sterile services technician

Sterile services technicians ensure decontamination of medical devices in compliance with strict hygienic procedures. They dismantle and re-assemble sophisticated medical equipment through sterilising, cleaning, and repackaging it for further usage, under supervision, following the orders of the doctor of medicine or other qualified medical personnel.

Scope note

Excludes people performing patients treatment. Excludes people performing assistance in medical treatment.

Alternative Labels

disinfection assistant

sterile services technician

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

adhere to organisational guidelines communicate in healthcare comply with legislation related to health care comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice follow clinical guidelines follow written instructions maintain personal hygiene standards manage infection control in the facility operate microscope participate in medical inventory control repackage medical equipment after sterilisation sterilise medical equipment use technical equipment for sterilisation work in multidisciplinary health teams

Essential Knowledge

hygiene in a health care setting infection control microbiology-bacteriology microscopic techniques professional documentation in health care sterilization techniques surgical asepsis

Optional Skills and Competences

communicate in foreign languages with health service providers dispose medical waste follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health handle chemical cleaning agents select hazard control

Optional Knowledge

e-procurement health care system medical devices materials medical informatics

Concept URI

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/7005c266-d1a9-42ac-8c36-b42d5d755463

Status

released

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