Walk-in || Cssd Technician

Roles & Responsibilities of the CSSD
Receive clean, decontaminated packages, sterilize and distribute medical
devices.
Work in collaboration with the HICC and other relevant departments in the
facility to develop and monitor policies on cleaning, decontamination and
sterilization of reusable and contaminated devices for patient care
including:
o wrapping procedures, according to the type of sterilization;
o sterilization methods, according to the type of device/equipment;
o sterilization conditions (e.g. temperature, duration, pressure,
humidity); and
o monitoring of sterilization procedures.
An appropriately qualified individual must be responsible for managing the CSSD.
The responsibility for day-to-day management may be delegated to an individual
with appropriate qualifications or experience, and knowledge of medical device
sterilization.

Responsibilities of the CSSD manager
Develop a procedure manual to document SOPs for all processes carried
out in the CSSD. The manual should be approved by the HICC and reviewed
at regular intervals.
Oversee the various processes carried out in the department, namely
cleaning, decontamination, disinfection, wrapping, sterilization, storage and
distribution.
Monitor the processes by use of different methods such as physical,
chemical and bacteriological according to the policy of the HCF.
Ensure technical maintenance of the equipment according to national
standards and manufacturers recommendations.
Report any defect to the administration, maintenance, infection control
and other appropriate personnel.
Ensure appropriate separation of “clean” and “dirty” areas.
Maintain complete records of each sterilizer run and preserve records as
per standard recommendations.
Organize collection of all outdated sterile units at regular intervals.
Communicate, as needed, with the IPC team, the nursing service, the OT,
the hospital transport service, pharmacy service, maintenance and other
appropriate services.Role & responsibilities