CSSD Technician – Sterile Processing (3 positions)

About the role

The Central Sterile Services Department (CSSD) Technician ensures that all surgical instruments, supplies, and equipment used at Koidu Government Hospital are safely decontaminated, inspected, assembled, sterilized, and stored according to national and international standards.

Key responsibilities

• Receive, sort, and disassemble contaminated instruments and equipment.
• Perform thorough cleaning and decontamination following universal precautions.
• Inspect instruments for cleanliness, functionality, and damage.
• Assemble surgical instrument sets and trays according to checklists.
• Wrap, package, label, and load instruments into sterilization containers.
• Operate and monitor autoclaves, conducting required biological and chemical monitoring tests.
• Document sterilization cycles and maintain accurate records.
• Aseptically store sterile supplies and deliver them to operating rooms.
• Manage inventory, monitor expiration dates, and report shortages.
• Adhere to infection control policies, participate in quality improvement, and use the Instrument Tracking System and PIMS.
• Assist in training new sterilization technicians.

Required profile

• SECHN (preferred) or WASSCE pass in English and Mathematics.
• Completed sterile processing training (mandatory).
• Previous experience in a CSSD or operating theatre (preferred).
• Knowledge of cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization techniques.
• IPC training is an advantage.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions and lift heavy loads.

Required skills

• Sterile processing techniques.
• Autoclave operation and monitoring.
• Biological and chemical monitoring of sterilization cycles.
• Instrument assembly and packaging.
• Use of Instrument Tracking System and Surgical Services Scheduling System (PIMS).
• Inventory management and expiration tracking.