Sterile Processing Specialist | Sterile Processing | Full-Time | Days
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This posting does not state an hourly rate. Open sterile processing technician jobs in Florida post a median of $26.20 an hour, the middle half $23.99–$26.75, across 11 jobs that state their pay. Sterile processing technicians employed in Florida earn a median of $22.06 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
Overview
Join the Sterile Processing team at UF Health Jacksonville and play a critical role in supporting safe, high-quality patient care within a nationally recognized Level I Trauma Center.
Responsibilities
In this role the Sterile Processing Specialist responsibilities are to maintain instrument tracking system by adding, changing and deleting data to ensure the system information is continuously accurate. Collect and report departmental metrics related to missing instruments, broken instrument, and instrument/scopes out for repair. Maintain par levels for backup instrument and reorders tray implant inventory. Track instrument utilization and turn over to identify the need for additional purchases. Submit all purchase requisitions related to instruments, and repairs. Develop and maintain relationships with internal and external entities, customers, vendors and other parties for the purpose of instrument purchasing coordination and implementation of use. Coordinate weekly tray and instrument maintenance with contracted services. Overall, support patient care by monitoring the quality of sterile supplies and the decontamination of equipment, per departmental policies/procedures and in accordance with hospital policies and governmental regulatory agencies.
Schedule
FTE: 1.0
Hours: 8:00am-4:30pm
Days: Monday-Friday
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Qualifications
Education
Required: High School Diploma or GED
Preferred: Associate's degree
Licensure/Certifications
Required: Central Service Certification (CBSPD or CRCST)
Experience
Required: 3-5 years of Sterile Processing or equivalent OR experience
Necessary Skills
- Good verbal and written communication
- Strong organization skills
- Strong knowledge of surgical instruments
Supervisory responsibility: No
Age of Patients Served: All Age Groups
From UF Health's job posting, checked 4 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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About UF Health
UF Health is the University of Florida's nonprofit academic health system, with 12 (source: UF Health, About UF Health) hospitals, hundreds of physician practices and outpatient locations, and more than 30,000 (source: UF Health, About UF Health) faculty and staff in Gainesville, Jacksonville and Central Florida. Source: UF Health, About UF Health
Based in Gainesville, FLHires in Florida, GeorgiaPay on its listings: 0.8% of its open jobs state an hourly rate
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