Job Description
Varied shifts
Position Summary
The Central Service Technician II is certified as either Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) or Central Supply Processing Department Technician(CSPDT) and is responsible for ensuring that all surgical supplies, instruments and equipment are properly inventoried, decontaminated, assembled, inspected, packaged, sterilized, stored, distributed, and tracked in a quality/timely manner through the hospital. Works independently with little supervision, qualified to train others and serves as a resource to Central Processing customers.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities Includes the Following:
1. Understands and adheres to the Hospital Performance Standards, Policies and Behaviors
2. Demonstrates/articulates an understanding of the responsibilities of the position
3. Verbalizes and applies knowledge of current department and hospital policies and procedures
4. Attends staff meeting or equivalent to update knowledge related to current department/hospital issues
5. Completes annual department/hospital competency requirements and documents appropriately on Competency/Education record
6. Adheres to all policies and procedures including dress code, code of conduct, customer service, attendance and submission of annual physical
7. Identifies and uses appropriate methods and solutions to sort, disassemble, decontaminate, rinse, and disinfect instruments and clinical equipment.
Operates and troubleshoots cleaning equipment.
Appropriately handles garbage, linen, and biohazardous material. Maintains safety standards.
Responsible for decontamination, cleaning, processing and sterilization of supplies, instruments and equipment
8. Maintains proper functioning of sterilizers, ultrasonic cleaner and instrument decontamination washers and performs inspection of same
9. Consistently uses recipes to correctly assemble, protect, wrap, containerize and/or peel package and label instruments. Identifies and inspects instruments for cleanliness and functionality.
10. Properly handles and stores sterile supplies, equipment and instruments.
11. Selects appropriate sterilization methods. Knows and follows correct principles of sterilization. Properly documents and verifies sterilization loads and biological test to determine the efficacy of the sterilization process.
12. Retrieves, disburses and tracks medical and surgical supplies and equipment to the customer in a quality/timely manner.
13. Knows, uses, maintains and operates the equipment specific to CP, i.e. steam, Sterrad, OER-Pro, sterilizers; cart washers; washer/disinfectors, ultrasonic cleaners and heat sealers as well as a variety of testing devices.
14. Knows and uses the processes involved in ordering, receiving, stocking, rotating delivering and monitoring usage of surgical supplies. Communicates supply issues to appropriate personnel in a timely manner.
15. Environmental Standards; Maintains a clean orderly work area. Completes assigned housekeeping duties.
16. Serves as a resource to customers on all Central Processing functions.
17. Performs other related job duties as required. Tracks his/her progress and compliance in regards to training, staff meeting and in-service education, etc.
18. Distributes medical supplies and restocks the supplies by rotating the stock
19. Transport patients to and from the Operating Room and Post Anesthesia Care Unit
20. Cleans and maintains work area including shelves in an orderly fashion
21. Applies knowledge of current methods of infection control
22. Completes 10 Continuing Education Credits (CECs) annually and submits supporting documentation to Manager and Human Resources as required by NYS Law.
23. Performs all other related duties as assignedEducation & Experience Requirements High School Diploma or GED required. Must be certified as a Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) or Central Supply Processing Department Technician (CSPDT) or grandfathered(see grandfathering clause below) Previous Central Supply or Operating Room instrument processing experience preferred. Familiarity with medical technology preferred. Grandfathering: Certain individuals are grandfathered in and do not have to be certified Must have worked for a cumulative total of one year in the four years of January 2011 to January 2015. Grandfathering: Certain individuals are grandfathered in and do not have to be certified so long as the individual must have worked for a cumulative total of one year in the four years of January 2011 to January 2015.
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We have been widely recognized for our exceptional culture, world-class physicians, Magnet-designated nurses and passionate employees who make a real difference in our community. With tremendous growth opportunities, great benefits, and flexible work schedules, it is no wonder why we are consistently recognized as a Great Place To Work!At Hospital, you have an opportunity to work side-by-side with some of the most talented people in the world.\r\n\r\nWe have been widely recognized for our exceptional culture, world-class physicians, Magnet-designated nurses and passionate employees who make a real difference in our community. With tremendous growth opportunities, great benefits, and flexible work schedules, it is no wonder why we are consistently recognized as a Great Place To Work!
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