Sterile Supply Technician

Sterile Supply Technician

Shift / Hours : Mon-Fri 11 : 00 pm - 7 : 30 am Holidays and weekends rotating based on departmental needs

Complete Description :

Qualifications : Must have successfully completed a nationally accredited central service technician exam and certified

as a Central Service Teclmician OR evidence of employment as a Central Service Technician in a

healthcare facility for a period of one (1) year. Must successfully pass pre-employment health clearance.

Duties : Responsible for effective and safe decontamination, disinfection, washing, assembly and sterilization of

instruments and trays used for procedures in the Operating Room and other clinical areas of Upstate.

Uses principles of aseptic technique, performance of quality check with accuracy and reliability. Oversee

and operate equipment or deaning and disinfecting of surgical equipment. Oversee and participate in

the assembly of complex as well as simple surgical sets. Operate equipment for the sterilization of

complex and simple surgical sets using steam under pressure, Steris, and Sterrad. Record the monitor

of sterilization and decontamination of equipment. Respond to urgent and emergent requests from

clinical personnel.