Central Sterilization Technician

3 weeks ago


Northridge, California, United States Dignity Health Full time
Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled Central Sterilization Technician to join our team at Dignity Health - Northridge Hospital Medical Center. The successful candidate will be responsible for cleaning, decontaminating, inspecting, assembling, packaging and sterilizing all instruments and equipment from all areas of the facility.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Clean and decontaminate surgical instruments and other medical equipment following established policy and procedure.
  • Inspect, assemble, package and sterilize medical devices following manufacturer's recommendations and established procedure.
  • Operate cleaning and sterilization equipment in the department according to manufacturer's recommendations and established procedure.
  • Perform biological tests and maintain recording devices on all autoclaves.
  • Inspect instruments to ascertain good working condition and send instruments out for repair or sharpening as needed.
  • Maintain neat, orderly work areas and sterile fields when in operating rooms.
  • Demonstrate a working knowledge and understanding of the principles of sterilization, asepsis, infection control and universal safety precautions.
  • Prepare self and work area for potential emergencies, such as fire and earthquakes.
  • Demonstrate organizational skills, cost-consciousness and quality assurance procedures in performance of job tasks.
  • Effectively communicate with co-workers and supervisory staff as necessary to ensure effective functioning of operating room activities.
  • Maintain inventory of supplies and equipment and fill surgical case cart requisitions using hospital computer system.
  • Comply with established Hospital and departmental policies, protocols, procedures and objectives.
  • Establish and maintain professional, cooperative interpersonal relationships with other staff members, physicians, patients, patient family members, and the public as appropriate, while assuring confidentiality of all patient information.
  • Assemble, inspect, wrap and label all O.R. sets including specialty sets per department protocol according to manufacturer recommendations.
  • Assist in maintaining supply levels of all items required for department stock, communicating with those responsible for ordering.
  • Must be able to articulate on soaps and detergents, methods of packaging, types of sterilization methods and parameters, infection control practices, high-level disinfection practices and safe practices in Sterile Processing.
  • Reports broken instrumentation and equipment.
  • Independently operates all equipment of SPD.
  • Able to handle flexible scopes after manual cleaning has been completed.
  • Effectively communicates with co-workers and supervisory staff as necessary to ensure effective functioning of operating room activities.
  • Will act as preceptor, mentor and role model for other staff members and/or assist with departmental orientation as required.
  • Performs other job duties as assigned.


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