White Plains Hospital Job Description

Title: Central Sterile

Processing Technician I

Department/Location: Central Sterile

Processing Department CSPD

Reports to: CSPD Manager

Job Code: 500387

FLSA Status: Non-exempt

 Position Summary 

Responsible to ensure that all surgical instruments, and equipment are properly inventoried, decontaminated, assembled, inspected, packaged, sterilized, stored, distributed, and tracked in a timely and high-quality manner for the corresponding department. Work independently with minimal supervision and serve as a resource to the Operating Room and Ancillary customers.

 Essential Functions and Responsibilities Includes the Following:

1. Understands and adheres to the WPH and CSPD Performance Standards, Policies and Behaviors.
2. Demonstrates/articulates an understanding of the responsibilities of the position.
3. Attends staff meeting or equivalent to update knowledge related to current department/hospital issues.
4. Complete annual department/hospital competency requirements through Net-Learning.
5. Adhere to all WPHC policies and procedures, including dress code, code of conduct, customer service, attendance, and submission of annual physical.
6. Identifies and uses appropriate methods and solutions to sort, disassemble, decontaminate, disinfect, and sterilize instruments.
7. Ensure that sterilizers, ultrasonic cleaners, instrument washers/disinfectors, and cart washers are regularly inspected, tested, and well-documented to ensure proper functioning.
8. Assemble, protect, wrap, containerize and/or peel pack, and label instruments according to count sheets.
9. Check instruments for cleanliness and functionality prior to sterilization and properly handles and stores sterile supplies, equipment, and instruments.
10. Selects appropriate sterilization methods. Knows and follows correct principles of sterilization. Properly documents and verifies sterilization chemical, physical and biological indicators to determine the efficacy of the sterilization process.
11. Retrieves, disburses, and tracks medical and surgical supplies and equipment in a quality and timely manner.
12. Knows, uses, maintains, and operates the equipment specific to CSPD, i.e. Low/High temp sterilizers, cart washers; washer/disinfectors, ultrasonic cleaners, and heat sealers as well as a variety of testing devices.
13. Understand the processes involved in requesting, ordering, receiving, stocking, rotating, delivering, and monitoring usage of surgical supplies.
14. Maintain a clean and orderly work area, complete daily assignment duties, and serve as a resource to customers on all Central Sterile Processing functions.
15. Performs other related job duties requested by CSPD Coordinator based on department needs. Tracks his/her progress and compliance in regard to training, staff meeting and in-service education, etc.
16. Applies knowledge of current methods of infection control. Operates and troubleshoots cleaning equipment. Appropriately handles biohazardous material maintaining safety standards.
17. Performs all other related duties as assigned.

 Education & Experience Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Entry level Central Sterile instrument processing experience preferred.
• Provisional Certification Required.
• 400 hours certification training recommended.
• Familiarity with medical terminology and anatomy preferred.

 Core Competencies 

• Must interact in a pleasant and professional manner with all customers: must be customer service oriented.