Position Focus :

In 1971, Yale University established Yale Health to provide health services to its facility, staff and students through a multidisciplinary health maintenance organization located on campus.

Yale Health has more than 42,000 members including students, staff, faculty and their families who come from every state in the country and almost every country in the workplace.

We are celebrating over 50 years of service to the Yale community.

Our state-of-the-art facility at 55 Lock Street, is where our members receive most of their care from our 150 providers.

It is a 144,000 square foot medical facility with over 90 exam rooms, a 24 / 7 Acute Care Department, a 15-bed inpatient facility with two negative pressure rooms, a diagnostic imaging suite including MR and CT scan, x-ray and ultrasound and a full-service retail pharmacy.

The Central Sterile Technician decontaminates, cleans, sorts, inspects, organizes, wraps and sterilizes medical surgical supplies for all of Yale Health.

Additional responsibilities include clean and disinfect Endoscopes during and following endoscopy clinic. Includes meticulous manual cleaning of Endoscopes, leak testing of scope, instrument inspection and Olympus washer operation.

Use of cleaning, disinfecting and sterilization chemicals according to OSHA guidelines including full and appropriate use of personal protective equipment.

Inspect medical instruments for quality of condition : wrap instruments in preparation for sterilization and execute sterilization process according to written policies and procedures.

Wrap individual medical instruments and instrument sets in preparation for sterilization, inspect instrument for condition, apply color-coding by instrument set and department of use;

sort instruments by color-coded department and set. Operate steam sterilizer, monitor and document steam sterilization process, inspect steam sterilizer equipment and perform scheduled preventative maintenance.

Perform daily biological testing of sterilization systems and document results. Provide and maintain a clean, uncluttered sterile package storage area.

Perform disinfection process on specialized instruments / equipment. Perform other duties as delegated by manager.

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Essential Duties

1. Records data and results. 2. Prepares chemical solutions and media. Orders, stocks and distributes supplies. 3. Maintains work area and cleanliness of laboratory.

Washes and sterilizes glassware and equipment. 4. May assist in procedures using animals. May compile data on scientific / laboratory procedures.

5. Performs additional functions incidental to laboratory activities.

Required Education and Experience

Two years of related work experience and a high school level education; or an equivalent combination of experience and education.

Required Skill / Ability 1 :

Demonstrated ability with steam sterilizer operation, preferably Olympus System operation training.

Required Skill / Ability 2 :

Demonstrated ability in the use of standard precautions as related to the OSHA, Blood borne Pathogen Standard.

Required Skill / Ability 3 :

Ability to work independently.

Required Licenses or Certifications

Certification by the International Association of Healthcare Central Service, or by the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution, Inc.

Drug Screen

Health Screening

Background Check Requirements

All candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position, which may include motor vehicle, DOT certification, drug testing and credit checks based on the position description and job requirements.

All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of the background check. For additional information on the background check requirements and process visit "Learn about background checks" under the Applicant Support Resources section of Careers on the It's Your Yale website.

COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement

The University maintains policies pertaining to COVID-19. All faculty, staff, students, and trainees are required to comply with these policies, which may be found here :

Posting Disclaimer

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential functions that will be required of the position and should not be construed as a declaration of specific duties and responsibilities of the particular position.

Employees will be assigned specific job-related duties through their hiring departments.

Last updated : 2024-08-02