Central Service Technician - Ambulatory Surgery - Full Time, Days

NYU Langone Health•Village of Patchogue, NY

About The Position

NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk is hiring a Central Service Technician to support its Ambulatory Surgery Center. The technician is responsible for decontaminating, assembling, high-level disinfecting, and sterilizing surgical instruments and equipment; managing and disinfecting crash carts; delivering instruments, supplies, and equipment to meet patient needs; and disinfecting, stocking, and maintaining mobile patient equipment on nursing units. The role also includes maintaining a clean work environment, stocking consumable goods in accordance with infection-control and safety guidelines, and providing front-line customer service by telephone. The technician manages instrument identification, quality, processing, preparation, inventory, and logistics. Duties include receiving, sorting, disassembling, cleaning, and processing instruments and medical devices according to manufacturer instructions and hospital procedures; operating washers, automated endoscope preprocessors, and sterilizers; and performing steam and low-temperature sterilization and high-level disinfection. The position requires appropriate personal protective equipment, adherence to infection-control and aseptic practices, accurate documentation of processes and testing, and participation in quality-improvement activities. The technician also stocks crash carts to specified lists, tracks supplies and expiration dates, and coordinates clean and soiled cart logistics.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Certification from CBSPD or HSPA as a Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST); provisional certification is acceptable.
For provisional certification, 400 hours of hands-on training must be completed before the provisional certification expires.
Basic computer skills and ability to navigate and operate the department's SPM system.

Responsibilities

Process and prepare surgical instruments, ensuring instrument quality and integrity.
Decontaminate medical equipment, devices, and instrumentation according to manufacturer instructions and hospital guidelines.
Sterilize surgical instruments and devices using established procedures and manufacturer guidelines.
Perform high-level disinfection of scopes and medical devices, including handling their logistics and storage.
Stock, disinfect, and manage crash carts, including documenting supplies, expiration dates, and lock numbers in coordination with Pharmacy.
Identify instruments by name and design, distinguish single-use from reusable instruments, and identify broken, non-functioning, or non-compliant instruments.
Perform instrument-integrity quality assurance and follow instrument classification and handling procedures.
Transport and store sterile instruments, documenting storage locations in the inventory system, and transport soiled instruments in appropriate containers according to hospital guidelines.
Receive, sort, inspect, and disassemble used devices and instruments for cleaning and processing.
Wear appropriate personal protective equipment and follow infection-control, universal-precaution, and aseptic procedures.
Operate washers, automated endoscope preprocessors, and sterilizers according to manufacturer guidelines.
Label trays and peel pouches, load sterilizers appropriately, and monitor sterilization parameters and physical, mechanical, and biological indicators.
Document decontamination, assembly, sterilization, high-level disinfection, quality-assurance results, testing, sterilizer loads, and chemicals according to policy.
Disinfect mobile patient equipment and maintain its stock 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 safety and infection-control 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 and perform other duties as assigned.