Medical Equipment Preparers in Battle Creek, Michigan
Prepare, sterilize, install, or clean laboratory or healthcare equipment. May perform routine laboratory tasks and operate or inspect equipment.
Career Projections for Battle Creek, Michigan
Medical Equipment Preparers on average make:
$45,760 ($22.00/hour).
The number of positions in Battle Creek, Michigan are:
37
and by 2029 that number is projected to:
increase to 39.
We predict that due to job growth or retirements there will be approximately:
5 every year.
The typical education needed to enter this job is:
a high school diploma/GED.
The typical training needed after hire is:
long-term on-the-job training.
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Other Job Titles
Bandage Maker, Central Processing Technician (CPT), Central Service Technician (CST), Central Sterile Processing Technician (Central Sterile Processing Tech), Central Sterile Supply Technician (CSS Technician), Central Sterile Technician (Central Sterile Tech), Central Sterilization Technician, Central Supply Processing Department Technician (CSPDT), Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST), Certified Registered Central Services Technician (CRCST)
Tools Used
Aerators, Automatic dryers, Bar code scanners, Bowie Dick test packs, Chemical sterilization indicators, Cleaning or sterilizing scrubbing brushes, Computerized scope washers, Desktop computers, Equipment bar code readers, Ethylene oxide gas sterilizers
Tasks
- Organize and assemble routine or specialty surgical instrument trays or other sterilized supplies, filling special requests as needed.
- Clean instruments to prepare them for sterilization.
- Operate and maintain steam autoclaves, keeping records of loads completed, items in loads, and maintenance procedures performed.
- Record sterilizer test results.
- Start equipment and observe gauges and equipment operation to detect malfunctions and to ensure equipment is operating to prescribed standards.
Personality
Attention to Detail, Dependability, Cooperation, Independence, Stress Tolerance, Integrity, Concern for Others, Social Orientation, Adaptability/Flexibility, Self-Control
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