Central Services Tech

St Bernardine Medical Center; San Bernardino (CA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health - St. Bernardine Medical Center in San Bernardino, CA is seeking a Central Service Technician to ensure sterile processing and proper equipment management to support patient care teams.

You will perform decontamination, cleaning, processing, and sterilization of equipment, manage IV solution and tray inventories, and coordinate rental and return of specialized gear, while maintaining infection control standards.

Qualifications

• High School Graduate or GED required.
• One year of Central Service or Surgical Instrument Technician experience, or six months plus CRCST/Surgical Instrument Tech course enrollment.

Responsibilities

• Operate decontamination, cleaning, processing and sterilization of equipment.
• Manage inventory for IV solutions and procedural trays.
• Coordinate rental and return of specialized equipment.
• Use HBO, ESI, and PL WIZARD systems for patient charges and data entries.
• Ensure autoclave units are functioning properly.
• Record sterilized loads and items at end of shift.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Infection control

Education

High School Graduate or GED

CRCST or Surgical Instrument Tech course enrollment

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Central Service Technician, you will play a critical role in ensuring that all medical equipment and supplies are sterile, properly managed, and readily available to support patient care teams throughout the hospital.

Every day you will perform the decontamination, cleaning, processing, and sterilization of equipment while adhering to strict infection control practices. You will be expected to manage inventory for IV solutions and procedural trays, coordinatethe rental and return of specialized equipment, and utilize systems like HBO, ESI, and PL WIZARD to accurately process patient charges and data entries.

To be successful in this role, you must be a detail-oriented professional with a strong understanding of sterilization standards and infection prevention.

• Is a role model for the Hospital's Customer Satisfaction effort, i.e. demonstrates AIDET principles when interacting with customers, subordinates and colleagues.
• Insures proper operation of autoclave units prior to use on a daily basis.
• Runs, monitors and approves biological and chemical tests at beginning, middles and end of shift. Follows through with the monitoring process, until the termination of the biological incubation period.
• Monitors and approves Bowie-Dick test and Sterilizer Printcons. Records results in appropriate log.
• Inspects STERRAD, Gas and Steam Autoclaves for visible signs of malfunction and reports to Central Service Manager.
• Records accurately at the end of the shift the number of sterilized loads and items that have been sterilized.

Job Requirements

Required

• High School Graduate or GED
• One (1) year experience as a Central Service or Surgical Instrument Technician OR a combination of six months experience and enrollment in a CRCST or Surgical Instrument Tech course.

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1928, Dignity Health - St. Bernardine Medical Center is a 342-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in San Bernardino, California. Serving nearly 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level III NICU, heart care, stroke care and orthopedics. Additionally, St.Bernardine Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center and was recently awarded AMA/ASA’s Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement, recognizing the hospital’s commitment to providing the best stroke care. It was named one of Healthgrades America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Prostate Surgery in 2026.

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