Sterile Processing Technician I

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University; New York (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University seeks a full-time TH Sterile Supply Technician I to support the Central Sterile Supply Department in Brooklyn. The role supports the operating rooms and clinics with sterile instrumentation, maintaining compliance with JCAHO requirements.

You will clean, assemble, inspect, and sterilize instruments, manage inventories, and perform daily maintenance on processing equipment.

Qualifications

• Certification in central sterile processing is required or obtainable within 18 months of hire.
• 55 B/C program eligibility will be considered with documentation.

Responsibilities

• Cleans, assembles, performs minor repairs, and wraps trays for surgical instruments, equipment, and specialty supplies for sterilization.
• Disassembles, sorts, cleans, inspects, and processes medical instruments and equipment.
• Ensures that medical instruments, equipment, and supplies are replenished as needed.
• Collects reusable items from and dispenses supplies to the needed areas of the hospital.
• Maintains, stores, and inventories medical instruments, equipment, and supplies.
• Operates equipment such as ultrasonic and utility washers, and performs specified daily maintenance tasks on the equipment.
• Operates sterilization equipment and performs specified daily maintenance tasks.
• Performs record keeping duties of the sterilization process for JCAHO requirements and any other mandated requirements.

Education

Nationally accredited central service exam

Certification by a central sterile credentialing organization OR equivalent

55 B/C program eligibility

Job description

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University seeks a full-time TH Sterile Supply Technician I to support the Central Sterile Supply Department in Brooklyn. The role supports the operating rooms and clinics with sterile instrumentation, maintaining compliance with JCAHO requirements.

You will clean, assemble, inspect, and sterilize instruments, manage inventories, and perform daily maintenance on processing equipment.