991-CRCST I

Compensation

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Status: Full Time Regular

Shift: EVENING SHIFT

Department: Central Sterilization

Position Summary

Summary:
The Central Sterile Technician I decontaminates, reprocesses, and sterilizes surgical instrumentation and collects, cleans, and distributes patient care equipment throughout the organization.

Qualifications

Responsibilities:
Education Required
• Must complete in-house orientation program
• Minimum High School diploma

Experience And Skills
• Speaks, reads and writes English
• Knowledge of surgical instrumentation and basic medical/surgical supplies.
• Knowledge of sterilization and decontamination procedures.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Prior experience as an OR/Central Sterile/ Surgical Technician and/or SD Technician preferred.

License/Certifications
• Certified Registered Central Sterile Technician (CRCST)*, or Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD)
• Certification in central sterile processing required
• Provisional Certification: 400 hours of on the job training must be completed within 4 months of hire

Working Conditions

Other information:
Working Conditions

• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) worn

• Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 lbs of force occasionally and /or up to 30 lbs of force frequently and/or up to 10 lbs of force constantly to move objects.

• Repetitive Motion: Substantial movements of the wrists, hands and/or fingers.

• Stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking.

• Pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping and feeling.

• Visual Acuity Requirements: Worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform activities such as visual inspection involving small defects, small parts and assembly of parts at distances close to the eyes.

• Worker is subject to environmental conditions, including temperature changes.

• Worker is subject to hazards, such as exposure to high heat and chemicals.