It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. Night Shift - 7.5 Hours Under the supervision and direction of the CSP Supervisor, the Central Sterile Technician is responsible for the hands-on processing of surgical instruments and equipment to support patient care and clinical operations.
This includes decontamination, assembly, packaging, sterilization, and distribution of instruments in accordance with established AAMI, AORN, Infection Control, and hospital policies. This position functions as an individual contributor and does not include responsibility for directing or supervising other staff.
- Demonstrates knowledge of all sterilization methods.
- Demonstrates knowledge of sterile technique.
- Performs and prepares required daily tests for all sterilizers following written procedures.
- Takes requests from other departments and fills requests accurately and timely.
- Issues and returns equipment and timely. Issues and returns equipment and maintains patient charges.
- Receives soiled instruments, equipment, accessories from user departments and according to written procedures, separates, decontaminates and processes.
- Examines and tests all instruments according to procedures.
- Sorts, identifies, prepares and correctly packages instruments sets according to written protocol.
- Demonstrates knowledge and applied skills in the loading and unloading of sterilizers; cooling and handling of sterile goods and preparing transport of sterile supplies.
- Transports soiled instruments for reprocessing and returns sterile goods using transport carts approved for this service.
- Assures sterility by inspecting all packages for cleanliness and integrity. Understands the concept of event related sterility and practices such.
- Acquires a working knowledge of the OR schedule and the instruments needed to complete it.
- Adheres to infection control practices.
- Completes timely hospital wide and unit specific annual mandatories.
- Demonstrates compliance to hospital wide and unit specific performance improvement initiatives.
- Attends staff meetings or reviews minutes of all departmental meetings Requirement:
- High school diploma
- Central Sterile certification
- BLS Certification
- Previous experience in a comparable position
- Excellent communication skills, including reading, writing and verbal skills
- Heavy lifting (40lbs) and pushing of instrument carts.
Nights w/ eo wknd and hols; 11P to 7A
$27.368-$34.374 Employment Non-Discrimination: Richmond University Medical Center is committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment and provides full and equal employment opportunities to all employees and potential employees without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions and needs including lactation accommodations, physical or mental disability, age, immigration or citizenship status, veteran or active military status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.
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