The healthcare field in North America is currently undergoing a significant expansion. This is great news for anyone looking to work in the industry. According to the data provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, job opportunities within healthcare professions are projected to grow by 13% between 2021 and 2031, surpassing the average growth rate across all industries, this is incredible. This growth is ..
As of 2024, the median wage for a Sterile Processing Technician in California stands at approximately $26.90 per hour, surpassing the national average. However, actual earnings can vary based on factors like location, level of experience, employer, and certifications held. Different urban areas and rural towns may offer distinct salary scales, while more seasoned technicians usually command higher pay. Overall …
Sterile processing, referred to as central sterile supply (CSS), is pivotal in healthcare facilities. It encompasses the essential tasks of cleaning, decontaminating, sterilizing, and assembling medical instruments and equipment. Opting for a career in sterile processing offers numerous
The Challenges of Working in a Small Space in Sterile Processing
Sterile processing departments (SPDs) play a crucial role in ensuring that medical instruments and devices are properly cleaned, sterilized, and ready for use in the operating room (OR) and other
Improving the culture within sterile processing departments
(SPDs) is crucial for attracting more candidates to the technician
positions. Here are some steps that can be taken:
1. Enhance Recognition and Respect
The Impact of Sterile Processing on Patient Outcomes: A Critical
Link in Healthcare Quality
By Harry Mullen CRCST, CIS, CHL, CER
Sterile processing is an essential yet often overlooked component of healthcare that plays a …
If you’re like me, you have been recently thinking about ways to sanitizing your home even more. I live and breath sanitization. It has been my world since 1988.
Epidemics have visited humanity throughout its existence, often redirecting the course of history. Disease outbreaks have ravaged and, at times, signaled the end of entire civilizations.
During slow time in a sterile processing department, the hospital often times resorts to cutting back on staff in order to save money. But is this the right thing to do? We have to ask ourselves, is the training in the department up to the standards that it needs to be?
SPD is one of the most overlooked but most vital departments of a hospital. Becoming a Sterile Processing Technician is also one of the fastest ways to get into the medical field. Central Sterilization Solutions (CSS) wants to bring insight to a rewarding and impactful career that is
The following are recommendations that CSS is sharing with our clients. Recommendations are based on information we have obtained through various agencies such as the CDC, FDA and relevant vendors.
