Medical Equipment Preparers
Central Service Technician (CST), Central Sterile Supply Technician (CSS Technician), Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST), Sterile Processing Technician
What they do:
Prepare, sterilize, install, or clean laboratory or healthcare equipment. May perform routine laboratory tasks and operate or inspect equipment.
On the job, you would:
- Operate and maintain steam autoclaves, keeping records of loads completed, items in loads, and maintenance procedures performed.
- Clean instruments to prepare them for sterilization.
- Record sterilizer test results.
Business
Arts and Humanities
Math and Science
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- manufacture and distribution of products
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Basic Skills
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Verbal
- listen and understand what people say
- communicate by speaking
Hand and Finger Use
- hold or move items with your hands
- keep your arm or hand steady
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People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Cooperation
- Independence
- Stress Tolerance
- Integrity
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You might use software like this on the job:
Data base user interface and query software
- Database software
- Sharepoint Portal Server
Spreadsheet software
Electronic mail software
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high school diploma/GED or
certificate after high school
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
$34,400
per year, on average
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