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The Central Processing Department (CPD) is responsible for the availability of sterile 6instrumentation/supplies to accommodate the Surgery schedule, Emergencies/Traumas, Clinics and hospital departments. The CPD Technician I is responsible for the decontamination, assembly and sterilization of all instruments used throughout the hospital including general surgical instrumentation. Also, responsible for assembly of case carts with supplies and instruments as it pertains to the surgery schedule, and availability to sterile instrumentation to hospital departments.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Decontamination
The decontamination function encompasses cleaning and disinfecting of reusable instruments, supplies and equipment used in surgical patient care. This process is pivotal to breaking the disease transmission chain and this is essential to infection control and sterility assurance.
Instrument Assembly and Preparation
The instrument assembly and preparation function includes inspection and assembly of instrumentation sets used in the Operating Room as well as other departments in the hospital.
Sterilization
Sterilization is the most technically complex function in CPD. Sterilization and the maintenance of sterility, as well as the specific procedures that must be followed. The importance of ensuring that all items marked sterile are in fact sterile cannot be over-emphasized. It is imperative that technicians apply knowledge of AAMI standards and the factors that affect the process of sterilization.
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WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES STATEMENT:
Must be able to perform all essential functions of this position with reasonable accommodation if disabled.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed, as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Tufts Medical Center reserves the right to modify position duties at any time, to reflect process improvements and business necessity.
COVID-19 POLICY:
Please note that effective October 1, 2021, as a condition of employment at Tufts Medical Center, all employees and new hires must have received their complete dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, unless they have been granted an exemption.
Full Time
Ambulatory Healthcare Services
$39k-49k (estimate)
03/17/2023
06/09/2024
tuftsmedicalcenter.org
BOSTON, MA
3,000 - 7,500
1796
JOSEPH STETZ JR
$1B - $3B
Ambulatory Healthcare Services