Sterile Processing and Endoscopy Staffing
- Sterile Processing Technician Staffing, Endoscope Technicians, and Operating Room Liaisons
- Emergency, Weekend Blitz™, Interim or Long-Term Staffing Options
- Leadership & Project Specialists Available
Overview
When staffing shortages disrupt your sterile processing department (SPD) or endoscopy suite, the impact is immediate: tray backlogs grow, scopes stack up, cases are delayed, teams burn out, and compliance risk rises. Whether your department is understaffed, overloaded, or facing high turnover, our teams integrate quickly to support your workflows and keep procedures moving. STERIS’s sterile processing technician agency can help alleviate burdens and ensure your SPD department operates seamlessly.
A Strategic Partner To Help Fill Staffing Gaps or Provide Emergency Support
STERIS can provide certified technicians who can step in quickly to restore coverage, protect productivity, and reduce pressure on your core team. Whether short and long-term staffing, our technicians arrive with validated competencies, structured onboarding, and ongoing education support to help maintain consistency during transitions.
Why Choose STERIS SPD and Endoscopy Staffing?
Hospitals choose STERIS because we deliver more than coverage. With decades of experience supporting sterile processing and endoscopy environments, we understand the operational realities behind staffing challenges.
Our staffing services are backed by:
- Deep expertise in sterile processing and endoscopy reprocessing
- Ongoing education, competency validation, and clinical insight
- Experience improving throughput, productivity, and workflow stability
- Scalable endoscopy and sterile processing solutions that support both immediate needs and long-term resiliency
Backlog Friday – Fresh Start Monday
One of the most impactful ways hospitals can use STERIS staffing is through our Weekend Blitz™ service, designed specifically to eliminate tray backlogs without disrupting weekday workflows.
When unprocessed trays pile up by Friday, STERIS deploys a focused weekend team to quickly restore control, making Monday a fresh start to the week.
What Weekend Blitz™ Delivers
- Elimination of existing tray backlogs
- Restored tray availability for Monday cases
- Reduced staff burnout, without adding headcount
Weekend Blitz™ can be used as a standalone service or as part of a broader staffing strategy for departments struggling with volume spikes, vacancies, or burnout.
Staffing Services
STERIS provides sterile processing technician staffing and endoscopy technician staffing designed for real-world hospital challenges. From short-term emergency support to long-term contracted staffing, including leadership positions, STERIS helps hospitals stabilize operations, restore throughput, and protect patient care.
Whether your department is understaffed, overloaded, or facing high turnover, our teams integrate quickly to support your workflows and keep procedures moving. STERIS can recruit and employ local specialists for long-term contracts and/or department outsourcing to ensure continuity, stability, and consistent outcomes.
Sterile Processing
Interim, long-term, and outsourced SPD staff to fill vacancies and provide continuity for the following positions:
- SPD leadership: Directors, Managers, Supervisors
- SPD technicians
- Device Reprocessing Educators
- QA auditors
- Project specialists
- Service line
Endoscopy
A dedicated endoscopy technician will assist with endoscope reprocessing and ensure the standardization of processes. Interim, long-term, or outsourcing options include:
- Endoscopy technicians
- Manual Cleaning
- High-Level Disinfection
- Automated Endoscope Reprocessing
- Endoscope Reprocessing Educators
Operating Room (OR)
Personnel must ensure communication and collaboration between your OR and SPD, provide tray QAs, collect and report quality data, or offer full inter-operative and SPD accountability for specific procedures. Interim, long-term, or outsourcing options include:
- OR liaisons
- Endoscopy specialists supporting Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) procedures
- Project specialists
