Technician, Central Sterile Supply Distribution

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Tuesday, 07 January 2025, 7 Rajab 1446

Tuesday, 21 January 2025, 21 Rajab 1446

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Central Sterile Supply Distribution Section -M

Involves the centralized processing and sterilization of patient care, reusable devices, instruments and equipment. These items are held in storage and then distributed, along with prepackaged, pre sterilized supplies, using a distribution cart to the various patient care areas of the hospital including the operating rooms and dental clinics.

**Essential Responsibilities and Duties**:
1. Receives contaminated devices, instruments and equipment in the decontamination area and reduces the bio-burden, being sure to always don personal protective equipment. Uses chemical disinfectants and sterilants according to safety procedures.

2. Operates the decontamination and terminal sterilization equipment and reports all malfunctions or changes in the parameters.

3. Sorts, inspects, assembles, and wraps or packages all decontaminated items.

4. Assures proper sterility of all processed items by adhering to established sterilization procedures; including loading, unloading, storing, and handling techniques and sterilization assurance monitors. Incubates biological monitors and records all monitor results according to established procedures. Applies tracking labels.

5. Prepares single items and various sets as designated.

6. Stocks Central Sterile Supply Distribution (CSSD) carts with processed instruments according to the predetermined items and quantities necessary to bring the carts to par level.

7. Reduces microbial growth and the transmission of microorganisms by daily damp dusting with the approved hospital disinfectant. Inspects and clean sterilization equipment in CSSD according to established schedule.

**Education**:
Bachelor’s or Associate Degree/Diploma in Central Sterile Supply Distribution Technician, or other related discipline is required.

**Experience Required**:
Grade 07:
One (1) year of related experience with Bachelor’s or two (2) years with Associate Degree/Diploma is required.

Grade 08:

- Four (4) years as CSSD Technician at KFSH&RC, or (Grade 07) related experience is required.
- Average of annual performance appraisal at least (3.5) for the last four (4) years.
- Fifty (50) hours of cumulative continued medical education [CME].

**Other Requirements(Certificates)**:
Current Registration from country of origin and Saudi commission for Health Specialties (SCHS) is required.