Central Sterile Technician

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Job Description

General Description:

  • Under general supervision, responsible for cleaning, decontamination, assembly, packaging and sterilization of surgical instrumentation and reusable supply items.
  • Coordinates and prepares necessary supplies and instruments for emergent and routine surgical cases.

Essential Responsibilities:

  • Responsibilities listed in this section are core to the position. Inability to perform these responsibilities with or without an accommodation may result in disqualification from the position.
  • Assembles and wraps instrument sets.
  • Ensures proper use of sterilized sonic cleaners and other related equipment.
  • Retrieves and delivers surgical instruments on a timely basis.
  • Thoroughly inspects instruments to insure all instruments are clean and in good repair/working order prior to sterilization process.
  • Decontaminates instruments using proper chemical mixtures and procedure.
  • Tests, operates and loads autoclaves.
  • Participates in the routine cleaning and decontamination of all department work surfaces.
  • Completes sterilization log sheets.
  • Periodically checks sterile inventory in order to remove those items in which sterilization has expired or packaging has been compromised.
  • Resterilizes compromised instrument sets.
  • Identifies and notifies appropriate personnel of inventory or supply shortages.

General Responsibilities:

  • Performs other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Knowledge of maintenance and sterilization of medical supplies and equipment.
  • Knowledge of applicable sanitation and hygiene standards.
  • Knowledge of proper safety practices of steam and gas plasma sterilization.
  • Knowledge of simple record keeping principles and practices.
  • Skill in understanding and following verbal and written instructions.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
  • Effective customer service skills.
  • Able to read, spell and do simple math.
  • Good computer skills.
  • Ability to work effectively under pressure.