Central Sterilization Technician at OakLeaf Surgical Hospital summary: The Central Sterilization Technician is responsible for the sterilization, packaging, and disbursement of surgical instruments and hospital supplies, ensuring compliance with aseptic techniques. This role involves operating sterilization equipment, maintaining records, and conducting quality assurance checks to guarantee proper functioning and safety of medical instruments. Additionally, the technician must communicate effectively, contribute to team goals, and maintain a well-organized and hygienic storage environment for medical supplies. Application Deadline: 12/28/2024 Job Summary: - The Central Processing Technician is responsible for ensuring proper care, sterilization, packaging, and disbursement of hospital equipment and supplies. The Central Processing Technician demonstrates good knowledge of principles and practices of aseptic technique. Hours: - .8 FTE - 32 Hours Per Week (4, 8-Hours Shifts) - Evening Shifts - Essential Job Functions:
- Cleans instruments according to manufacturer's directions to prepare them for sterilization
- Collects and/or receives linen, trays, and other supplies used in daily operation of a hospital and disposes of according to standard protocols
- Operates and maintains steam autoclaves and immediate use steam sterilizers and maintains daily logs
- Packages and wraps equipment and supplies in accordance with prescribed sterile procedures
- Organizes and assembles routine and specialty surgical instrument trays
- Keeps records of all quality checks and participates in quality assurance activities as assigned
- Starts equipment and observes gauges and equipment operation to detect malfunctions and to ensure equipment is functioning properly
- Reports defective equipment to materials management and immediate supervisor in a timely fashion
- Checks sterile supplies to ensure that they are not outdated
- Maintains storage rooms in a neat and orderly manner according to regulatory guidelines
- Maintains and distributes an adequate supply of instruments
- Makes sound clinical decisions affecting the operations in central processing
- Regular and prompt work-site attendance
- Other duties as assigned Qualifications, Knowledge & Ability:
- Certification with the International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management is preferred, or must be obtained within one year of hire
- Demonstrates eligibility for employment in the U.S.
- Ability to relate and work effectively with others
- Demonstrated skills in verbal and written English communications for safe and effective patient care and to meet documentation standards
- Willingness to participate in goal-setting and educational activities for own professional advancement
- Previous experience working in a hospital environment is preferred
- Is aware of professional standards and performs in accordance with them Benefits:
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
- Health Savings Account with an employer contribution
- Company paid life insurance
- Free meals
- Free scrubs with laundry service -
- PTO
- 401(k) retirement plan with 4% company match
- Tuition reimbursement
- Wellness reimbursement - - Keywords: central sterilization, hospital technician, medical equipment, sterilization techniques, quality assurance, surgical instruments, ASEptic procedures, healthcare, infection control, hospital supplies