CRCST · IL
Chicagoland academic medical centers and community hospitals hire sterile processing technicians year-round. Expect competitive pay bands and clear certification preferences on many postings.
SterileBoard lists public hospital openings and paid employer placements. You apply on the employer’s own site — we do not run the hiring process. Hospitals hiring in Chicago can post a job for 30 days on this board.
Northwestern Medicine
Day-shift SPD Tech I supporting Northwestern Memorial Hospital case carts, tray tracking, sterilization QA, and instrument distribution (about 5:00 AM–1:30 PM with every-other-weekend). High school d…
Hinsdale, IL
UChicago Medicine AdventHealth
Full-time certified sterile processing technician opening at AdventHealth Hinsdale in the Chicago suburbs. Employer Workday posting for instrument decontamination, assembly, and sterilization support…
Most Chicago, IL sterile processing departments look for technicians who can move trays from decontamination through assembly, sterilization, and sterile storage without cutting corners. CRCST (HSPA) and CSPDT (CBSPD) are the credentials employers cite most often; some systems will hire trainees who agree to certify within a set period.
When you compare openings, note shift (days, evenings, nights), whether call is required, endoscope or robotics experience, and whether the role sits in a main SPD or a satellite reprocessing area. Pay varies by hospital system and shift differential — see our salary basics guide for a national framing, then confirm numbers on each employer posting.
New to the field? Start with how to get hired as a CRCST and CRCST vs CSPDT.