Central Sterile Technician-KP SPD-Evening Shift (37.5 Hours)

NYU Langone Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

NYU Langone Health is seeking a Central Sterile Technician for the evening shift. This role involves managing instrument sets, ensuring sterilization, and maintaining quality assurance processes. Candidates should have a high school diploma and relevant certifications. Join a leading health system known for its quality care and extensive benefits.

Benefits

Extensive benefits and wellness programs

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Certification from CBSPD or HSPA is necessary.
• Provisional certification is acceptable with 400 hours of training.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for instrument exchange carts and emergency supplies.
• Decontaminates and disinfects surgical instrumentation.
• Documents quality assurance processes.

Skills

Decontamination knowledge

Disinfection knowledge

Cleaning methods knowledge

Infection control guidelines

Communication skills

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Certification from CBSPD or HSPA

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NYU Langone Health is a fully integrated health system that consistently achieves the best patient outcomes through a rigorous focus on quality that has resulted in some of the lowest mortality rates in the nation. Vizient Inc. has ranked NYU Langone the No. 1 comprehensive academic medical center in the country for three years in a row, and U.S. News & World Report recently placed nine of its clinical specialties among the top five in the nation. NYU Langone offers a comprehensive range of medical services with one high standard of care across 6 inpatient locations, its Perlmutter Cancer Center, and over 320 outpatient locations in the New York area and Florida. With $14.2 billion in revenue this year, the system also includes two tuition-free medical schools, in Manhattan and on Long Island, and a vast research enterprise with over $1 billion in active awards from the National Institutes of Health.

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Position Summary

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Central Sterile Technician-KP SPD-Evening Shift (37.5 Hours).

In this role, the successful candidate is responsible for all instruments exchange carts, par level carts, instrument sets, single peel packs, and emergency supplies meeting established quotas both qualitatively and quantitatively. Delivers them to the surgical suites in a timely manner. Decontaminates, disinfects, tests, adjusts and assembles mobile patient equipment and assists in decontaminating designated surgical instrumentation. Inventories, orders and stocks medical disposable goods in storage areas and is responsible for the materials handling within the sterile processing area. Answers telephones, handles face-to-face interactions with internal and external customers, and actively participates in continuous quality improvement processes.

Job Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge of decontamination, disinfection, and cleaning methods.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Performs and documents quality assurance processes, and random sampling of products according to protocol.
• Incorporates infection control guidelines during the transferring, storing, and transporting of sterile packages.
• Effectively enters, modifies, and searches information in the instrument tracking system.
• Demonstrates knowledge of sterilization processes, documentation, and delivery of sterile packages.
• Demonstrates knowledge of major surgical instruments preparation and assembly, inspection, and packaging.

Minimum Qualifications

High School Diploma or equivalent required. Certification from the Certification for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) or Registered Central Service Technician (HSPA): (1) Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST), (2) Certified Endoscope Reprocessor (CER), or (3) Certified Flexible Endoscope Reprocessor (CFER). Provisional certification is acceptable with 400 hours of on-hands training prior to expiration.

Required Licenses

Sterile Proc & Dist-Cert CBSPD, Central Sterile tech (HSPA)

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of specific healthcare products, patient care equipment, surgical instruments, medical terminology, and basic use. Completion of formal central service technician or surgical technologist education program. Basic computer skills.

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

NYU Langone Health offers extensive benefits and wellness programs to support your career and personal life.

Salary range: $60,853.40 - $65,407.30 annually. Actual salary depends on experience, education, and hospital needs.