Full-Time
Sterilization Processing Technician
Posted on 1/24/2026
UVM Medical Center
University-affiliated health network delivering patient care
Compensation Overview
$22.28 - $35.10/hr
Burlington, VT, USA
In Person
 Medical, Clinical & Veterinary (1) |
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- This position is responsible for ensuring all surgical supplies, instruments, scopes and equipment are properly inventoried, decontaminated, assembled, inspected, packaged, sterilized, stored, distributed and tracked in a safe, quality and timely manner throughout the hospital and supported offsite clinics and locations. May be required to perform additional, related duties as assigned.
- High School Graduate, 1 year college preferred.
- Certified SPD Tech preferred.
- One year health care experience preferred.
The University of Vermont Health Network coordinates a group of hospitals and affiliated clinics across northern New York and Vermont to deliver patient care close to where people live. It combines community hospital services with academic medicine, sharing knowledge and resources to offer access to advanced technology and treatment options. Care is delivered through coordinated networks rather than isolated institutions, with teams across hospitals working together to treat patients cost-effectively and compassionately. The network’s goal is to improve patients’ lives by providing high-quality care near home, supported by the expertise of the University of Vermont Colleges of Medicine and Nursing and Health Sciences.
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Burlington, Vermont
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Restructuring shifts decision-making to member hospitals, improving local responsiveness.
- Decentralization eliminates executive overhead, freeing capital for clinical investments.
- Regional healthcare demand supports long-term surgical center expansion rationale.
What critics are saying
- Green Mountain Care Board's 16% commercial revenue cut indefinitely delays $130M surgery center.
- 130 job cuts and $90M revenue reduction undermine clinical capacity expansion.
- Executive leadership vacuum from COO, CMO, Chief of Staff eliminations by end-2025.
What makes UVM Medical Center unique
- Generates $3.5 billion annual economic impact, supporting 23,600 jobs statewide.
- Expanded rehab services via Elizabethtown Community Hospital center September 2025.
- Launched chronic kidney disease program improving patient outcomes through education.
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Benefits
Paid Vacation
Company News
Patients in Vermont and northern New York will have access to vital local support before and after kidney transplant surgery through a new regional partnership between Dartmouth Health and the University of Vermont Health Network (UVMHN).
Dr. Depman joined University of Vermont Health Network - Central Vermont Medical Center in 2007, as an attending physician in the hospital's Emergency Department (ED), and served as ED medical director for seven years.
The University of Vermont Medical Center announced that it would pause construction on a $130 million outpatient surgery center in South Burlington, blaming the decision on recent orders from a health care regulator.
Healthgrades(R) distinguishes UVM Medical Center with Outpatient Joint Replacement Excellence Award(TM).
UnitedHealthcare reaches deal with UVM Health Network to maintain coverage.