is required, plus shift and pay, are not stated on the information captured for this board — confirm them on the source posting before applying.
Note: Long-running posting: the source page shows it was first posted April 7, 2026. It was live with full duties when re-checked on Oct 27, 2026, but confirm it is still open on Cleveland Clinic's own careers site before applying.
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Advocate Aurora Health / Advocate Health · Winston-Salem, NC
Verified live Oct 27, 2026 · Listing ID #17
Employer
Advocate Aurora Health / Advocate Health
Facility
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Location
Winston-Salem, NC
Certification
Certified (posting states certified)
Shift
Not specified in the posting
Job type
Not specified in the posting
Setting
Hospital
Verified live
Oct 27, 2026
Source
Breakroom (Advocate Health posting)
About this opening
Sterile Processing Technician - Certified opening with Advocate Health at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The posting title states this is a certified position; which certification is required, plus shift and pay, are not stated on the information captured for this board — confirm them on the source posting before applying.
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Sterile processing technician opening with Banner Health at Banner Estrella Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Certification, shift, and pay are not stated on the information captured for this board — confirm them on the source posting before applying.
Note: Long-running posting: the source page shows it was first posted April 6, 2026. It was live with full duties when re-checked on Oct 27, 2026, but confirm it is still open on Banner Health's own careers site before applying.
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Certified Instrument Technician I - Atrium Health CMC, Sterile Processing
Atrium Health · Charlotte, NC
Verified live Oct 27, 2026 · Listing ID #19
Employer
Atrium Health
Facility
Atrium Health CMC
Location
Charlotte, NC
Certification
CRCST (HSPA)
Shift
Not specified in the posting
Job type
Not specified in the posting
Setting
Hospital
Level
I
Schedule
Full-time
Verified live
Oct 27, 2026
Source
DiversityJobs (Atrium Health posting)
About this opening
Certified Instrument Technician I opening in the sterile processing department at Atrium Health CMC in Charlotte, North Carolina. Atrium titles its sterile processing roles 'Instrument Technician'; the posting requires CRCST or CSPDT certification. The source page title states the role is full-time. Shift and pay are not stated on the information captured for this board — confirm them on the source posting before applying.
Note: Atrium Health titles this sterile processing role 'Instrument Technician.' It is a full SPD role in the sterile processing department at Atrium Health CMC.
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$1,413–$1,485 per week, as stated on the AMN posting
Assignment length
13 weeks
Verified live
Oct 27, 2026
Source
AMN Healthcare Careers
About this opening
Travel sterile processing technician assignment with AMN Healthcare in Overland Park, Kansas. Per the AMN posting: a 13-week travel assignment paying $1,413–$1,485 per week, starting Oct 26, 2026. This links to AMN's travel sterile processing technician listing page for Kansas rather than a single permanent posting — check the page for the current assignment details before applying.
Note: Travel assignment listing page (13 weeks, $1,413–$1,485/week per the posting), not a single permanent posting.
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Sterile Processing Technician opening on the 3rd shift in the sterile processing department at Houston Methodist West Hospital in Houston, Texas (Job Ref JR-16001). The posting title states the 3rd (night) shift. Certification requirements and pay are not stated on the information captured for this board — confirm them on Houston Methodist's posting before applying.
Note: Houston Methodist's careers page states this posting was published September 23, 2026; it was still listed when verified on Oct 27, 2026.
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Sterile Processing Technician opening in the supply sterile processing department at CHRISTUS Spohn Shoreline (CHRISTUS Health) in Corpus Christi, Texas. Certification, shift, and pay are not stated on the information captured for this board — confirm them on CHRISTUS Health's posting before applying.
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Sterile Processing Technician II opening with Cottage Health in Santa Barbara, California (req 14563). The source posting states it was posted Oct 9, 2026 and is valid through Nov 8, 2026. Certification, shift, and pay are not stated on the information captured for this board — confirm them on the source posting before applying.
Note: Verified on eQuest, Cottage Health's distribution board, on Oct 27, 2026 — confirm the opening is still posted on Cottage Health's own site before applying.
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Certified Instrument Technician - Multiple SPD Openings
Lee Health · Fort Myers, FL
Verified live Oct 27, 2026 · Listing ID #24
Employer
Lee Health
Location
Fort Myers, FL
Certification
Certified (posting states certified)
Shift
Not specified in the posting
Job type
Not specified in the posting
Setting
Hospital
Verified live
Oct 27, 2026
Source
Lee Health Jobs
About this opening
Certified Instrument Technician opening with Lee Health — Lee titles its sterile processing roles 'Instrument Technician.' Lee Health's own jobs site lists multiple SPD openings (Job Ref 98749) across Fort Myers and Cape Coral, Florida, so this listing links Lee's instrument-technician listings page rather than one single posting. The posting title states this is a certified position; shift and pay are not stated on the information captured for this board — confirm them on Lee Health's site before applying.
