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Sterile Processing Supervisor

Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge, California
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Inspired by faith. Driven by innovation. Powered by humankindness. CommonSpirit Health is building a healthier future for all through its integrated health services. As one of the nation’s largest nonprofit Catholic healthcare organizations, CommonSpirit Health delivers more than 20 million patient encounters annually through more than 2,300 clinics, care sites and 138 hospital-based locations, in addition to its home-based services and virtual care offerings.

Our Mission


As CommonSpirit Health, we make the healing presence of God known in our world by improving the health of the people we serve, especially those who are vulnerable, while we advance social justice for all. To learn more about a calling that defines and unites, please click here for more information about our mission, vision, and values.

The posted compensation range of $36.00 - $47.09 /hour is a reasonable estimate that extends from the lowest to the highest pay CommonSpirit in good faith believes it might pay for this particular job, based on the circumstances at the time of posting. CommonSpirit may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range as permitted by law.

Requisition ID 2026-453580 Employment Type Full Time Department Central Sterilization Hours/Pay Period 80 Shift Day Weekly Schedule 7:00 am - 15:30 pm Remote No Category Nursing Leadership Travel No Referral Amount N/A
Job Summary and Responsibilities

Are you a highly skilled and experienced Sterile Processing professional, ready to take the reins and guide a vital team? Do you thrive on ensuring precision, patient safety, and operational flow in a dynamic surgical environment? If you possess a minimum of three years of dedicated sterile processing experience, including at least one year in a leadership capacity, we want to hear from you!


Responsibilities:

  • Guiding and mentoring a dedicated team of technicians, ensuring every instrument is meticulously processed and readily available for our surgical suites.
  • Knowing that your leadership in sterile technique directly contributes to preventing surgical site infections and optimizing patient safety.
  • Collaborating seamlessly with our OR staff to anticipate needs, troubleshoot challenges, and guarantee a smooth, uninterrupted surgical schedule.
  • Implementing innovative strategies, embracing new technologies, and continuously elevating our sterile processing capabilities. 


This is a unique opportunity to step into a pivotal role where your expertise and leadership will make a tangible difference every single day. If you're ready to move beyond "just processing" and instead lead, innovate, and contribute to world-class surgical care, we encourage you to connect with us.


Job Requirements
  • High School / General Studies (GED) required.
  • Minimum three (3) years technical operating/instrument room experience required. 
  • Prior supervisory experience required
  • AHA Basic Life Support (AHA BLS) required
  • Fire Safety, within 90 Days of start date required. 
  • Certified and Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) required.
  • Certified Sterile Processing and Dist Tech (CSPDT) required. 
  • Cert Sterile Processing Dist Tech (CSPDT -CBSPD) required. 


Preferred

  • College Degree in a related field preferred.
  • Accredited Central Service/Sterile Processing Program and/or Surgical Technology Program preferred. 
  • Hospital acute care preferred. 
  • Certified Instrument Specialist (CIS) preferred. 
  • Certified Flexible Endoscope Reprocessor (CFER) within 6 months preferred.


Where You'll Work

Founded in 1955, Dignity Health – Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a 394-bed, acute care, nonprofit community hospital located in Northridge, California. The hospital offers a full complement of award winning services, including the Leavey Cancer Center, a cardiovascular center, stroke center, the Center for Assault Treatment Services, a pediatric medical center, and the only pediatric trauma center in the San Fernando Valley. As a leading provider of compassionate, high-quality and affordable patient-centered care, we share a rich legacy with Dignity Health, one of the nation’s five largest health care systems. We are part of a 21-state network of nearly 9,000 physicians, 62,000 employees and more than 400 care centers. Visit here  dignityhealth.org/northridgehospital for more information.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

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Depending on the position offered, CommonSpirit Health offers a generous benefit package, including but not limited to medical, prescription drug, dental, vision plans, life insurance, paid time off (full-time benefit eligible team members may receive a minimum of 14 paid time off days, including holidays annually), tuition reimbursement, retirement plan benefit(s) including, but not limited to, 401(k), 403(b), and other defined benefits offerings, as may be amended from time to time. For more information, please visit https://www.commonspirit.careers/benefits.

Unless directed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement, applications for this position will be considered on a rolling basis. CommonSpirit Health cannot anticipate the date by which a successful candidate may be identified.

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CommonSpirit Health™ is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, parental status, ancestry, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information about your EEO rights as an applicant, please click here.

CommonSpirit Health™ will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c). External hires must pass a post-offer, pre-employment background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with an arrest and/or conviction will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with federal and state laws, as well as applicable local ordinances, ban the box laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco and Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinances. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by telephone at (415) 438-5575 and let us know the nature of your request. We will only respond to messages left that involve a request for a reasonable accommodation in the application process. We will accommodate the needs of any qualified candidate who requests a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). CommonSpirit Health™ participates in E-Verify.