Central Services Tech

St Bernardine Medical Center•San Bernardino, CA

18h•$25 - $31

About The Position

The Central Service Technician supports a safe, functional clinical environment by ensuring medical equipment and supplies are sterile, properly managed, and available to patient care teams throughout the hospital. The role includes decontaminating, cleaning, processing, and sterilizing equipment in accordance with infection-control practices; managing inventory for IV solutions and procedural trays; and coordinating the rental and return of specialized equipment. The technician uses HBO, ESI, and PL WIZARD systems to process patient charges and data entries. The technician models the hospital’s customer-satisfaction effort by demonstrating AIDET principles when interacting with customers, subordinates, and colleagues. Responsibilities also include checking autoclaves before use, performing and documenting sterilization tests, inspecting sterilizers for visible malfunctions, reporting issues to the Central Service Manager, and accurately recording sterilized loads and items at shift end.

Requirements

High school graduate or GED.
One year of experience as a Central Service or Surgical Instrument Technician, or a combination of six months of experience and enrollment in a CRCST or Surgical Instrument Tech course.

Responsibilities

Decontaminate, clean, process, and sterilize equipment while following infection-control practices.
Manage inventory for IV solutions and procedural trays.
Coordinate the rental and return of specialized equipment.
Use HBO, ESI, and PL WIZARD to process patient charges and enter data.
Demonstrate AIDET principles when interacting with customers, subordinates, and colleagues.
Ensure autoclave units are operating properly before daily use.
Run, monitor, and approve biological and chemical tests at the beginning, middle, and end of the shift, and follow the monitoring process through the end of the biological incubation period.
Monitor and approve Bowie-Dick tests and Sterilizer Printcons, and record results in the appropriate log.
Inspect STERRAD, gas, and steam autoclaves for visible signs of malfunction and report issues to the Central Service Manager.
Accurately record the number of sterilized loads and items at the end of the shift.