Sterilization Technician

Title: Certified Central Processing Assistant

Location: Brooklyn, NY 11213

Shift:9AM - 5PM Monday - Friday

Duration: 3 Months Contract (with the possibility of extension)

Rate Range: $27 per hour on w2

Job Description:

• Performs and participates in decontamination, cleaning, assembling, packaging, scanning, sterilization, storage and distribution of reusable surgical instrumentation and equipment in compliance with the hospital-wide infection control program, all in view of customer satisfaction and/or patient safety in general as the goal.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required
• Remediation of equipment failures and hazards.
• Provide integrity and sterility of products and services for the customers.
• Work in conjunction with the OR staff to provide timely sterile products.
• Maintain consistency and continuous workflow between the OR and Central Service Sterile Processing while practicing excellent customer service.
• Operate and maintain decontamination equipment.
• Reprocess reusable Patient Care Equipment (PCE) as per hospital established policies and procedures.
• Operate and maintain steam autoclaves, keeping records of loads completed, items in loads, and maintenance procedures performed.
• Operate and maintain Gas Plasma (i.e., Sterrad) equipment; keep records of loads completed, items of loads, and maintenance procedures performed.

Requirements:

• Covid Card
• High School Diploma/ associate degree
• Updated Resume
• Certified Registered Central Service Tech (CRCST) / Registered Central Service Tech (RCST)
• BLS