Central Processing Technician II (40 hours, Nights)

Boston Medical Center, Corp.; Boston, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

403(b) retirement plan

Paid time off

Career advancement opportunities

Employee wellbeing resources

Job summary

Boston Medical Center is seeking a Central Processing Technician II to decontaminate, package, sterilize, and distribute instruments. You will manage case carts and inventory, stock operating rooms, and support Nursing services with equipment handling. Night, weekend, and holiday on-call rotations may apply.

Qualified candidates hold CRCST or CSPDT certification, with at least one year of relevant experience and strong English communication, data entry, and organizational skills.

Qualifications

• Requires a High School Diploma or government recognized equivalent.
• CRCST certification or CSPDT certification required.
• Minimum 1 year experience decontaminating, packing, and storing sterile instruments.
• Ability to use medical terminology and enter data accurately.

Responsibilities

• Decontaminate, package, sterilize and distribute medical supplies.
• Manage case carts, inventory, ordering and par levels for OR.
• Deliver, retrieve, decontaminate and re-assemble patient equipment.
• Assist in training junior technicians; participate in on-call rotations.
• Maintain case cart systems and ensure clean, ready-to-use supplies.

Skills

English communication

Medical terminology

Data entry

Organizational skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Position: Central Processing Technician II

Schedule: 40 hours, Nights, Every 3rd Weekend as needed

POSITION SUMMARY:

The CPD Technician II is a certified technician responsible for decontamination, packaging, sterilization, and distribution of medical/surgical supplies. The role is highly technical and detail orientated. The CPD Technician II must have a thorough knowledge of microbiology, cleaning procedures, disinfection, sterilization and the care, handling, disassembly and re-assembly of equipment and surgical instrumentation. A CPD Tech II must also be thoroughly familiar with case cart/inventory management systems, ordering of supplies and equipment, stocking and maintaining par levels of certain supplies for the operating rooms and labor and delivery. Additional duties include: delivery, retrieval, decontamination, and re-assembly of all patient equipment for the Nursing services and assisting with training junior techs. CPD techs must be flexible for on-call rotation (when applicable), which includes rotating to cover nights, weekends and holiday shifts.

EDUCATION:

Requires a minimum of a High School Diploma or government recognized equivalent.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED

Requires a Certification as a Certified Registered Central Sterile Technician (CRCST) by the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA), or, as a Central Sterile Professional Department Technician (CSPDT by the American Society of Healthcare Central Sterile Professionals (ASHCSP).

EXPERIENCE:

Requires at least one year prior experience collecting, cleaning, decontaminating, packing, and storing sterile instruments.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Requires ability to speak, read, write, and communicate in English effectively with CP Department managers, supervisors, and staff, Charge Nurses, MDs, and staff other clinical and support departments.

• Ability to accurately interpret and use medical terminology and abbreviations.

• Ability to access and enter computerized data and information.

• Organizational skills to effectively set priorities and efficiently complete assigned work.

Compensation Range:

$26.33- $34.75

This range offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications. However, our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and a broad range of factors is considered when making an offer. This includes education, experience, and licensure/certifications directly related to position requirements. In addition, BMCHS offers generous total compensation that includes, but is not limited to, benefits (medical, dental, vision, pharmacy), contract increases, Flexible Spending Accounts, 403(b) savings matches, earned time cash out, paid time off, career advancement opportunities, and resources to support employee and family wellbeing.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans

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