Certified Sterile Processing Technician

Job Description

Duties & Responsibilities:

• To provide for the efficient processing of instruments and sterilization throughout Client.
• Processes decontaminated medical devices as they are received, according to established priorities, medical device IFU’s and best practices.
• Receives instruments from the decontamination area and processes appropriately.
• Performs physical and environmental duties as designated on a routine daily basis, including but not limited to cleaning work space/instrument room/cabinets, emptying biohazards waste, monitoring sterilizers, and checking environmental monitors.
• Completes sterilization processes.
• Performs high level disinfection.
• Performs other duties as assigned, including other essential instrument room duties.

Education, Experience and Certifications / Licenses:    

• Required – CRCST – Cert-Cert Reg Cent Ser TECH International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management.
• Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician issued by The Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution.
• CST-SUR – Cert-Cert Surgical TECH National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting OR National Center for Competency Testing.
• Educational program completion for surgical technologists which may include operating room/surgical training completed in the army, navy, air force, marine corps, or coast guard of the United States or in the United States Public Health Service- REQUIRED.
• 2 years Experience as a surgical technologist and has experience in two or more surgical specialties- REQUIRED.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: 

• Knowledge of a wide variety of instrumentation used in the operating room and throughout the Hospital.
• Ability to operate all OR sterilization and processing equipment, to prioritize and organize, and to work independently with consistent supervision.

Proficiency with:

• Steam, EO, and low-temp sterilization systems.
• Washer/disinfector operations.
• Ultrasonic cleaners.
• Biological and chemical indicator testing.