About this role
PartnerUp Super Day – Early Career Opportunity
This opportunity is part of PartnerUp’s Super Day, a hiring event designed for graduating high school students interested in starting a career in healthcare. The Sterile Processing Associate/Technician role offers hands‑on experience in a hospital setting and is a great entry point for students who are interested in behind‑the‑scenes patient care. In this role, individuals play a critical part in ensuring surgical instruments and equipment are properly cleaned, inspected, and prepared—helping support safe, high‑quality care for patients while building foundational skills for a long‑term career in healthcare.
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This posting includes two levels of the same career path:
- Sterile Processing Associate – Entry-level role with on-the-job training; starts at $18.59/hour
- Sterile Processing Technician – Advanced role with more experience and/or certification; starts at $18.79/hour
Responsibilities:
- Demonstrates knowledge of performance improvement tools and techniques.
- Continuously improves the quality of care and the work environment of outcomes and the integration of research and best practices into daily work.
- Shares learning from improvements with other units and/or spreads across the business unit or system.
- Practices solid verbal and written communication skills and is able to articulate and translate to other care providers and to negotiate and make recommendations for changes in unit practices.
- Documentation is comprehensive and promotes communication between caregivers.
- Demonstrates critical thinking in the analysis of clinical, social, safety, psychological and spiritual issues.
- Incorporates national professional organization as well as business unit and health system’s goals to improve patient safety, quality and satisfaction of the patient experience in daily work.
- Creates a caring and compassionate patient focused experience by building healing relationships with colleagues.
- Disseminates new knowledge and innovations through presentations, posters, and publications.
- Develops and maintains productive working relationships internally and externally by building teams and relationships through mentoring and modeling uplifting and positive communication.
- Coaches’ colleagues on cultural diversity and addresses workplace horizontal violence and impairment.
- Demonstrates accountability to self and others for safe work hours, time management and healthy lifestyles.
- Demonstrates interest in the development of others and positively impacts the lives of patients/families, peers, and members of the healthcare team through mentoring, education, and knowledge sharing.
- Seeks opportunities to share expertise with other members of the healthcare team within and beyond the clinical unit/department.
- Demonstrates accountability for professional development that improves the quality of professional practice and the quality of patient care.
- Makes recommendations for the improvement of clinical care and the health of the workplace and welcomes and participates in change initiatives.
- Leads by investing and building healthy relationships among colleagues and other disciplines.
- Shows the ability to set priorities.
- Conforms and adheres to department policies concerning decontamination, sterile processing, infection control and safety.
- Cleans and decontaminates reusable equipment, instruments, and supplies, manually and mechanically.
- Prepares and assembles surgical tray and equipment following established tray listings for issue, storage, or further processing.
- Monitors, reads, documents, and interprets all parameters for all types of sterilizers to ensure proper function.
- Maintains a working knowledge of, and is able to effectively troubleshoot, all decontamination/sterilization equipment.
- Assesses supplies required for prescribed standard surgical procedures and sets up case carts. Maintains inventory, collects, disassembles, inspects, cleans, disinfects and reassembles all instrument trays patient care equipment.
- Communicates appropriately using good interpersonal skills.
- Displays awareness of cost containment in the organization of work by using economy in time, motion and material.
- Participates in performance improvement activities.
- Develops and improves skills through initiative, attendance and participation at educational programs
- Participates as a team member and is accountable for own work responsibilities.
- Demonstrates ST Health’s commitment to the Core Values by understanding the needs of patients, their families, physicians, and co-workers and doing what is required the first time, every time by being responsible, sensitive, accurate, timely, coordinated and thorough.
- Performs other related duties as assigned by authorized personnel or as may be required to meet emergency situations
- Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- High school Graduate or equivalent.
- Six months of healthcare experience or currently enrolled in an Accredited Surgical Technician/Sterile Processing Program Preferred.
