Central Sterile Technician - Great Plains Health

• Mission

  • To inspire health and healing by putting patients first - ALWAYS.

• Position Summary
  • The Central Sterile Processing (CS) Technician is responsible for following infection control standards and manufacturer recommendations for cleaning, preparing, processing (inspection, assembling, and packaging), sterilizing, and storing medical/surgical supplies, equipment, implants and instruments required by medical, surgical, and nursing personnel for the care and treatment of patients.
• Minimum Qualifications
  • Education
    • High School Diploma or Equivalent.
  • Credentials
    • Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) within 2 years of Date of Hire preferred.
• Physical Demands
  • Sit occasionally.
  • Stand and/or walk constantly.
  • Push 10 pounds frequently.
  • Pull 40 pounds frequently.
  • Lift and/or carry 30 pounds 25 feet frequently.
  • Possess visual acuity, hearing, and color discrimination within normal limits.
  • Bend, stoop, squat frequently.
  • Reach waist to overhead occasionally and at waist height constantly.
  • Possess fine motor coordination within normal limits.
• Essential Functions
  • Knowledgeable of the flow process of central sterile processing. Performs functions and duties associated with the care, handling and sterilization of surgical instruments, implants, equipment and flexible endoscopes.
  • Disassembles, cleans and disinfects all instruments and equipment and supplies returned to the decontamination room for reprocessing.
  • Competently operates, maintains, cleans and loads washer/decontamination, ultrasonic machine, steam, SFPP, and Sterrad sterilizers, Cart Washer, and any other patient care equipment.
  • Works respectfully, cooperatively and professionally with team members as evidenced by positive interpersonal relationships, self-development, team effectiveness, and compliance with departmental and organizational policy.
  • Good Communication Skills, Effective Interpersonal Relationships.
  • Demonstrates working knowledge of the instrument tracking system.
  • Understands proper functioning and testing of departmental autoclaves, understanding processes to follow when not working properly, notification to department manager, submission of work order, out of order sign posting.
  • Performs daily rounds, obtains soiled equipment, contaminated instruments, case carts, from patient care departments transporting them to CS for reprocessing.
  • Delivers clean equipment, isolation, crash carts, sterile instruments, etc. to the patient care areas as requested in a timely manner. Maintains a no bug zone when at the counting and packing table to reduce errors.
  • Maintains high attention to detail in all areas of central sterile processing from decontamination, washing, counting, packing, sterilization to placing on the shelf for use.

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