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Sterile Processing Technician Duties, Skills & Responsibilities: a Guide for Employers

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When hiring Sterile Processing Technicians, it’s important to properly describe the job opening with the duties, skills and responsibilities of the role. We’ve compiled a guide to Sterile Processing Technician Duties, Skills & Responsibilities using data from actual job postings on Indeed.

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Popular Sterile Processing Technician Duties and Skills

Here are some commonly found skills and other specifications in job postings for Sterile Processing Technicians.

Sterile processing

  • Definition : Experience with or knowledge of sterilizing medical devices used in medical procedures.
  • Years of experience most commonly required: 1-2
  • How common is it? This skill is found in 40.4% of Sterile Processing Technician job postings on Indeed.

CSPDT

  • Definition : A certification for sanitizing and sterilizing surgical instruments awarded by the CBSPD (Certification Board for Sterile Processing Distribution) upon passing the CSPDT (Sterile Processing Department Technician Certification) exam.
  • Years of experience most commonly required: 1-2
  • How common is it? This skill is found in 22.6% of Sterile Processing Technician job postings on Indeed.

CRCST

  • Definition : A central service technician certification for decontaminating and sterilizing surgical instruments, awarded by IAHCSMM (International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management) upon passing the CRCST (Certified Registered Central Service Technician) exam. Requires 400 hours of hands-on experience in a Central Sterile Department.
  • Years of experience most commonly required: 1-2
  • How common is it? This skill is found in 15.7% of Sterile Processing Technician job postings on Indeed.

Medical terminology

  • Definition : Knowledge of or experience with medical terminology.
  • Years of experience most commonly required: 1-2
  • How common is it? This skill is found in 4.1% of Sterile Processing Technician job postings on Indeed.

Aseptic technique

  • Definition : Experience with or knowledge of the practices and procedures needed to prevent contamination by pathogens.
  • Years of experience most commonly required: 1-2
  • How common is it? This skill is found in 3.7% of Sterile Processing Technician job postings on Indeed.

Anatomy knowledge

  • Definition : Knowledge of or experience with human or animal anatomy.
  • Years of experience most commonly required: 1-2
  • How common is it? This skill is found in 1.2% of Sterile Processing Technician job postings on Indeed.
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