Note: Confirmed live on Lee Health's own jobs site during batch 2 re-verification. The link is Lee's instrument-technician category page covering multiple SPD openings in Fort Myers and Cape Coral.
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Sterile Processing Technician II (SPT) – Central Sterile Processing
Texas Health Resources · Plano, TX
Verified live Oct 27, 2026 · Listing ID #25
Employer
Texas Health Resources
Facility
Texas Health Plano
Location
Plano, TX
Certification
Not specified in the posting
Shift
Not specified in the posting
Job type
Not specified in the posting
Setting
Hospital
Level
II
Verified live
Oct 27, 2026
Source
HospitalCareers (Texas Health Resources posting)
About this opening
Sterile Processing Technician II (SPT) opening in Central Sterile Processing at Texas Health Plano (Texas Health Resources) in Plano, Texas, listed Oct 24, 2026. Certification requirements and pay are not stated on the information captured for this board — confirm them on Texas Health's posting before applying.
Note: Verified live on HospitalCareers, Texas Health Resources' distribution board, on Oct 27, 2026; the listing links that board's sterile processing listings page — confirm the Plano opening on Texas Health's own careers site (jobs.texashealth.org) before applying.
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HospitalCareers (Beth Israel Lahey Health posting)
About this opening
Sterile Processing Technician II opening with Beth Israel Lahey Health, named for Anna Jaques Hospital, listed Oct 24, 2026. The posting text also references New England Baptist Hospital, so it appears to be a system-wide posting. Certification, shift, and pay are not stated on the information captured for this board — confirm them on the source posting before applying.
Note: Verified on HospitalCareers (the distribution board) on Oct 27, 2026, where the listing is tagged Boston, MA although the named facility is Anna Jaques Hospital — confirm the exact work location on Beth Israel Lahey Health's own careers site before applying.
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Sterile Processing Technician opening with Adventist Health Portland in Portland, Oregon. Certification, shift, and pay are not stated on the information captured for this board — confirm them on the employer's posting before applying.
Note: Verified on an aggregator feed page opened Oct 27, 2026 (listed as posted about 6 days earlier); Adventist Health's own ATS page was not opened — confirm the opening on Adventist Health's careers site before applying.
You'll apply on Jobsora (Adventist Health posting). Your application happens
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Sterile Processing Technician opening at Providence Portland Medical Center in Portland, Oregon — an on-call day-shift role. Certification requirements and pay are not stated on the information captured for this board — confirm them on the employer's posting before applying.
Note: Verified on an aggregator feed page opened Oct 27, 2026 (listed as posted about 1 day earlier); Providence's own ATS page was not opened — confirm the opening on Providence's careers site before applying.
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entirely on their site, and we never see it. Sterile Tech Jobs never charges job seekers to apply.
Sterile Processing Technician (Noncert) opening with BayCare Health System at Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater, Florida. The posting title states the role is non-certified. Shift and pay are not stated on the information captured for this board — confirm them on the employer's posting before applying.
Note: Verified on an aggregator feed page opened Oct 27, 2026 (listed as posted about 3 days earlier); BayCare's own ATS page was not opened — confirm the opening on BayCare's careers site before applying.
You'll apply on Jobsora (BayCare Health System posting). Your application happens
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Certified Sterile Processing Technician opening with Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida. The posting title states this is a certified position; which certification is required, plus shift and pay, are not stated on the information captured for this board — confirm them on Moffitt's posting before applying.
Note: Verified on an aggregator feed page opened Oct 27, 2026 (listed as posted about 5 days earlier); Moffitt's own ATS page was not opened — confirm the opening on Moffitt's careers site before applying.
You'll apply on Jobsora (Moffitt Cancer Center posting). Your application happens
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Sterile Processing Technician / Sterile Processing Technician Trainee, Full Time, Second Shift
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center · Buffalo, NY
Verified live Oct 27, 2026 · Listing ID #31
Employer
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Location
Buffalo, NY
Certification
Not specified in the posting
Shift
Evening shift
Job type
Not specified in the posting
Setting
Hospital
Schedule
Full-time, second shift
Verified live
Oct 27, 2026
Source
Indeed (Roswell Park posting)
About this opening
Sterile Processing Technician / Sterile Processing Technician Trainee opening with Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, New York — a combined technician/trainee posting for a full-time, second-shift role. Certification requirements and pay are not stated on the information captured for this board — confirm them on the employer's posting before applying.
