App: Sterile Processing RCST
Developer: Aouatef Tounsi Nee Sliti
Genres: Education, Medical

Sterilization is the process of destroying all living organisms on an item and is the main task of most sterile services departments. 


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A sterile processing technician is someone who cleans and sterilizes used surgical instruments and other medical supplies so that they can be safely redistributed and reused on future patients. This work is usually centralized in a special department of the medical facility.

Job titles include the following:

Sterile processing and distribution technician (SPD tech or CPD tech)
Central sterile supply technician (CSS tech)
Central processing technician (CPT)
Central service technician (CST)
Certified Sterile Science Technician (CSST)
Sterile Science Associate (SSA) - degree
Sterile Scientist (SS)- degree
Master of Sterile Sciences (MSS) - degree

Items to be sterilized must first be cleaned in a separate decontamination room and inspected for effectiveness, cleanliness and damage. There are multiple methods of sterilization, and which one is used is dependent on many factors including: operational cost, potential hazards to workers, and composition of the materials being sterilized.
The central sterile services department (CSSD), called sterile processing department (SPD), sterile processing, central supply department (CSD), or central supply, is an integrated place in hospitals and other health care facilities that performs sterilization and other actions on medical devices, equipment and consumables; for subsequent use by health workers in the operating theatre of the hospital and also for other aseptic procedures, e.g. catheterization, wound stitching and bandaging in a medical, surgical or paediatric ward.

*Decontamination
Disassembly & decontaminating used surgical instruments and other medical devices
Operating and maintaining special decontamination equipment like automatic washers/disinfectants, ultrasonic cleaners
Inspecting decontaminated items to make sure they are clean
Assembly
Utilize PPE's to protect self from acquiring harmful microorganisms
*Sterilization and storage
Assembly & wrapping of cleaned and decontaminated instruments
Sterilizing assembled trays of instruments in appropriate sterilizers
Precisely operating and monitoring special sterilization equipment like autoclaves
Keeping detailed records of number of sterilized items, including Autoclave cycle numbers, lot/batch numbers, expiration dates for future tracking of items that has been sterilized, and stored
*Distribution
Stocking crash carts
Organizing sterilized medical supplies
Ensuring that sterile supplies do not become outdated / preventing event related sterility issues

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