Central Sterile Technician Job Description
Central sterile technician
provides sterilization support by preparing equipment and instruments for sterilization in a timely manner - flashing of instruments and associated regulatory documentation.
Central Sterile Technician Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Prepares the Decontamination and Clean room with supplies and equipment needed
The Central Sterile Technician is a trained individual who demonstrates competence in the decontamination, processing, sterilization and distribution of equipment and supplies for in-hospital use, is responsible for meeting the approved Standards of Care and Practice (Polices and Procedures), and promotes collaboration with other health care providers
Decontaminate and sterilize instruments, medical supplies and equipment
Follow proper Standard Precautions while in decontamination and sterilization areas
Monitor biological and chemical wash solution to ensure quality and consistency for decontamination of instruments and medical equipment
Decontaminating and sterilizing instruments, medical supplies and equipment
Following proper Standard Precautions while in decontamination and sterilization areas
Monitoring biological and chemical wash solution to ensure quality and consistency for decontamination of instruments and medical equipment
Receives all soiled instrumentation and implements the appropriate decontamination process
Prioritizes and Organizes instrumentation and equipment and supplies
Central Sterile Technician Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Central Sterile Technician
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: BCLS, CRCST, ASHCSP, CS, BLS, CSP, CBSPD, CSS
Education for Central Sterile Technician
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the central sterile technician job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Associate and High School Degree in Healthcare, History, Medical, Education, Technical, Health, Graduate, General Education, Teaching, Associates
Skills for Central Sterile Technician
Desired skills for central sterile technician include:
Decontamination
Medical terminology
Operation of all equipment in SP and reports any malfunctions immediately
Equipment and instruments
Sterilization supplies
Dating system and monitors sterilization parameters according to established policies and procedures
Surgical instruments
Supplies
Functions of decontamination and sterilization equipment
Sterilization procedures of various equipment and instruments
Desired experience for central sterile technician includes:
Sort mismatched sets of instruments, trays, and medical equipment
Restock, label, and maintain inventory
Perform environmental maintenance duties
Verify that equipment functions properly
Assist with maintaining established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, and quality improvement, safety, and environmental and infection control standards
Assembling, wrapping and sterilizing trays of instruments
Central Sterile Technician Examples
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Central Sterile Technician Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for a central sterile technician. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for central sterile technician
- Receiving, cleaning, processing, assembling and distributing medical supplies, equipment and surgical instruments
- Handling, transporting and storing sterile equipment, instruments and supplies and pulling supplies and instruments for surgical cases using the case cart system
- Assembling specialty case carts as pick lists require, sends completed case carts to the OR, and returns unused supplies from the OR to proper inventory
- Returning sterile supplies / instrumentation to the appropriate storage space in sterile / case cart assembly area and rotating
- Cleans, decontaminates, wraps, sterilizes, stores, and distributes supplies, instruments, and equipment dispensed by the department following infection control guidelines
- Cleans, assembles, sterilizes and stores instruments and supplies
- Dispenses sterile instruments and supplies for the surgical case cart system, nursing units and other clinical areas
- Delivers and retrieves supplies and equipment
- Demonstrates knowledge of the function and operation of the decontamination equipment for optimum cleaning, loading, temperature and troubleshooting
- Will pick supplies for surgeries according to surgeon preference cards
Qualifications for central sterile technician
- Sorting mismatched sets of instruments, trays, and medical equipment
- Restocking, labeling, and maintaining inventory
- Performing environmental maintenance duties
- Assisting in maintaining inventory levels in sterile processing, the operating room, and equipment storage areas
- Verifying that equipment functions properly
- Assisting with maintaining established departmental policies and procedures
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Central Sterile Technician Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a central sterile technician. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for central sterile technician
- Distributes sterile and non-sterile supplies upon request or case cart requisition
- Acquire, distribute, and charge all disposable supplies and patient rental equipment
- Prepare, assemble, and package all medical equipment and instruments for surgical services and other hospital departments, including the restocking of code and isolation carts using the exchange cart system
- Sterilize all reusable equipment, supplies, and instrumentation, and maintain and operate Central Sterile equipment
- Handle, transport, and store sterile equipment and pull supplies and instruments for surgical cases using the case cart system
- Assemble and maintains specific surgical instruments utilized throughout the facility
- Inventorie and reorders instruments and supplies
- Distribute sterile and non-sterile supplies upon request or case cart requisition
