Central Services Tech

CommonSpirit Health•San Bernardino, CA

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Central Services Tech ensures medical equipment and supplies are sterile, properly managed, and available to support patient care teams throughout the hospital. The role performs decontamination, cleaning, processing, and sterilization of equipment while following infection-control practices. It also manages inventory for IV solutions and procedural trays, coordinates rental and return of specialized equipment, and uses HBO, ESI, and PL WIZARD to process patient charges and data entries. The technician serves as a role model for the hospital’s customer-satisfaction efforts by demonstrating AIDET principles when interacting with customers, subordinates, and colleagues. The role checks autoclave operation daily; runs, monitors, and approves biological and chemical tests at the beginning, middle, and end of shifts; and follows biological tests through the end of the incubation period. The technician also monitors and approves Bowie-Dick tests and Sterilizer Printcons, records results in the appropriate log, reports visible signs of malfunction in STERRAD, gas, and steam autoclaves to the Central Service Manager, and records the number of 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 Technician course.
Strong understanding of sterilization standards and infection prevention.

Responsibilities

Perform decontamination, cleaning, processing, and sterilization of equipment.
Manage inventory for IV solutions and procedural trays.
Coordinate rental and return of specialized equipment.
Use HBO, ESI, and PL WIZARD to process patient charges and data entries.
Demonstrate AIDET principles when interacting with customers, subordinates, and colleagues.
Ensure proper operation of autoclave units before daily use.
Run, monitor, and approve biological and chemical tests at the beginning, middle, and end of shifts, and follow biological testing through the end of the 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.
Record the number of sterilized loads and items at the end of the shift.