Immediate : CSSD Technician
Education: High School Diploma or equivalent. A Diploma or Certificate in CSSD Technology, Sterilization Technology, or Operation Theatre (OT) Technology
Experience: Prior experience in a hospital CSSD or clinical setup is an advantage, though entry-level roles accept freshers
Key Responsibilities & Duties
Decontamination & Cleaning
Collect and receive used, contaminated surgical instruments and medical devices from various hospital departments.
Sort and disassemble multi-part instruments for thorough cleaning.
Manually clean delicate instruments or operate automated decontamination equipment like sonic washers, washer-disinfectors, and cart washers.
Strictly adhere to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) mandates when handling biohazardous materials
Inspection, Assembly & Packaging
Inspect every instrument visually for cleanliness, functionality, defects, or damage.
Assemble instruments back into specialized surgical trays or medical sets according to standard hospital recipes.
Wrap and wrap-package sets using sterile barrier systems (wraps, pouches, or rigid containers) and include internal chemical indicators to track sterilization efficacy.
Sterilization Processing
Load and safely operate specialized sterilization equipment, including steam autoclaves, ETO (Ethylene Oxide) gas, and plasma sterilizers.
Select the correct sterilization cycle depending on the material composition of the medical devices.
Quality Assurance & Documentation
Conduct and interpret daily physical, chemical, and biological indicator tests to verify machine effectiveness.
Maintain meticulous logbooks of sterilization cycles, parameters (time/temperature), and load tracing numbers.
Report equipment malfunctions or sterilization failures immediately to supervisors.