TH Sterile Supply Technician 2 (Evenings)

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University; New York (NY); On-site; USD 39,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a pioneering healthcare institution as a TH Sterile Supply Technician 2, where your expertise in sterilization and supply management will be crucial. This full-time evening role involves overseeing the cleaning, decontamination, and delivery of medical supplies while ensuring compliance with aseptic techniques. You will also have the opportunity to train and lead a team, making a significant impact on patient care. If you are passionate about healthcare and ready to elevate your career, this is the perfect opportunity to thrive in a supportive and diverse environment.

Qualifications

• Certification in central service required, along with experience in sterilization.
• Leadership skills to train and delegate tasks to other technicians.

Responsibilities

• Perform cleaning, sterilization, and maintenance of medical supplies.
• Monitor tasks and manage sterile stock inventory.
• Assist in developing policies for sterile material storage.

Skills

Sterilization Techniques

Inventory Management

Aseptic Techniques

Equipment Maintenance

Team Leadership

Education

Certification as a Central Service Technician

Tools

Sterilization Equipment

Inventory Software

Job description

TH Sterile Supply Technician 2 (Evenings)

Job No: 496579
Department: CENTRAL STERILE
Local Title: TH Sterile Supply Technician 2 (Evenings)
Budget Title: Teaching Hospital Sterile Supply Technician 2
Work Type: Full Time
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Categories: Clinical, Patient Care

Are you looking to take your career to new heights with a leader in healthcare? SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is one of the nation's leading metropolitan medical centers. As the only academic medical center in Brooklyn, we serve a large population that is among the most diverse in the world.

Bargaining Unit: CSEA

Job Summary:

The Department of Central Sterile at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time TH Sterile Supply Technician 2 (Evenings). Teaching Hospital Sterile Supply Technicians perform tasks related to cleaning and decontamination, sterilization, 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.

Illustrative Duties:

• Performs all the duties of Teaching Hospital Sterile Supply Technician 1.
• May determine the priority of tasks for assigned area; assign and delegate daily work and train other Teaching Hospital Sterile Supply Technicians.
• Monitors the completion of daily tasks in the assigned area.
• Prepares and updates sterile stock inventory and related records to ensure that adequate supplies are maintained.
• Keeps records of devices that are sterilized and quarantined.
• Responds to requests for malfunctioning instruments and equipment and provides a response for repairs on those devices.
• May refer major repairs of equipment to other areas of the hospital as needed.
• Assists in developing, implementing, and maintaining policies and procedures for the storage and distribution of sterile material.
• Confers with nursing staff regarding problems in sterile supplies issuance and/or distribution, resolving problems as appropriate.
• Oversees and applies principles of aseptic techniques in the work area.
• Reviews all trays and operating room case cart components for accuracy.

Required Qualifications:

• Successful completion of a nationally accredited central service exam for central service technicians, AND current certification by a nationally accredited central sterile technician credentialing organization as a Certified Registered Central Service Technician, Central Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician or a substantially equivalent credential, AND either 1-year of permanent service as a Teaching Hospital Sterile Supply Technician 1 or 1-year of experience in cleaning, sterilizing, and maintaining medical supplies and equipment in a healthcare facility.

Work Schedule: Variable days; 4:00pm to 12:00am (Full-Time Evenings)

Salary Grade/Rank: SG-08

Salary Range: $39,215 to $48,294 Base Salary plus $3,400 Location Pay as well as $13,000 Geographical Differential.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.