Central Sterile Technician

NYU Langone Health • New York, NY

7h • Onsite

About The Position

NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn is seeking a Central Sterile Technician to process operating room instruments and sterilize and decontaminate instruments and supplies. The role includes operating and monitoring sterilization and decontamination equipment, preparing instruments and scopes, ensuring the proper handling and storage of sterile items, and supporting the smooth flow of work through all processing phases. The technician may assume responsibility for the department on weekends or when supervisory personnel are absent, and may determine and delegate work activities among staff.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Certification from CBSPD or HSPA, including CRCST, CER, or CFER; provisional certification is acceptable.
• Complete 400 hours of hands-on training before provisional certification expires.
• Required license: Certified Central Service Tech.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.

Nice To Haves

• CPD and/or operating room background.

Responsibilities

• Assume responsibility for the department on weekends or in the absence of supervisory personnel.
• Participate in Continuous Quality Improvement teamwork and problem-solving activities, and report problems to the supervisor.
• Use the Impress Instrument Tracking System.
• Apply event-related shelf-life principles; inspect and store items without compromising sterile integrity.
• Prepare and bag instruments for shipment.
• Identify instrumentation and use computer pick sheets to identify surgical case carts, labor and delivery trays, and emergency trays or sets.
• Complete trays and sets left from the previous shift and return them to users in a timely manner.
• Test instruments for proper function and report defective or damaged instruments to the supervisor.
• Manually wash and disinfect heat- and moisture-sensitive and specialty items.
• Prepare scopes for sterilization.
• Operate equipment including a steam gun, sonic machine, washer/decontaminator, STERRAD sterilizers, and steam sterilizers; clean sterilizers as needed.
• Perform sterilizer monitoring using chemical and biological indicators and monitor the efficacy of the daily sterilizer cycle.
• Prepare instruments for STERRAD and steam sterilization.
• Handle high-level disinfectants safely.
• Clean and decontaminate reusable items from patient areas according to appropriate guidelines.
• Disassemble and assemble specialty instrument components for cleaning and sterilization.
• Ensure smooth workflow from the return of soiled instrument carts through all processing phases.
• Determine work activities at each work area, establish precedence, and delegate assignments to staff accordingly.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and wellness package.
• Financial security benefits.
• Generous time-off program.
• Employee resource groups for peer support.
• Employee wellness program covering physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care.

What This Job Offers

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