Most of the jobs in the CSSD — the Central Sterile Services Department — are focused on the technician path. Despite the narrow term, the responsibilities of a technician are many and varied. The...
Bacteria are notorious for their ability to adapt and resist external agents. This is why it is important to ensure that all items in the hospital are free from their contamination. Medical instruments, especially,...
While not commonly given attention, the CSSD or Sterile Processing Department and its instrument sterilization technician corps are the unseen upholders of the hospital structure. Because of their efforts, doctors, nurses, and other health...
In order to complete its mandate, the Central Sterile Services Department or CSSD should be able to both properly sterilize various types of medical equipment and distribute them in a timely manner across the...
The CSSD is that department of the hospital that ensures that all equipment from all departments are free from any contamination. There are two distinct steps that items undergo before they can be considered...
Since it is primarily geared towards efficiency and high quality, the sterile processing department design is something that is given much thought. Everything is made to efficiently deliver the CSSD’s primary mandate of providing...
As an integrated unit within hospitals and healthcare facilities, the CSSD performs sterilization and other related actions on medical consumables, equipment, and devices. These items will then be used where aseptic procedures are performed...
