CRCST Instrument Tech Full Time Hibblen Days

Hendricks Regional Health • Avon, IN

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Participates in the delivery of safe, quality patient care by providing clean, disinfected, sterilized instruments, implants, metal goods, and equipment to hospital departments. The Certified/Registered Central Sterile technician is also responsible for providing case carts to Surgery and ChildBirth Center and resupply and clean items to all units.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Must complete requirements and obtain Certified/Registered Central Sterile Technician (CRCST) within one year of employment.

Responsibilities

• Cleaning, decontamination, and sterilization of all instruments, metal goods, and equipment used for patient care.
• Assembling and packaging of all instruments and implants and assuring that they are correctly labeled and assembled.
• Responsible for safe operation of all equipment used for cleaning and sterilization. (i.e. HIVAC sterilizer, ultra sonic cleaner, eto, sterrad.
• Responsible for accurate and meticulous documentation of all sterilizer charts, record books, and biological records.
• Responsible for checking, resupplying and dispensing of reusable sterile and clean items to all units.
• Responsible for understanding and appropriately following the hospital-wide Body Substance/Standard Precautions, Respiratory & AFB isolation protocols and to be compliant with the minimal protective barrier requirements for tasks performed in Central Sterile.
• Responsible for loading and unloading all sterilizing and cleaning equipment to allow for proper steam or gas sterilization of all items.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees