CSSD - Technician

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Department CSSD Career Level CSSD - Technician Total Years Experience 0 - 3Years Gender Any Job Location Pallikaranai Quaification BSc/Diplomo Job Description JOB SPECFICATION:  A Diploma or Bachelor’s degree or an Associate Degree.  Minimum of 1+ years’ experience in this position.  Knowledge of cleaning, disinfection and sterilization techniques.  Strong technical and analytical skills.  Should be good in communication, Email and Telephone etiquette. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:  Central Sterile Processing Technician minimum job requirements include sitting/standing for prolonged periods, frequently walking and reaching (overhead, extensive, repetitive).  Proficient communicative, auditory, and visual skills are needed. Attention to detail and ability to write legibly. Must have the ability to lift/push/pull greater than 100 pounds. May be exposed to fumes, chemicals, cold, noise, radiation, blood/body fluids, and infectious diseases.  Decontaminates and sterilizes instruments, medical supplies, and equipment, and assembles, wraps and sterilizes trays of instruments.  Follows proper Standard Precautions while in decontamination and sterilization areas.  Monitors biological and chemical wash solution to ensure quality and consistency for decontamination of instruments and medical equipment.  Sorts mismatched sets of instruments, trays, and medical equipment and makes them available to sterile processing customers in a timely manner.  Restocks, labels, and maintains inventory, submits requisitions, collects and distributes instruments, trays, crash carts, and facility medical equipment.  Performs environmental maintenance duties and assists in maintaining inventory levels in sterile processing, the operating room, and in equipment storage areas.  Verifies that equipment functions properly, requisitions for equipment maintenance, repair or replacement, and removes defective equipment.  Maintains a clean work area.  Assists with maintaining established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, and quality improvement, safety, and environmental and infection control standards.  Current knowledge of CSSD systems, management, quality, assurance and procedures is required.  Knowledge of sterilization processes and techniques and medical terminology in order to interpret the needs of users.  Ability to perform mathematical functions associated with sterilization and instrumentation processes.  Performs and participates in decontamination, cleaning, assembling, packaging, scanning, sterilization, storage and distribution of reusable surgical instrumentation and equipment. Performs other duties as assigned or required.  Reporting to the Head of the Department.
Specialisation CSSD Technician