Certified Central Sterile Supply Technician

Overview

The Central Sterile Supply Technician is responsible for the cleaning, assembly, sterilization, and distribution of instruments and instrument sets, as well as the assembly and distribution of case carts for surgery. Duties include equipment cleaning, reprocessing and distribution, maintaining accurate records of sterilization and biological tests, assembly of case carts for surgery cases as requested on the pick tickets, and delivery of carts to the staging room in surgery. This position will collaborate interdepartmentally primarily with Surgery; but, also with the other nursing units and is expected to adhere to an effective hospital-wide infection prevention and control program.

Responsibilities

• Clean, reprocess, assemble, sterilize, and distribute instruments and instrument sets.
• Assemble and distribute case carts for surgery according to pick tickets.
• Deliver carts to the surgical staging room; ensure accurate documentation of sterilization and biological testing.
• Maintain records related to sterilization processes and infection control compliance.
• Collaborate interdepartmentally, primarily with Surgery and other nursing units.

Department Specific Job Details

Hours : 9am 5 : 30pm, Monday through Friday

Education : HSD / GED required

Experience : Healthcare experience preferred

Certification / Licensure : CRCST (Certified Registered Central Sterile Technician) or CSPDT (Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician) required

Education Requirements

GED, High School (Required)

Certification / License Requirements

Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician - CBSPD; CRCST - Certified Registered Central Service Technician - International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management

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