Central Sterile Technician

About the role

The position involves receiving, cleaning, decontaminating, and sterilizing reusable patient care equipment, instrumentation, and supplies. Responsibilities also include maintaining inventory levels for surgical/house instrumentation and supplies.

Responsibilities

• Prints, verifies, and assembles the Perioperative Surgical schedule daily.
• Collaborates with dept. Supervisor and/or OR leadership team to coordinate Perioperative room instrument and equipment needs.
• Coordinates suitable substitutes for specific instrumentation.
• Coordinates room needs based on specific physician needs.
• Guides and assists Central Sterile and OR technicians in performing daily activities.
• Maintains sterilization records.
• Inspects, assembles, and sterilizes all surgical and house instrumentation.
• Restocks case carts with supplies, instrumentation, and equipment as indicated by surgeon preference cards.
• Restocks Surgical Services including the Outpatient Services and Labor & Delivery supply, specialty carts, and top track.
• Stages and delivers case carts, stocking carts, and equipment via clean cart lift, clean or services elevator as needed.
• Inventories and maintains adequate levels of all instrumentation and sterile supplies.
• Responds to instrument and equipment requests from physicians.
• Serves as initial contact for physicians and Perioperative staff to coordinate solutions to instrumentation problems.
• Reports and records missing and/or damaged instrumentation/equipment.
• Serves as initial contact for departmental inquiries from customers.
• Affords assistance in the training and development of new employees.
• Affords assistance in other Central Sterile Instrument Technician assignments.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of one (1) year of sterile processing experience.
• Completion of annual required education related to specialty accreditation as defined by accreditation standards.

Skills

• Use a computer keyboard, monitor, and mouse.
• Answer telephones and transcribe messages.
• Communicate verbally, written, and electronically with healthcare personnel, families, and patients.

Benefits

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Pay

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Schedule

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