OR Sterile Processing Tech

Health Advocates Network is currently seeking a Central Service Technician to work at a facility in Downey, CA. These are registry positions with our company.

Pay Rate: $32 / hour

Shift details:

• 8 hours
• 40 hrs per week
• Days weekends and holidays

Nursing Specialty:

• Central Service Technician

Qualifications:

• Ensure that profiles are submitted for CST who are fully committed to working a 13-week assignment.
• Required certifications include Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST), AHA BLS, MAB or CPI, LA City Fire and Life Safety card (must be LA City Fire), and must complete the LA County Employee Health Clearance before assignment start date.

Assignment Information:

Is currently in need of a Central Service Technician (CST) with a minimum of 2 recent year of acute care setting experience in an acute care hospital as a CST responsible for the overall cleaning, decontamination, assembly, packaging, and dispensing of surgical instruments, equipment and supplies needed for surgical procedures in surgery and related departments. Must work every other weekend and holidays.

Essential Job Functions

 

• Assembles utensil sets, single package instruments, sterile containers, and trays for sterilization.
• Operates steam and gas sterilizers, autoclaves, and other sterilization, cleaning, and reprocessing equipment.
• Fills emergency requests and suggests substitute items to medical and nursing staff if the requested item is out of stock.
• Loads and unloads supply carts and delivers sterile-processed supplies to service areas; collects and delivers used supplies back to the processing area.
• Disassembles, decontaminates, cleans, and reassembles medical, surgical, and patient care supplies, including surgical instruments, according to established procedures.
• Orients and trains new staff in the performance of any or all central service procedures, as needed.

 

Requirements

REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFY:

OPTION I:
Two (2) year experience as a Central Services Technician I.*



DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Additional experience beyond the requirements cleaning, assembling, packaging, and sterilizing medical, surgical, and nursing supplies, instruments, and equipment.

• Certification as a Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST).***

If interested, please apply through this job post. You may send a copy of your most recent resume. If you have any questions, please feel free to call at (800) 928-5561 and ask to speak withRobert Monday-Friday (08:30 AM - 05:00 PM PST).

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