- Must complete 10 hours of continuing education to remain qualified as a Central Sterile Technician on an annual basis.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
- Employees active in a Central Sterile position, on or before the effective date 12/27/2020, at a healthcare facility, are grandfathered regarding certification and will not need to obtain it unless they move into a different position that would require certification.
- Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution or Certified Registered Central Service Technician or International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management certification required.
- New employees will have 18 months from date of hire to obtain required certification.
- Act 34 with renewal
ST Health is an equal opportunity employer
Pay range
$18.79–$28.03 / hr
Set by education and experience. Shift differentials are paid on top.
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Central Sterile Processing Associate/Technician (PartnerUp) — Pittsburgh, PA | Pepper Health (Library Build)
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# Central Sterile Processing Associate/Technician (PartnerUp)
- Location: Pittsburgh, PA (On-site)
- Employment type: Full-Time
- Category: Patient Care Support
- Shift: Variable
- Business unit: ST Health Passavant
- Pay: $18.79–$28.03 / hr
- Organization: SFX Demo
- Posted: 2026-03-31T16:00:16.547Z
## Description
**PartnerUp Super Day – Early Career Opportunity**
This opportunity is part of PartnerUp’s Super Day, a hiring event designed for graduating high school students interested in starting a career in healthcare. The **Sterile Processing Associate/Technician** role offers hands‑on experience in a hospital setting and is a great entry point for students who are interested in behind‑the‑scenes patient care. In this role, individuals play a critical part in ensuring surgical instruments and equipment are properly cleaned, inspected, and prepared—helping support safe, high‑quality care for patients while building foundational skills for a long‑term career in healthcare.
…
Shift and schedule
Shift
Variable
Hours
Full-Time
Workplace
On-site
Where you’ll work
Pittsburgh, PA
A city of bridges, neighborhoods and world-class medicine. Affordable living, a booming health sector, and Pepper Health facilities across the metro — from our flagship Shadyside campus to a home-health network covering every borough.
- Pepper Health Shadyside
- Pepper Health Passavant
- Pepper Health Children's
- Pepper Health Rehab Services
- Pepper Health at Home
Benefits
Benefits from day one
Day-one health coverage
Medical, dental and vision start your first day — no waiting period, full- and part-time.
Tuition & certifications
Up to $5,250/yr tuition support plus paid certification renewals and exam fees.
Retirement with match
403(b) with employer match and immediate vesting on your contributions.
PTO & wellbeing days
Generous paid time off, paid parental leave, and dedicated wellbeing days.
Ladders & residencies
Nurse residency, allied apprenticeships, and defined advancement ladders in every area.
Family support
Childcare discounts, caregiver leave, and flexible scheduling that respects your life.
Stories
From people in this role
I came in as a PCT with zero healthcare experience. Two years later Pepper is paying for my nursing degree while I work the schedule school needs.
Career progression
Where this role can lead
Patient Care Tech
Senior PCT / Unit Secretary
PCT III — precepting new hires
Nursing school on tuition support
Graduate nurse at Pepper
FAQ
Questions people ask about this role
About this roleCan I cross-train into other modalities?
Yes — cross-training is how most of our imaging and lab teams grow. Your manager builds it into your development plan.
About this roleDo you support continuing education?
Up to $5,250/yr in tuition support plus paid certification fees — many of our techs are in degree programs while working.
About this roleIs there a path from entry roles to clinical careers?
Our patient-care-support roles feed directly into nursing and allied pipelines, with tuition support and schedules that flex around school.
About this roleWhat does advancement look like?
Defined ladders — tech → senior → lead → supervisor — with transparent criteria and pay steps published for every level.
Application process
What happens after you apply
Apply
Two minutes with Apply Start — resume autofill does the rest.
Recruiter screen
A real person reviews every application and reaches out.
Interviews
Meet your manager and the team — virtual or on-site, your pick.
Offer
Transparent pay, benefits walkthrough, and time to decide.
Welcome
Paid onboarding, a peer buddy, and your 90-day growth plan.
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