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Sterile Processing Technician Resume Examples

A sterile processing technician resume should open with your certification, CRCST from the HSPA or CSPDT from the CBSPD, and its status, since full CRCST certification needs 400 hours of hands-on experience. Then show the whole cycle you work in, from decontamination and inspection to tray assembly, sterilization and case carts for the operating room, with the equipment, standards and tracking system you use.

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Sample resume

Entry-level sterile processing technician resume example

For a new technician with provisional CRCST status, completing hands-on hours after a quality control job.

Nathan Ortiz

Sterile Processing Technician, CRCST (provisional)

Newark, NJ · (973) 555-0181 · nathan.ortiz@email.com

Sterile processing technician who passed the CRCST exam and is completing the 400 hands-on hours in a hospital central sterile department. Trained in decontamination, tray assembly and steam sterilization, after three years of checklist-driven quality control in food production.

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Licenses and Certifications

  • Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST), provisional

    Healthcare Sterile Processing Association

    Jun 2026

Work Experience

  • Sterile Processing Technician Trainee

    Garden State University Hospital · Newark, NJ

    Jun 2026 – Present

    • Completed 280 of the 400 hands-on hours across decontamination, assembly and sterilization.

    • Decontaminate and inspect 20-30 trays a shift in full PPE, following each manufacturer's cleaning instructions.

    • Assemble general and laparoscopic trays from count sheets in Censitrac, with every tray checked by a certified technician.

  • Quality Control Associate

    Ironbound Foods · Newark, NJ

    Feb 2023 – May 2026

    • Checked production lines against sanitation checklists and recorded results for food safety audits.

    • Pulled and logged product samples on schedule for lab testing.

    • Stopped a line twice for failed seal checks, keeping a faulty batch from shipping.

Training

  • Sterile Processing Technician Course

    Passaic Valley Career Institute · Newark, NJ

    Jan 2026 – May 2026

Skills and Tools

  • Processing: Decontamination, Instrument inspection, Tray assembly, Steam sterilization, PPE and infection control
  • Tools: Washer-disinfectors, Ultrasonic cleaners, Censitrac

Sample resume

Lead sterile processing technician resume example

For a certified technician with years in a hospital central sterile department who leads a shift.

Carla Benson

Lead Sterile Processing Technician, CRCST, CIS

Philadelphia, PA · (215) 555-0157 · carla.benson@email.com

Lead sterile processing technician with nine years in a 22-OR hospital. Run the evening shift of eight technicians, own loaner tray intake, and cut incomplete trays reported by the OR with a second count check on high-volume sets.

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Licenses and Certifications

  • Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST)

    Healthcare Sterile Processing Association

    Apr 2017

  • Certified Instrument Specialist (CIS)

    Healthcare Sterile Processing Association

    Sep 2021

Work Experience

  • Lead Sterile Processing Technician

    Schuylkill Medical Center · Philadelphia, PA

    Mar 2021 – Present

    • Lead eight technicians on the evening shift, processing 120-150 trays for 22 operating rooms.

    • Cut incomplete trays reported by the OR from 14 to 4 a month by adding a second count check on orthopedic sets.

    • Own vendor loaner tray intake: inventory, photos and processing before scheduled cases.

    • Review biological indicator, Bowie-Dick and load records every shift and lead recall steps when a result fails.

  • Sterile Processing Technician

    Schuylkill Medical Center · Philadelphia, PA

    Apr 2017 – Feb 2021

    • Decontaminated, inspected and assembled 40-50 trays a shift.

    • Ran steam and STERRAD cycles and documented every load.

    • Built case carts for first cases and delivered them to the OR before 7 a.m.

Training

  • Sterile Processing Certificate

    Penn Valley Technical Institute · Philadelphia, PA

    Sep 2016 – Jan 2017

Skills and Tools

  • Processing: Steam and low-temperature sterilization, Loaner tray management, Endoscope reprocessing, Quality records
  • Leadership: Shift lead, Training new technicians
  • Tools: STERRAD, Censitrac

The people and employers in these samples are fictional. The licenses, tools and duties are the real ones employers ask for, so replace every detail with your own.

How to write a sterile processing technician resume

  1. 1

    List CRCST (HSPA) or CSPDT (CBSPD), and say if you hold provisional status while completing your hands-on hours

  2. 2

    Show the full cycle: decontamination, inspection, tray assembly, sterilization, storage and case carts

  3. 3

    Name equipment: washer-disinfectors, ultrasonic cleaners, steam sterilizers and low-temperature sterilizers such as STERRAD

  4. 4

    Mention standards and quality checks: AAMI ST79, biological indicators, Bowie-Dick tests and load records

  5. 5

    Give volume: trays per shift, operating rooms supported, and your instrument tracking system such as Censitrac

Weak and strong sterile processing technician bullet points

A duty says what the job was. A strong bullet says what you did, how much of it, and what changed.

The numbers in these examples are illustrative, not real results. Use your own, and only ones you can explain in an interview.

Weak

Cleaned surgical instruments

Strong

Decontaminated and inspected 40-50 instrument trays a shift, using washer-disinfectors and ultrasonic cleaners per manufacturer instructions

Weak

Put together trays

Strong

Assembled orthopedic, general and laparoscopic trays from count sheets in Censitrac, averaging under one tray error a month

Weak

Ran the sterilizers

Strong

Loaded and ran steam and STERRAD cycles, documenting biological indicators, Bowie-Dick tests and load records for every cycle

More sterile processing technician bullets to adapt

Each one follows action, task and result. Swap in your own numbers: an employer may ask about any of them.

The numbers in these examples are illustrative, not real results. Use your own, and only ones you can explain in an interview.

OR Support

Built and delivered case carts for 18 operating rooms, checking every tray against the pick list before 7:30 a.m. first cases

Quality

Cut incomplete trays reported by the OR from 14 to 4 a month by adding a second count check on high-volume orthopedic sets

Loaner Trays

Received, inventoried and processed vendor loaner sets ahead of scheduled cases, with photos and counts at intake

Endoscopes

Reprocessed flexible endoscopes following manufacturer instructions and AAMI ST91, including leak testing and documentation

Keywords employers use for sterile processing technician roles

  • CRCST
  • Decontamination
  • Sterilization
  • Instrument Assembly
  • Steam Sterilizer
  • STERRAD
  • AAMI ST79
  • Biological Indicators
  • Case Carts
  • Censitrac

Templates for sterile processing technician resumes

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Sterile Processing Technician resume questions

How do I write a sterile processing resume with no experience?

Lead with your CRCST or CSPDT, or your exam date, and your training course. Many new technicians hold provisional CRCST status while they complete the 400 hands-on hours, so say so. Then add jobs that show attention to detail and working by checklist, such as warehouse, kitchen, lab or manufacturing work, and mention PPE and infection control.

What is the 400-hour requirement for the CRCST?

The HSPA awards full CRCST certification after you pass the exam and complete 400 hours of hands-on sterile processing experience. If you pass before finishing the hours, you hold provisional status until they are done. Put either status on your resume, along with how many hours you have completed.

Do sterile processing technicians need a state certification?

A few states, including New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, require central service technicians to be certified. Elsewhere, most hospitals still prefer or require the CRCST or CSPDT. List the credential at the top either way.

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