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Central Sterile Department
Those working in the central sterile department also called the central
supply department in some hospitals, are responsible for washing and
sterilizing certain patient care equipment and instruments, and issuing
patient care supplies, and delivering equipment to patient care units.
Job responsibilities
Educational requirements
Job responsibilities
- Picks up and delivers equipment from all areas of the hospital.
- Disassembles, cleans and checks for proper function of equipment,
such as suction machines, feeding pumps, I.V. infusion pumps, etc.
- Performs minor repairs on equipment, replaces worn hoses and installs
spare parts as needed.
- Installs equipment, such as side rails, trapeze assembly and Stryker
frames, at bedsides as needed.
- May provide some functional guidance to personnel operating equipment
on units.
- Operates gas and steam sterilizers following authorized procedures.
- Stocks shelves with clean and sterile supplies.
- Washes and disinfects items, such as bedpans, scissors, glass syringes
and tubing, with prepared antiseptic solutions and detergents.
- Dries, wraps, bags and seals item in preparation for sterilization.
- Cleans and disinfects the work area.
- High school graduate.
- Three to six months of on-the-job training.
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