Sterile Processing Tech

Job Summary

Primary Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Receives contaminated instrumentation and decontaminates and sterilizes equipment
• Resolves problems pertaining to damaged instruments and/or notifies supervisor
• Assembles and packages instrumentation and performs sterilization process for highly specialized equipment
• Human Capital
• Completes and maintains appropriate records and logs relating to instrument or equipment processing and sterilization to ensure that quality standards have been met
• Determines decontamination processing and sterilization methods that will ensure that minimum damage occurs and quality standards have been met
• Provides technical expertise for all internal and external customers of CCAD
• Demonstrates a basic understanding of technical data and product information on instruments and equipment
• Prioritizes tasks and builds case carts to support the needs of the operating room
• Responds quickly to urgent situations
• Performs receiving, stocking and inventory functions for supplies related to case carts
• Performs instrument and asset tracking

Education

• Associate degree in a health-related field with emphasis on Microbiology, or the successful completion of a certified CSSD training program is required

Experience

• Minimum of two (2) years experience in Sterile Services (CSSD) field in a healthcare environment is required
• Good understanding of medical terminology is required
• Current knowledge of CSSD systems, management, quality, assurance and procedures is required
• Certification and Licensure
• Current national license is required

Job Specific Skills And Abilities

• Knowledge of sterilization processes and techniques and medical terminology in order to interpret the needs of users
• Ability to perform mathematical functions associated with sterilization and instrumentation processes
• Strong technical and analytical skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to speak and write in English is required
• Ability to speak and write in both English and Arabic is preferred