Central Sterile Tech

Overview

Required skills & experience (the 3 “must haves” to be considered): 1. Graduate of a Central Service Processing program OR prior experience as a Central Service Tech OR Surgical Tech experience or completion of a Surgical Tech program. 2. High School graduate or GED. 3. Central Service Processing Technician Certification, OR Surgical Tech Certification. What you need to know: 1. Processes instruments and equipment. ---a. Orders, restocks and decontaminates sterilization equipment and instruments. ---b. Collects dirty equipment and instruments. ---c. Sorts, loads, unloads and decontaminates equipment and instruments according to procedures. 2. Monitors, coordinates, and facilitates sterilization process. a. Assembles trays, basin sets, packages, instruments and equipment and prepares items for sterilization. b. Sterilizes instruments, equipment and supplies as required; handles and stores instruments, equipment and supplies appropriately. 3. Performs biological and chemical monitoring in accordance with quality assurance standards. 4. Completes tray audits. 5. Coordinates with management in order to maintain instrument sharpening/repair schedule for all instruments.

Benefits

Company

We deliver healthcare marked by compassion and sustainable excellence in a progressive environment, guided by physicians, delivered by exceptional professionals and inspired by the communities we serve. We are a not-for-profit, community health system comprised of 11 hospitals, 3,000 physicians and nearly 22,000 employees. Since the beginning, we have been a pioneer in patient care, fulfilling the health care needs of Atlanta residents and the surrounding communities. Today - more than 110 years since it was founded - we are known as a leading hospital system in cancer care, treatment of heart disease and organ transplantation.