Note: Verified on Indeed, which carries Roswell Park's syndicated posting (opened fresh Oct 27, 2026); Roswell Park's own ATS page was not opened — confirm the opening on Roswell Park's careers site before applying.
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$23.49–$30.53 per hour, as stated on the UCHealth posting
Verified live
Oct 27, 2026
Source
UCHealth Careers
About this opening
Sterile Processing Tech I Certified opening in the Sterile Processing AIP department at UCHealth Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion in Aurora, Colorado (Job ID 419261). UCHealth's posting states this is a full-time role (80 hours per pay period) on the day shift, paying $23.49–$30.53 per hour, and that certification as a CSPDT (CBSPD) or CRCST (HSPA) is required. Confirm the details on UCHealth's posting before applying.
Note: This is UCHealth's current day-shift posting for this role, posted August 27, 2026 and verified live on UCHealth's own careers site on Oct 27, 2026. An earlier UCHealth posting for the same title and facility (weekend days) has closed.
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$16.50–$26.50 per hour, as stated on the Sanford Health posting
Verified live
Oct 27, 2026
Source
Sanford Health Careers
About this opening
Sterile Processing Technician opening with Sanford Health at Marshfield Medical Center Rice Lake in Rice Lake, Wisconsin (Req R-0253152). Sanford's posting states this is a full-time role scheduled 32 hours per week on 8-hour day shifts, paying $16.50–$26.50 per hour, and that certification in Central Service Technology is required. Confirm the details on Sanford's posting before applying.
Note: Verified live in Sanford Health's own careers system on Oct 27, 2026. An earlier Rice Lake sterile processing requisition (R-0253135) has closed; this listing (R-0253152) is the current one. Sanford has no published recruiting email, so it is on the board for job seekers, not in the outreach batch.
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How to Become a Sterile Processing Technician
What sterile processing technicians do
Sterile processing technicians work in the department — called sterile processing, central sterile, or central service — that decontaminates, inspects, assembles, sterilizes, and distributes the surgical instruments and medical devices a hospital or surgery center depends on. No operating room runs without them: every instrument tray on a surgical case passed through their hands first.
The work follows a one-way flow: soiled instruments arrive from the OR for cleaning and decontamination, move to preparation and packaging (inspection, assembly, wrapping or containerizing), then sterilization, sterile storage, and distribution back to the departments that need them.
Step 1 — Meet the basic requirements
Most employers require a high school diploma or GED and the ability to work on your feet, lift instrument trays, and work around steam sterilizers and cleaning chemicals. Many states do not license sterile processing technicians, but some do — New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Tennessee have enacted certification requirements for central service technicians, with details that change; check your state's current rules. Employers in every state strongly prefer, and often require, certification.
Step 2 — Get trained
There are three common routes in. (1) A sterile processing training program at a community college, technical school, or private training school, which usually includes classroom work on microbiology, decontamination, and sterilization plus a clinical externship. (2) A hospital-based training program — some large health systems train cohorts of new technicians in-house. (3) On-the-job entry: some employers hire non-certified technicians (you will see those postings on this board) and expect certification within a set period after hire.
Step 3 — Earn certification
The credential most employers ask for is the CRCST (Certified Registered Central Service Technician), administered by HSPA. HSPA's standard route requires completing a central service training course and 400 hours of hands-on experience; HSPA also offers a provisional certification route that lets you test first and complete the 400 hours within six months of passing. The other major certifying body is the CBSPD, whose CSPDT credential follows its own eligibility rules. Endoscopy reprocessing has its own credential, the CER. See this board's CRCST Certification Guide for the details and the required non-affiliation disclaimer.
Step 4 — Apply, and read postings closely
Job titles vary more than the work does: Sterile Processing Technician, Central Sterile Technician, Central Processing Technician, SPD Technician — and some health systems, such as Atrium Health, title the same role Instrument Technician. Levels I, II, and III, Lead, and Supervisor mark increasing experience. When you apply, note what each posting actually states: some state the certification, shift, and schedule in the posting; many do not, so confirm them with the employer. Every listing on this board links to the source posting it was verified from — the employer's own careers site or a verified mirror of the posting.
Preparing for the CRCST?
Start with the free 10-question practice quiz — original questions
written from the published exam content areas — then study with the CRCST study guide + practice exam pack for $79 when it opens.
Sterile Tech Jobs is an independent job board. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by HSPA (the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association). CRCST, CSPDT, and CER are certification credentials administered by HSPA; CBSPD credentials are administered by the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution. Always confirm certification requirements and exam details with the certifying body.
