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Job Description
Prepare, sterilize, install, or clean laboratory or healthcare equipment. May perform routine laboratory tasks and operate or inspect equipment.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 31-9093.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 35,960.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 17.00
- Currently, there are 52,500 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Medical Equipment Preparers”.
Also Known As…
- Medical Equipment Preparers
- Sterilization Technician
- Sterile Technician
- Sterile Processing Technician
- Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (SPD Technician)
- Sterile Preparation Technician
- Instrument Technician
- Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST)
- Central Sterile Supply Technician (CSS Technician)
- Central Service Technician (CST)
- Central Processing Technician (CPT)
- Surgical Technician
- Surgery Technician (Surgery Tech)
- Sterilizer
- Sterilization Specialist
- Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (SPD Tech)
- Service Technician
- Sanitarian Aide
- Reuse Technician
- Respiratory Therapy Aide
- Pathology Laboratory Aide
- Oxygen Equipment Preparer
- Oxygen Equipment Aide
- Medical Supply Technician
- Material Reprocessing Associate (MRA)
- Laboratory Worker, Washing or Cleaning Laboratory Apparatus
- Laboratory Equipment Cleaner
- Inhalation Therapy Aide
- Hot Packer
- Health Equipment Servicer
- Equipment Technician
- Clinical Laboratory Aide
- Certified Registered Central Services Technician (CRCST)
- Central Supply Processing Department Technician (CSPDT)
- Central Sterilization Technician
- Central Sterile Technician
- Bandage Maker
Tasks for “Sanitary Aide”
- Purge wastes from equipment by connecting equipment to water sources and flushing water through systems.
- Examine equipment to detect leaks, worn or loose parts, or other indications of disrepair.
- Clean instruments to prepare them for sterilization.
- Record sterilizer test results.
- Start equipment and observe gauges and equipment operation to detect malfunctions and to ensure equipment is operating to prescribed standards.
- Disinfect and sterilize equipment such as respirators, hospital beds, or oxygen or dialysis equipment, using sterilizers, aerators, or washers.
- Operate and maintain steam autoclaves, keeping records of loads completed, items in loads, and maintenance procedures performed.
- Report defective equipment to appropriate supervisors or staff.
- Stock crash carts or other medical supplies.
- Install and set up medical equipment, using hand tools.
- Deliver equipment to specified hospital locations or to patients' residences.
- Check sterile supplies to ensure that they are not outdated.
- Organize and assemble routine or specialty surgical instrument trays or other sterilized supplies, filling special requests as needed.
- Attend hospital in-service programs related to areas of work specialization.
- Maintain records of inventory or equipment usage and order medical instruments or supplies when inventory is low.
- Assist hospital staff with patient care duties, such as providing transportation or setting up traction.
Related Technology & Tools
- Aerators
- Pressure steam autoclaves
- Heat-sealer machines
- Hot air sterilizers
- Equipment bar code readers
- Automatic dryers
- Padded gloves
- Ethylene oxide gas sterilizers
- Washer sterilizers
- Pressure regulation monitors
- Protective medical aprons
- Bowie Dick test packs
- Protective gowns
- Ultrasonic cleaners
- Protective masks
- Medical examination protective gloves
- Protective caps
- Paracetic acid sterilizers
- Cleaning or sterilizing scrubbing brushes
- Steam high vacuum sterilizers
- Desktop computers
- Computerized scope washers
- Prevacuum sterilizers
- Spore strips
- Laboratory glass flasks
- Ozone sterilizers
- Steam gravity sterilizers
- Temperature monitors
- Chemical sterilization indicators
- Sterilizers
- Protective ear plugs
- Plasma gas sterilizers
- Gas sterilizers
- Temperature tracing and recording thermometers
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Microsoft Office
- Email software
- Spreadsheet software
- Database software
- Sharepoint Portal Server
- Calendar software
- MEDITECH Supply Chain Management
- Word processing software