Building Name: UVMMC - Medical Center - Main Campus Location Address: 111 Colchester Avenue, Burlington Vermont Regular Department: Sterile Processing Dept – Eve Full Time Shift: Variable-8Hr Salary Range: Min $22.28 Mid $28.69 Max $35.10 Recruiter: Kara Marszalkowski Full-Time – Experienced & Certified SPT/CSR Techs Incentives: $10,000 sign-on bonus for qualified, certified SPD Tech candidates with a 1-year commitment. Eligible for full benefits including PTO, health/dental/vision insurance, 403(b), pet insurance, and tuition discounts. Position Summary Ensure all surgical supplies, instruments, scopes, and equipment are inventoried, decontaminated, assembled, inspected, packaged, sterilized, stored, distributed, and tracked safely and efficiently across the hospital and offsite clinics. May perform additional duties as assigned. Key Responsibilities Decontaminate and clean instruments with bioburden using full PPE Inspect, assemble, and package surgical sets Operate washers, sterilizers, and other SPD equipment Deliver sterilized instruments to ORs, clinics, or storage Maintain inventory and support process improvements Qualifications SPD Technician experience SPD Technician certification (CRCST) preferred; must be achieved within 12 months of starting and maintained annually, or equivalent SPD experience High school graduate required; one year of college preferred Basic computer skills and knowledge of aseptic technique, microbiology, and medical terminology Strong verbal, interpersonal, and communication skills Ability to multi-task, work under pressure, and collaborate effectively Schedule & Compensation Full-time positions, base pay $22.28–$35.10 per hour, (individual rates are based on SPD Tech experience) Days: 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM Evenings: 3:00 PM – 11:30 PM (Additional $2.75 per hour differential) Nights: 11:00 PM – 7:30 AM (Additional $6.50 per hour differential) Weekends: Rotate for all full-time roles (Additional $3.50 per hour differential) Garage parking is available during scheduled hours for evening, night, and weekend shifts. Day shift team members park off-site and use the employee shuttle. Career Growth Opportunities to advance within SPD as Instrument Coordinator, Team Leader, Manager, or into Scrub Tech roles in the Operating Room. Apply today to join a critical team supporting patient safety and surgical readiness! This is a bargaining union position. About Us The University of Vermont Medical Center is committed to being a national model for the delivery of high quality academic health care for a rural region. The University of Vermont Medical Center will continue to ensure that individuals are employed, and that employees are treated during candidacy and employment, without regard to their sex, gender identity or expression, ancestry, place of birth, HIV status, marital status, age, language, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status or obligation for service in the armed forces, or any other characteristic protected by law in all employment practices as follows: Employment decisions at The University of Vermont Medical Center are based on legitimate job related criteria. All personnel actions or programs that affect qualified individuals, such as employment, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment, advertising, termination, rate of pay or other forms of compensation, and selection for training, are made without discrimination based upon the individual’s sex, gender identity or expression, ancestry, place of birth, HIV status, marital status, age, language, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status or obligation for service in the armed forces, or any other characteristic protected by law. UVMHealth.org/MedCenter The UVM Medical Center Blog EEO is the law.