Central Sterile Technician-West Palm Beach SPD-Day Shift(40 Hours)
About The Position
The Central Sterile Technician 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 are delivered to surgical suites in a timely manner. The role 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 role also answers telephones, interacts face-to-face with internal and external customers, and participates in continuous quality improvement.
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.
- If provisionally certified, complete 400 hours of hands-on training before the provisional certification expires.
- Effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of health care 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
- Demonstrate knowledge of decontamination, disinfection, and cleaning methods.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Perform and document quality assurance processes and random product sampling according to protocol.
- Incorporate 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.
- Demonstrate knowledge of major surgical instrument preparation and assembly, inspection, and packaging.
- Ensure instrument exchange carts, par-level carts, instrument sets, single peel packs, and emergency supplies meet established quotas and are delivered to surgical suites on time.
- Decontaminate, disinfect, test, adjust, and assemble mobile patient equipment; assist with decontaminating designated surgical instrumentation.
- Inventory, order, and stock medical disposable goods in storage areas and 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.
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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
