CSSD Manager

Sumandeep Vidyapeeth; Waghodia; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Sumandeep Vidyapeeth is seeking a CSSD coordinator to ensure smooth central sterile services operations across hospital departments. You will supervise sterilization, maintain records, and enforce infection control practices to support safe patient care and compliance with standards.

The role emphasizes equipment validation, inventory management, staff training, and coordination with OT, ICU, wards, and biomedical teams to ensure uninterrupted sterile supply and safe handling throughout the

Responsibilities

• Department Operations: ensure smooth CSSD functioning daily and supply to OT, ICU, wards, and departments.
• Sterilization Management: oversee steam, ETO, and low-temperature sterilization methods; validate equipment.
• Infection Control Compliance: enforce infection prevention practices and coordinate with committees.
• NABH & Quality Compliance: ensure NABH standards, maintain SOPs, logs, and quality docs; participate in audits.
• Inventory & Material Management: monitor sterile packs, consumables, linen, and instruments; manage stock rotation.
• Equipment Maintenance: ensure autoclaves, ETO machines, washers, and sealers function; arrange AMC schedules.
• Documentation & Record Keeping: maintain sterilization records, maintenance logs, and indicator reports.
• Staff Management: supervise CSSD technicians; prepare rosters and conduct training.
• Coordination with Departments: liaise with OT, ICU, wards, nursing, biomedical, and infection control.
• Safety & Compliance: follow biomedical waste guidelines; enforce PPE use and report incidents.

Skills

Sterilization processes

Infection control

Quality compliance

Staff management

Inventory management

Documentation & record keeping

Tools

Autoclaves

ETO machines

Washer disinfectors

Job description

Key Responsibilities

1. Department Operations

• Ensure smooth functioning of CSSD services on a daily basis.
• Supervise cleaning, disinfection, packing, sterilization, storage, and distribution of instruments and supplies.
• Ensure uninterrupted supply of sterile items to OT, ICU, wards, OPD, emergency, and other departments.

2. Sterilization Management

• Monitor sterilization processes including:
• Steam sterilization (Autoclave)
• ETO sterilization
• Low-temperature sterilization methods
• Ensure proper operation and validation of sterilization equipment.
• Monitor biological, chemical, and mechanical indicators.

3. Infection Control Compliance

• Ensure adherence to infection prevention and control practices.
• Coordinate with Infection Control Committee and Nursing departments.
• Implement aseptic handling procedures.

4. NABH & Quality Compliance

• Ensure compliance with NABH standards and hospital policies.
• Maintain CSSD SOPs, logs, records, and quality documentation.
• Participate in internal audits and quality improvement activities.

5. Inventory & Material Management

• Monitor inventory of sterile packs, consumables, linen, and instruments.
• Ensure proper storage and stock rotation.
• Coordinate with purchase and stores department for required materials.

6. Equipment Maintenance

• Ensure proper functioning and preventive maintenance of:
• Autoclaves
• ETO machines
• Washer disinfectors
• Sealing machines
• Coordinate with biomedical engineering department for repairs and AMC schedules.

7. Documentation & Record Keeping

• Maintain sterilization records and traceability logs.
• Maintain equipment maintenance records.
• Ensure proper documentation of biological and chemical indicator reports.

8. Staff Management

• Supervise CSSD technicians and support staff.
• Prepare duty rosters and allocate work responsibilities.
• Conduct staff training on sterilization and infection control practices.

9. Coordination with Departments

• Coordinate with OT, ICU, wards, nursing, biomedical, and infection control departments.
• Resolve issues related to sterile supplies and instrument availability.

10. Safety & Compliance

• Ensure adherence to biomedical waste management guidelines.
• Ensure staff safety practices and use of PPE.
• Report incidents, breakdowns, or process failures immediately.