Central Service Technician - Full Time, Days

NYU Langone Health • Village of Patchogue, NY

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About The Position

NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk is hiring a Central Service Technician for its Sterile Processing Department. The technician is responsible for decontaminating, assembling, high-level disinfecting, and sterilizing surgical instruments and equipment. The role also includes disinfecting, inventorying, and stocking crash carts; delivering instruments, supplies, and equipment; disinfecting mobile patient equipment; maintaining equipment par levels on nursing units; keeping the work area stocked and orderly in accordance with infection-control and safety guidelines; and providing front-line customer service by telephone.

The position manages surgical instruments and their logistics, including identifying instruments and their condition, conducting quality checks, transporting sterile and soiled instruments, and recording inventory locations. It receives, sorts, disassembles, cleans, and processes medical devices according to manufacturer instructions and hospital procedures. The technician performs high-level disinfection of scopes and other devices, operates washers and automated endoscope preprocessors, and handles device storage and logistics.

Additional duties include accurately stocking and disinfecting crash carts, documenting supplies and expiration dates, and processing instruments through steam and low-temperature sterilization. The technician monitors sterilization indicators, biological tests, load parameters, and high-level disinfection parameters, and records testing and processing information in the department inventory system. The role follows infection-control and aseptic procedures and participates in continuous quality improvement.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Certification from CBSPD or certification/registration as a Central Service Technician through HSPA (CRCST); provisional certification is acceptable.
• For provisional certification, complete 400 hours of hands-on training before the provisional certification expires.
• Basic computer skills and ability to navigate and operate the department system, SPM.

Responsibilities

• Process and prepare surgical instruments, including assessing instrument quality and integrity.
• Decontaminate medical equipment, devices, and instrumentation according to manufacturer instructions and hospital guidelines.
• Perform sterilization of surgical instruments and devices using applicable procedures and equipment.
• Perform high-level disinfection of scopes and medical devices, including handling related logistics and storage.
• Stock, disinfect, and manage crash carts; follow supply-ordering procedures and document quantities, expiration dates, and lock numbers in coordination with Pharmacy.
• Identify instruments by name and design; distinguish reusable from single-use instruments and identify broken, nonfunctioning, or noncompliant items.
• Transport sterile instruments to storage locations and record locations in the inventory system; transport soiled instruments in appropriate containers according to hospital guidelines.
• Receive, sort, inspect, and disassemble used medical devices and instruments according to their type, condition, and manufacturer cleaning instructions.
• Operate washers, sterilizers, and automated endoscope preprocessors according to manufacturer guidelines.
• Wear appropriate personal protective equipment and follow infection-control, universal-precaution, and aseptic-procedure requirements.
• Label trays and peel pouches for sterilization according to hospital policy and load sterilizers to ensure sterilant reaches necessary device surfaces.
• Monitor physical, mechanical, and biological indicators; document sterilizer loads, sterilization parameters, high-level disinfection parameters, chemicals, and test results according to policy.
• Disinfect mobile patient equipment, manage its logistics and storage, and maintain equipment par levels on nursing units.
• Deliver surgical instruments, supplies, and equipment as needed to meet patient needs.
• Maintain the work environment and stock consumable goods while following infection-control and safety guidelines.
• Complete supply requisitions accurately and participate in continuous quality improvement.
• Answer telephones and provide front-line customer service.
• Use the department's SPM system to document and manage processing and inventory.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED