Sterile Supply Technician I/II - Full Time Evening Shift

Position Summary

At Stony Brook Medicine, our TH Sterile Supply Technicians are valuable members of our team. Teaching Hospital Sterile Supply Technicians perform tasks related to cleaning, sterilization, maintenance, repair, storage, inventory, and delivery of instrumentation, medical supplies and equipment to an operating room or clinic.

Duties of a TH Sterile Supply Technician in Supply Management Services may include the following but are not limited to:

• Cleans, assembles, performs minor repairs and wraps trays of surgical instruments, equipment and specialty supplies for sterilization.
• Disassembles, sorts, cleans, inspects and processes surgical instruments and equipment.
• Collects reusable items from, and dispenses supplies to points of use.
• Maintains, stores, and inventories surgical supplies.
• Operates ultrasonic and utility washers and performs specified daily maintenance tasks on the equipment.
• Operates sterilization equipment and performs specified daily maintenance tasks.
• Performs record keeping duties of the sterilization process for Joint Commission requirements.

Effective January 1, 2015, as mandated by NYS Public Health Law S2824, persons employed as a Central Service Technician must provide evidence of having successfully passed a nationally accredited Central Service Technician exam upon hire; and hold and maintain a CRCST or CSPDT credential. A healthcare facility may employ a person who has not passed the CRCST or CSPDT certification exam; however, the employee will be required to obtain the required certifications 18 months from their hire date. If an employee, internal or external, is not successful in passing the exam by the 18th-month deadline, they will be separated from state service with Stony Brook University Hospital, and the employment relationship will be terminated.

All employees, internal and external, will be required to serve a total of 12 months' probation in the TH Sterile Supply Technician I title. If the employee has not obtained the CRCST or CSPDT certification by 12 months, the employee's probation will be extended for an additional six months. If an employee, internal or external, receives the CRCST or CSPDT certification upon hire and has satisfied having one year of full-time experience in cleaning and sterilization of equipment and supplies, management has the discretion to pass their probation at six months, and the employee will be promoted to the TH Sterile Supply Technician II title salary grade 8 at that time.

Qualifications

Required: Ability to read, write and communicate in English.

Sterile Supply Tech I: Either 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. OR Ability to obtain required certification within 18 months of hiring date.

Sterile Supply Tech II: 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 one year of permanent service as a Teaching Hospital Sterile Supply Technician 1 or one year of experience in cleaning, sterilizing, and maintaining medical supplies and equipment in a healthcare facility.

Must provide evidence of having successfully passed a nationally accredited central service technician exam and hold and maintain a Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) or Central Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT) credential. Please upload to your application.

Preferred: High School Diploma. Previous experience working in a hospital setting, and/or with the patient population. Possess excellent interpersonal skills, communication skills, and the ability to work with all levels of the organization. Attention to detail and excellent organizational skills.