Location: Columbus, OH

Start Date: 05-18-2026

End Date: 08-17-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Monday-Friday, 11:00 PM - 7:30 AM (Night shift, 5x8-hour)

Hours per Week: 40

Candidate Pay Rate: $34 per hour

About United Health Care Staffing

At United Health Care Staffing (UHC Staffing), we believe healthcare staffing should be more than just finding a job. We are here to connect amazing professionals with opportunities that make their careers exciting, rewarding, and meaningful. With us, you're not just signing up for a contract you are joining a team that's got your back, answers your calls, and maybe even cracks a joke or two to brighten your day. Think of us as the travel buddy who handles the logistics while you focus on what you do best helping people heal.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Decontaminate complex surgical instruments and devices (drills, DaVinci components, scopes) to ensure patient safety
• Assemble and organize instrument sets and trays across service lines, including trauma, loaners, and peel-packaging
• Perform sterilization processes (Sterrad and steam) and conduct routine sterilization monitoring with biological and chemical indicators
• Execute high-level disinfection and endoscope reprocessing (AER/HLD) for a wide range of scope types
• Serve as an OR liaison to coordinate instrument flow, tray allocation, and timely delivery to points of use
• Use Censitrac tracking to manage instrument lifecycle, sterile storage, and documentation
• Standardize, procure, and maintain instrument trays across the health system to improve efficiency and consistency
• Provide guidance and training to peers while maintaining compliance with infection prevention and facility policies

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of sterile processing/instrumentation experience in a facility similar to OSU (HARD STOP: 3 years required)
• CBSPD or CRCST certification (through HSPA/IAHCSMM) accepted
• Required: Trauma Level II experience and teaching hospital experience
• Preferred: Epic experience and Trauma Level I or community hospital exposure
• Flu vaccine required (medical exemptions only); COVID-19 vaccine not required per facility guideline
• Ability to float to multiple reprocessing sites across the health system
• Note: Prior OSU employees or previous OSU travelers will not be accepted

Education

• CBSPD or CRCST (through HSPA/IAHCSMM) required/accepted

Knowledge & Skills

• Sterrad and steam sterilization processes and testing/monitoring
• High-Level Disinfection (HLD) and Automated Endoscope Reprocessor (AER) operation
• Flexible endoscope reprocessing for bronchoscopes, colonoscopes, EGD, EBUS, EUS, ERCP, TEE probes and more
• Censitrac tracking system and sterile storage management
• Instrument tray assembly, preference cards, case cart preparation, and peel packaging
• Use of ultrasonic cleaners, washers/sterilizers, and sterilization indicators
• Familiarity with specialty equipment processing (robotics, drills, cardiac, ortho, urology, transplant, etc.)
• Strong documentation skills and aseptic technique

Benefits

• Join a supportive team that values YOU and your expertise
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• Paid Time Off to rest and recharge
• Licensure assistance & reimbursement to help keep credentials current
• 401K retirement savings plan to support your long-term goals
• Paid orientation (40 hours) to set you up for success
• Opportunities for professional development and cross-training (DaVinci, scopes, specialty sets)
• A collaborative environment where your attention to patient safety makes a real impact

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