Sterile Supply Technician

Downstate; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn seeks a full-time TH Sterile Supply Technician I to join the Department of Central Sterile Supply. You will perform washing, decontamination, sterilization, and preparation of instrumentation for the operating room, clinics, and hospital areas.

The role emphasizes maintaining equipment, tracking inventory, and ensuring compliance with JCAHO requirements through meticulous record keeping and daily maintenance of ultrasonic and sterilization

Qualifications

• Experience with sterile processing and instrumentation handling.
• Follows JCAHO and hospital sterilization standards.

Responsibilities

• Cleans and assembles trays for sterilization.
• Disassembles, inspects, and processes medical instruments.
• Maintains inventory and restocks supplies.
• Operates ultrasonic and sterilization equipment.
• Performs daily equipment maintenance and record keeping.

Skills

Sterile technique

Inventory management

Attention to detail

Maintenance scheduling

Tools

Ultrasonic washers

Sterilization equipment

PPE protocols

Job description

The Department of Central Sterile Supply at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time TH Sterile Supply Technician I.

Distinguishing Characteristics

Teaching Hospital Sterile Supply Technicians perform tasks related to cleaning and decontamination, sterilization, pasteurization, maintenance, repair, storage, inventory, and delivery of instrumentation, medical supplies and equipment to an operating room, clinic and other areas of the hospital as needed. Incumbents utilize proper sterilization procedures.

Illustrative Duties

• 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.