Central Sterile Technician
About The Position
NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn is hiring a Central Sterile Technician to process operating room instruments and sterilize and decontaminate instruments and supplies. The role supports the flow of reusable instruments from return of soiled carts through all processing phases, and may assume department responsibility on weekends or when supervisory personnel are absent. The technician prepares, cleans, inspects, tests, disinfects, and sterilizes instruments and specialty items; operates sterilization and decontamination equipment; and monitors sterilizer effectiveness. The role also supports departmental quality-improvement activities, communicates problems to the supervisor, and helps maintain timely completion and return of trays and sets.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Certification from CBSPD or HSPA as a Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST), Certified Endoscope Reprocessor (CER), or Certified Flexible Endoscope Reprocessor (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
- Central Processing Department (CPD) and/or operating room background preferred.
Responsibilities
- Assume responsibility for the department on weekends or when supervisory personnel are absent.
- Participate in Continuous Quality Improvement problem-solving activities and report problems to the supervisor.
- Use the Impress Instrument Tracking System.
- Apply event-related shelf-life concepts and inspect and store items without compromising sterility.
- Prepare and bag instruments for shipment.
- Identify surgical case carts, labor and delivery items, and emergency trays or sets using computer pick sheets.
- Complete trays and sets left from a 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 items and specialty items.
- Prepare scopes for sterilization.
- Operate steam guns, sonic machines, washers/decontaminators, STERRAD sterilizers, and steam sterilizers; clean sterilizers when needed.
- Monitor sterilizers using chemical and biological indicators and monitor the efficacy of daily sterilizer cycles.
- 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.
- Maintain workflow from the return of soiled instrument carts through all processing phases.
- Determine work activities at each work area, set priorities, 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.
- Holistic employee wellness program covering physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive-care well-being.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