- Assemble and maintain specific surgical instruments utilized throughout the facility
- Inventory and reorder instruments and supplies
Qualifications for central sterile technician
- Certification strongly preferred
- Experience as Sterile Tech Strongly Preferred
- Heart Saver CPR upon hire
- Experience in hospital operating room preferred
- Coordinates the processing of instruments and instrument trays according to the O.R
- Minimum Education - Post High School Vocational/Specialized Training
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a central sterile technician. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for central sterile technician
- Acquiring, distributing and charging for all disposable supplies and patient rental equipment
- Preparing, assembling and packaging all medical equipment and instruments for surgery and other hospital departments including the restocking of code carts and isolation carts using the exchange cart system
- Sterilizing all reusable equipment, supplies and instrumentation, and maintaining and operating Central Sterile equipment
- Operation and maintenance of decontamination equipment
- Demonstrates knowledge and application of sterile technique, care of instrument instruments, and stocking supplies needed for surgical cases
- Takes responsibility for the decontamination, cleaning, assembling, packaging, sterilization, storage, and distribution of reusable surgical instrumentation and equipment
- Perform decontamination of soiled instruments, sterilization containers and equipment according to established protocols
- Cleans, decontaminates instruments and equipment after each case according to hospital policy and procedure shown by quality of instrument cleaning and steps followed in decontamination
- Utilizing the communication book/board and shift reports as necessary to keep the staff current with changes, updates
- Utilizing Instrument Tracking System and Surgical Services Scheduling System (PIMS), as necessary
Qualifications for central sterile technician
- Minimum 1 year of recent Central Sterile experience
- Minimum Experience - 1 + year’s hospital experience as CST
- Thorough knowledge of aseptic technique, sterilization techniques, infection control requirements, and a basic knowledge of medical/surgical procedure and terminology
- One to three years experience as an Instrument Room or Operating Room Technician (preferred)
- Assembling instrumentation for sterilization following the set/count instruction sheet
- Assisting in other areas of the department
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Central Sterile Technician Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is looking for a central sterile technician. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for central sterile technician
- Maintaining adequate supply levels of sterile stock that is prepared in CPD for the sterile storage / case cart assembly area
- Monitoring of all sterilization processes that affect the achievement of sterility the mechanical, chemical, and biological procedures for lot control and traceability
- Under the general supervision of the Supervisor, Central Sterile Processing, cleans, sorts inspects, assembles instruments for sterilization
- Cleans, disinfects, reassembles, performs, records, reports safety and operational checks on all portable equipment that cannot be sterilized mechanically
- Maintains supply and instrument storage areas, reporting shortages, checking shelf life, package integrity and reprocessing outdated or compromised items
- Identifies, assembles and wraps basic instrument sets
- Collects and enters patient charge information
- Thoroughly disassembles instruments, and mobile patient equipment for cleaning and ensures all bio-burden material is removed
- Consistently inspects and assembles surgical instrument trays and medical equipment IV pumps, PCA pumps, feeding pumps, suction devices, hyperthermia units according to content sheet or operations manual accurately
- Adhere to all policies, procedures and standards of the assigned unit department and the institution
Qualifications for central sterile technician
- Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) certification
- Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST)
- One (1) year CSP experience preferred
- CSP Certification required
- Graduate from high school of equivalent program
- Graduate from an accredited Sterile Processing Technician or Surgical Technician program preferred
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Central Sterile Technician Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for a central sterile technician. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for central sterile technician
- Understands principles and demonstrates knowledge of decontamination, assembling, packaging, sterilization and storage procedures
- This position may be involved in the responsibility for performing high-level disinfection and/or sterilization
- Sorts and inspects all instrumentation for cleanliness, proper function and breakage
- Help direct the workflow in Central Sterile Supply, set priorities, and meet deadlines for department
- Operate all sterilizing equipment following regulation directives
- Perform all required quality assurance tests on equipment and maintains daily records
- Sort and inspect all instrumentation for cleanliness, proper function and breakage
- Helping direct the work flow in Central Sterile Supply, setting priorities and meeting deadlines for the department
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- Meticulous examination of instruments and equipment to ensure they are clean
Qualifications for central sterile technician
- Observes universal precautions strictly
- Previous central sterile experience preferred
- Basic CPR skills preferred
- Prefer CS Certification course but not required
- Certification as a Central Sterile Tech
- Minimum of 2-3 hears experience with multi-specialty OR Instrumentation preferred