Job Responsibilities:

• Performs case pull functions.
• Determines appropriate case carts to be built for specialty procedures.
• Builds case carts ensuring adherence to procedures.
• Dispatches case carts to ensure they are available to surgical/clinical procedures.
• Performs record keeping functions, e.g. processing, sterilization, quality assurance, etc.
• Performs ordering, stocking and inventory control functions.
• Maintains adequate levels, inventories, and orders supplies; stock supplies.
• Participates in in-service education.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education:

• High School Diploma/GED.

Certifications:

• Certified Registered Central Sterile Technician (CRCST) or Certified Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD).

Competencies (Complexity of Work):

• Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment.

Work Experience:

• Preferred one year experience in central service/sterile processing areas and successful completion of recognized training program with certification in central service/sterile processing.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to perform duties while standing, sitting, stooping, and reaching for long periods of time; ability to lift up to 25 pounds on a continual basis; ability to push, pull, and navigate carts weighing up to 200 pounds and manual dexterity sufficient to perform the basic functions of the job; exposure to environments of bacterial and viral contamination, and possible exposure to sterilization gases.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

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