General Information

Work Location: West Hills, CA, USA Work Schedule Monday - Friday 1500 - 2330, to include holidays and on-call as assigned Posted Date 09/14/2026 Salary Range: $30.75 - 40.62 Hourly Employment Type 2 - Staff: Career Duration indefinite Job # 31964

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Incumbent will perform duties as a Surgical Processing Technician to include: decontamination and/or processing of equipment and instrumentation, and distribution of supplies or equipment, as assigned within UCLA Healthcare. Cross training will be provided. Other major duties include, but are not limited to, customer service, departmental efficiencies and facilitates care and processing of surgical instruments.

Job Qualifications

We’re seeking a highly-skilled, self-motivated professional with:

• Working knowledge of aseptic technique, sterile fields and the principles of an Operating Room decontamination required.
• Prefer demonstrated skills in proper maintenance and cleaning of instrumentation.
• Correct use of various decontamination equipment and instrument/tray sterilizers.
• Working knowledge of bacteriology and medical terminology beneficial.
• Oral and written skills to collect and relay information accurately.
• Interpersonal skills to establish and maintain cooperative working relationship with all staff.
• Skill in performing calmly during emergent and /or stressful situations by taking an appropriate action.
• Skill in working as part of a team.
• Ability in the correct usage of proper English grammar and vocabulary to supervise, orient and train team members.
• Ability to lift surgical trays weighing up to 25lbs, handle surgical case carts weighing 200lbs. Ability to stand for long periods of time.

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.
Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.