What the CRCST is
CRCST stands for Certified Registered Central Service Technician. It is the entry certification for sterile processing administered by HSPA (the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association, formerly IAHCSMM). Employers across the country list it by name in job postings — including on this board — because it verifies that a technician understands decontamination, preparation and packaging, sterilization, storage, and the regulations behind them.
Eligibility — two routes
Route 1 (full certification): complete a central service / sterile processing training course and 400 hours of hands-on experience in a central service department, in the roles HSPA specifies. Route 2 (provisional certification): pass the exam first, then complete the 400 hours of hands-on experience within six months of passing; the certification converts to full once HSPA verifies the hours. Application fees, exam fees, and experience documentation requirements are set by HSPA and change over time — confirm the current figures and rules on HSPA's official site before you apply or pay anything.
What the exam covers
The exam is built from HSPA's published content areas, which is the same outline this board's practice quiz and study materials are written from: cleaning, decontamination, and disinfection; preparation and packaging; sterilization process; equipment identification and care; storage and distribution; quality assurance; safety and risk management; and professional conduct, regulations, and workplace communication. Expect a computer-based, multiple-choice exam administered at testing centers.
How to prepare
Work from the content outline, not from 'real exam questions' — legitimately obtained copies of live exam questions do not exist, and anyone selling them is selling you a problem. Use a structured study guide and practice questions written from the published content areas (this board's free 10-question practice quiz is a starting taste, and its $79 study guide + practice exam pack is built the same way). If you want a full formal course, HSPA-recognized programs and providers such as Purdue University's online program and ed2go offer them at higher prices; see the affiliate disclosure on this page if this board links to them.
Keeping the credential
Certifications must be renewed — HSPA certifications renew annually with continuing education (CE) credits and a renewal fee. The exact CE count and fee are set by the certifying body; confirm the current requirement with HSPA. Build CE into your year instead of scrambling at renewal time.
Preparing for the CRCST?
Start with the free 10-question practice quiz — original questions
written from the published exam content areas — then study with the CRCST study guide + practice exam pack for $79 when it opens.
Sterile Processing Technician Salary — From This Board's Own Listings
This page publishes only pay figures that employers state in their
own postings on this board. No surveys, no estimates, no invented averages. Most sterile processing postings do not state pay at all —
the honest picture today is the table below, and it grows as more employers post pay.
Why so few numbers? Hospital postings for sterile processing
usually leave pay unstated; travel staffing postings usually state it. Until employers post pay, treat any website quoting a
precise "average sterile processing salary" with suspicion — ask for the pay range during the interview process instead.
Free CRCST Practice Quiz — 10 Questions
Original practice questions written from the published CRCST exam
content areas. Answer all ten, then check your score with explanations for every question.
Sterile Tech Jobs is an independent job board. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by HSPA (the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association). CRCST, CSPDT, and CER are certification credentials administered by HSPA; CBSPD credentials are administered by the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution. Always confirm certification requirements and exam details with the certifying body.
CRCST Study Guide + Practice Exam Pack — $79
Our full study guide and practice exam pack, written from the
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Your posting goes in front of sterile processing technicians only — no generalist board noise. Recruiter placement fees run 15–20% of first-year salary ($8k–$12k per hire): one hire from a $195 post pays for years of postings.
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We review the posting to confirm it is a sterile processing role, arrange payment with you, and publish it.
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Single Post — 30 Days
$195
One sterile processing job posting, live for 30 days. The standard way to fill a single opening.
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$495
Three 30-day postings — $165 each instead of $195. Use them whenever roles open up.
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$399/mo
Unlimited postings for one health system or employer, billed monthly. Post every opening, every month.
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$599/mo
For staffing and travel agencies posting assignments across facilities, billed monthly.
Featured upgrade (+$99) can be added to any posting from the form below: featured placement and highlighting for the life of the post. Prices are fixed — no discounts.
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✓ Unique title, description, and canonical on every pageDone
Set in the page head and updated per view — each job page carries its own title, description, and canonical URL.
✓ Every job has its own URLDone
Active listings, each addressable at steriletechjobs.com/jobs/<slug> and listed in the sitemap below.
✓ Crawlable links instead of click-only buttonsDone
Main navigation, job listings, salary rows, and footer links are real anchors a crawler can follow.
✓ JobPosting structured data on every job pageDone
JobPosting schema for every listing is included in this page's initial HTML and is Google for Jobs complete: title, the listing's full description, datePosted (the verified date), validThrough (30 days after the verified date, matching the board's 30-day posting window and daily re-verification), hiringOrganization, jobLocation, employmentType where the posting states it, baseSalary where the posting states pay, and directApply: false. The front page and the jobs page carry the same per-job schema — neither strips or degrades it.
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Generated from the same listings shown on this board — expired jobs drop out.
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