Central Sterile Technician-LOC 38th St SPD-Evening Shift (37.5 Hours)

NYU Langone Health • New York, NY

6h

About The Position

NYU Langone Health is hiring a Central Sterile Technician for its 38th Street Sterile Processing Department. The successful candidate is responsible for ensuring instrument exchange carts, par-level carts, instrument sets, single peel packs, and emergency supplies meet established qualitative and quantitative quotas, and delivering them to surgical suites in a timely manner. The role also decontaminates, disinfects, tests, adjusts, and assembles mobile patient equipment and assists with decontaminating designated surgical instrumentation.

The technician inventories, orders, and stocks medical disposable goods in storage areas and handles materials within the sterile processing area. The position includes answering telephones, interacting face-to-face with internal and external customers, and participating in continuous quality improvement.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Certification from CBSPD or HSPA as a Central Service Technician: CBSPD certification, HSPA Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST), Certified Endoscope Reprocessor (CER), or Certified Flexible Endoscope Reprocessor (CFER).
• Provisional certification is acceptable; 400 hours of hands-on training must be completed before the provisional certification expires.
• Effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of healthcare products, patient care equipment, surgical instruments, medical terminology, and their basic use.
• Completion of a formal central service technician or surgical technologist education program.
• Basic computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure instrument exchange carts, par-level carts, instrument sets, single peel packs, and emergency supplies meet established qualitative and quantitative quotas.
• Deliver supplies and instruments to surgical suites in a timely manner.
• Decontaminate, disinfect, test, adjust, and assemble mobile patient equipment.
• Assist in decontaminating designated surgical instrumentation.
• Inventory, order, and stock medical disposable goods in storage areas.
• Handle materials within the sterile processing area.
• Answer telephones and interact face-to-face with internal and external customers.
• Participate in the continuous quality improvement process.
• Demonstrate knowledge of decontamination, disinfection, and cleaning methods.
• Perform and document quality assurance processes and random product sampling according to protocol.
• Apply infection control guidelines when transferring, storing, and transporting sterile packages.
• Enter, modify, and search information in the instrument tracking system.
• Demonstrate knowledge of sterilization processes, documentation, and delivery of sterile packages.
• Prepare, assemble, inspect, and package major surgical instruments.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

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 well-being

What This Job Offers

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