Clinical Support Specialist - 61 at Rep-Lite – Springfield, Illinois

Clinical Support Specialist – SPD / OR

Springfield, IL

Experienced in Sterile Processing or the OR and ready to expand your impact beyond the department? This clinical-facing role partners directly with SPD and OR teams to improve tray management, workflow efficiency, and patient care.

• Serve as the SPD & OR expert for system setup, tray loading, audits, and best practices

• Support workflow optimization, error reduction, and turnaround time improvements

• Manage trays and instruments to ensure OR readiness

• Provide hands-on training and in-services for SPD and OR staff

• Troubleshoot equipment and process challenges alongside clinical teams

• Track utilization and efficiency metrics

• Support quality and continuous improvement initiatives

Required

• 5+ years in SPD, Central Services, Surgical Services, or the OR

• Strong understanding of sterile processing workflows and tray management

• Comfortable with hands-on equipment and basic technical troubleshooting

• Highly organized with strong communication and customer-facing skills

• Willingness to travel locally and work flexible schedules

Preferred

• Background as SPD Supervisor/Manager, Certified Surgical Technologist (Ortho or Spine), OR Team Lead, OR Liaison, or Associate Rep

• CRCST certification or CST certification

• Experience with quality or process improvement initiatives

• Associate’s degree preferred, not required

• Your SPD expertise is essential — not entry-level

• Work side-by-side with OR teams, not behind the scenes

• Influence hospital-wide efficiency and patient outcomes

• Grow your career while staying clinically relevant

• Hospital-based (SPD, OR, clinical areas)

• Standing, walking, lifting trays/equipment required

• Flexible scheduling may be needed to support cases

If you’re an experienced SPD or OR professional ready to make a broader impact, apply today.

Rep-Lite receives a large volume of resumes for each position and regretfully cannot respond to each application.

If we have an interest in speaking with you further, we will email a request for a video interview. Sometimes these emails end up in spam/junk so please make sure you are checking them periodically; the sending domain will be @applytojob.com.

Thank you for your interest in Rep-Lite and good luck in your search!

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