Sterile Supply Technician

SUNY Downstate; New York (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn, NY seeks a full-time TH Sterile Supply Technician I within the Department of Central Sterile Supply. The role focuses on cleaning, decontamination, sterilization, assembly and delivery of sterile instrumentation to operating rooms and clinics.

Responsibilities include maintaining inventory, operating sterilization equipment, and ensuring compliance with JCAHO requirements.

Responsibilities

• Cleans, assembles, wraps trays for sterilization and maintains instrument readiness.
• Disassembles, inspects, cleans and processes medical instruments and equipment.
• Replenishes medical instruments and supplies as needed.
• Collects reusable items and dispenses supplies to hospital areas.
• Maintains and inventories medical instruments, equipment and supplies.
• Operates ultrasonic and utility washers; performs daily equipment maintenance.
• Operates sterilization equipment and conducts routine maintenance.
• Keeps records of the sterilization process as required by JCAHO and regulations.

Tools

Ultrasonic washers

Sterilization equipment

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.