CSSW-Non Certified
About The Position
The Central Sterile Supply Worker is responsible for assembling, sterilizing, and cleaning equipment, supplies, and instruments according to prescribed procedures and techniques. This role assures quality production of CSS trays and packs to decontaminate and sterilize surgical instruments, containers, linen, and related equipment using steam and gas sterilizers or disinfectants with antiseptic solutions. The worker will remove gas sterilizers, assemble and wrap packs and trays according to established procedures, and maintain awareness of the environment while monitoring autoclave readings and pressure settings. Responsibilities include transporting sterile packets, documenting loss of equipment and supplies, removing outdated items from stock, and reprocessing as required. The role may also involve operating distilling equipment, preparing and sterilizing bottles of distilled water and normal saline, securing and sterilizing linen, sorting, folding, and storing it. Additionally, the worker may order supplies and linen as needed, maintain a clean and orderly working area, and perform other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Ability to assemble, sterilize, and clean equipment, supplies, and instruments.
- Knowledge of decontamination and sterilization procedures.
- Ability to operate steam and gas sterilizers.
- Skill in assembling and wrapping packs and trays.
- Awareness of environmental factors and ability to monitor autoclave readings and pressure settings.
- Ability to transport sterile packets.
- Skill in documenting loss of equipment and supplies.
- Ability to remove outdated items and reprocess.
- Ability to operate distilling equipment.
- Skill in preparing and sterilizing bottles of distilled water and normal saline.
- Ability to secure, sterilize, sort, fold, and store linen.
- Ability to maintain a clean and orderly working area.
Nice To Haves
- May order supplies, linen, etc., as needed to maintain operations.
Responsibilities
- Assemble, sterilize, and clean equipment, supplies, and instruments.
- Assure quality production of CSS trays and packs.
- Decontaminate and sterilize surgical instruments, containers, linen, and related equipment using steam and gas sterilizers or disinfectants.
- Remove gas sterilizers.
- Assemble and wrap packs and trays according to established procedures.
- Monitor autoclave readings and pressure settings.
- Transport sterile packets to proper storage areas.
- Document loss of equipment and supplies.
- Remove outdated items from stock and reprocess as required.
- Operate distilling equipment and prepare/sterilize bottles of distilled water and normal saline.
- Secure, sterilize, sort, fold, and store linen.
- Order supplies and linen as needed.
- Maintain working area in clean and orderly condition.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
