Sterile Processing Technician Central Services & Supply SCH
Job Description
Facility: Sisters of Charity Hospital
Status: Full Time
Work Schedule: Varied with Weekend and Holiday Rotation
Bargaining Unit: ACE Associates
Exempt from Overtime: Exempt: No
Hours:7-3, 8-4, 10-6, 11-17, 12-8.
Shift: Shift 1:
FTE: 1.000000:
Summary:
Responsible for the washing and decontamination of instruments and equipment
Responsible for equipment retrieval, set-up, testing and distribution and retrieval of instruments from OR & L&D
Responsible for house, general and specialty tray assembly, wrapping and sterilization
Responsible for operation, cycle documentation and quality assurance of sterilizers, system 1 (Steris) and decontaminators
Responsible for exchange cart, par level cart, case cart and specialty cart inventory and set-up
Responsible for in-stock inventory management
Responsibilities:
EDUCATION
- High School diploma or GED
- Current and sustained certification (being either temporary or full certification) as a Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST), a Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT), or a Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)
- Maintains a minimum of 10 hours of continuing education units annually
EXPERIENCE
- Successfully passed a nationally accredited central service technician exam, and holds or maintains a temporary or full certification as a CRCST, CSPDT, or CST;
- The employee with a temporary certification will need to prove full (CRCST or CSPDT) certification by the 18th month of their employment
KNOWLEDGE,SKILL AND ABILITY
- Able to identify general instruments
- Lifting trays; walking; standing for periods of time;
- Operating equipment, pushing and pulling carts and equipment, reading; writing; communication skills
- Computer skills helpful
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Medium to high level of stress; ability to concentrate on task under disruptive conditions; work environment change due to nature of workflow. Exposure to blood and body fluids. Required to wear protective personal apparel as appropriate
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