Central Service Technician 1, Per Diem
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This posting states $27.91 an hour. Open sterile processing technician jobs in California post a median of $31.34 an hour, the middle half $29.82–$35.55, across 111 jobs that state their pay, so this one is below the middle half of what they post. Sterile processing technicians employed in California earn a median of $29.50 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).
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About the job
Description
In this role you will perform duties to support the Santa Monica Hospital distribution of supplies, equipment, and linen as assigned within UCLA Health. You will work closely with patient care units as a liaison between the staff and Materials Management to ensure that the clinical department's supply needs are being met.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to
- Order supplies using various databases and track inventory levels
- Receive and transport shipment; reconcile packing slips against delivered content
- Provide customer service to staff who come to the issuing window for pick-up
- Pick supplies and deliver content for medical cases
- Conduct daily equipment rounds including clean, sterilize, and prepare equipment
- Additionally, this position may be cross-trained in other areas to support departmental needs.
This is a part-time per diem (as needed) position with variable working hours and schedule. May convert to Career.
Salary Range: $27.91 / Hourly
Qualifications
Required
- Able to push/pull up to 100 pounds and lift up to 50 pounds.
- Skilled in the English language in both written and verbal format; good comprehension of written and verbal instruction.
- Ability to strictly obey healthcare regulations for infection control, as well as departmental and UCLA Policies and procedures.
- Provide information regarding proper sterilization techniques, product information, equipment operation etc. to fellow staff and other healthcare team members, serving as a resource for people needing direction as required.
- Consistently demonstrates a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Ability to attend and participate in all requested classes/drills/programs/workshops.
- Ability to assist in the orientation and skill development of new staff members.
- Always ensures a safe, clean working environment for self and co-workers. Monitors and reports unsafe acts or conditions and assists with resolutions.
- Consistently maintains good guest relations; demonstrates good communication etiquette.
- Maintains a positive attitude and behavior. Efficient with time utilization/productive, strives to be a team member, prompt attitude, adapts to change in workload, adapts to variable rotating shifts.
Preferred
- Previous hospital experience.
- Knowledge of Hospital Mainframe and Lawson/INFOR Systems.
From UCLA Health's job posting, checked 9 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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About UCLA Health
UCLA Health is the University of California, Los Angeles academic health system, with Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center and clinics across Southern California.
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