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Certified CSS Technician, Centralization, Full-Time Evening, 40 Hours

UMass Memorial Health
United States, Massachusetts, Southbridge
Apr 21, 2025
Are you an internal caregiver, student, or contingent worker/agency worker at UMass Memorial Health? CLICK HERE to apply through your Workday account. Exemption Status: Non-Exempt Schedule Details: Monday through Friday Scheduled Hours: 12 am - 8:30 pm Shift: 1 - Day Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America) Hours: 40 Cost Center: 25080 - 2550 Central Sterile Supplies This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process. Everyone Is a Caregiver At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver - regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 16,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day. Provide pharmaceutical care to all patients and hospital staff. Job Description I. Major Responsibilities: 1. Collects, receives and records soiled instruments/equipment/devices for decontamination process and associated tasks as outlined by established policy/process, guided by industry regulations/recommendations and manufacturer's instructions for use (IFU). 2. Utilizes equipment, tools, solutions and personal protective equipment in a prescribed manner while following universal safety precautions. 3. Maintains clean, safe, and organized workspace and other associated tasks. 4. Inspects for cleanliness and proper functioning, assembles, packages and records instruments/devices and equipment following the established procedure for each. 5. Records and routes instruments/equipment/devices for proper sterilization or HLD as identified and outlined by manufacturer's IFU and performs identified process/cycle with appropriate equipment. II. Position Qualifications: 1.License/Certification/Education: Required: 1. High school graduate or equivalent. 2. Central Sterile Processing Technician Certification is required within one year of employment. Preferred: 1. Central Sterile Processing Technician Certification. Experience/Skills: Required: 1. Demonstrates a professional, scientific knowledge of the intricate processes involved in central sterile operations 2. Graduate of program designed to provide fundamentals of hospital central service technology and care/handling of surgical instruments and equipment. 3. Participates in concurrent educational programs related to sterilization and infection control OR equivalent combination of the above. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health - for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day. As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law. If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentacquisition@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.