Sterile Processing Coordinator - Operating Room
How this pay compares
This posting states $22.90–$34.35 an hour. Open sterile processing technician jobs in North Carolina post a median of $26 an hour, the middle half $26–$28.63, across 15 jobs that state their pay, so this one is within the middle half of what they post. Sterile processing technicians employed in North Carolina earn a median of $21.70 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).
Sterile processing technicians in North Carolina: pay by town and employer
Workplace injuries
Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte reported 424 work injuries and illnesses to OSHA for 2025 over 16,803,396 hours worked: 5.0 per 100 full-time workers, against 5.1 per 100 full-time workers at general hospitalsnationwide. 49 of them describe violence by a patient, resident or client in the case's own words. This is the employer's own report. Workplace injuries by employer.
Surgical tech and sterile processing jobs in our research
- How long these jobs stay listed: Median days to removal 20.0 days · Still listed at 7 days 72.3%
- Applicant demand per open job on this site (1.00x is the average job): Index 1.35x · Clicks 22
- How often these jobs state their pay: Jobs stating any pay 51.4% · Stating an hourly rate 39.0%
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About the job
Essential Functions
- Supervises and coordinates the organization and cleanliness of the department.
- Monitors schedule and works with the manager to adjust staffing according to work volume and complexity.
- Functions as a liaison to clinical managers of user departments.
- Maintains supply inventory, making revisions to par levels as needed.
- Reviews instrument trays, medication management, and exchanges medical equipment, carts and procedure trays as applicable.
- Assists in utilizing customer feedback to identify and implement programs for improving services.
- Assists the OR service coordinators with the acquisition of instruments and trays.
- Maintains documentation process for loaner instrumentation delivery and removal.
- Assists with updating and maintaining manufactures recommendations for cleaning, packaging, sterilization and storage of instruments and equipment.
Physical Requirements
- Must be able to stand and walk for long periods of time.
- Requires bending, stooping, reaching, and stretching.
- Must be able to lift up to 40 pounds and be able to push and pull heavy loads.
- Acuity in vision and hearing. Dexterity in both hands and fingers. Intact sense of smell and touch.
- Must be able to work under pressure and perform repetitive motion tasks.
Education, Experience and Certifications
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Current SPD certification required.
- Minimum 3 years central or sterile processing experience required.
- Supervisory experience in a healthcare setting preferred.
- Ability to read, write and comprehend English preferred.
From Advocate Health's job posting, checked 12 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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About Advocate Health
Advocate Health is a nonprofit health system (Atrium Health, Advocate Health Care, Aurora Health Care) with 69 (source: Advocate Health, About Us) hospitals and 1,000+ (source: Advocate Health, About Us) sites of care in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, North Carolina, South Carolina and Wisconsin. Source: Advocate Health, About Us
Based in Charlotte, NCHires in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Illinois, WisconsinPay on its listings: 100% of its open jobs state an hourly rate
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