CENTRAL SERVICES TECHNICIAN I

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CENTRAL SERVICES TECHNICIAN I

Salary

$49,154.16 - $53,317.20 Annually

Location

Los Angeles County, CA

Job Type

Full time

Job Number

Y5082J

Department

HEALTH SERVICES

Opening Date

06/22/2017

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Position/Program Information

OPEN COMPETITIVE JOB OPPORTUNITY

EXAM NUMBER: Y5082J

FILING START DATE: 06/23/17 AT 8:00 A.M.- UNTIL THE NEEDS OF THE SERVICE ARE MET AND IS SUBJECT TO CLOSE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.

REBULLETIN INFORMATION:

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS A REBULLETIN TO UPDATE THE EXAMINATION CONTENT INFORMATION REGARDING NOTIFICATION OF EXAM RESULTS. PERSONS WHO HAVE ALREADY APPLIED NEED NOT REAPPLY, BUT MAY CONTACT THE EXAM ANALYST IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

ABOUT LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES

The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) is the second largest municipal health system in the nation. Through its integrated system of 25 health centers and four acute hospitals - and expanded network of community partner clinics – DHS annually provides direct care for 600,000 unique patients, employs over 23,000 employees, and has an annual budget of over $6.9 billion. Through academic affiliations with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of Southern California (USC), and the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Sciences (CDU), DHS hospitals are training sites for physicians completing their Graduate Medical Education in nearly every medical specialty and subspecialty. In addition to its direct clinical services, DHS also runs the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency and the County's 911 emergency response system, as well as Housing for Health and the Office of Diversion and Re-entry, each with a critical role in connecting vulnerable populations, including those released from correctional and institutional settings, to supportive housing.

For additional information regarding DHS, please visit www.dhs.lacounty.gov .

MISSION

To advance the health of our patients and our communities by providing extraordinary care

DEFINITION:

Performs a limited range of sterilizing, processing, packaging, and distribution duties in a central services unit or in ancillary hospital units.

CLASSIFICATION STANDARDS:

Positions allocable to this class report to a Central Service Supervisor, manager, or in some instances, medical and nursing staff, and may be assigned to perform work in various sections of central services or in ancillary hospital units on a rotation management basis. As an entry-level class, the incumbents perform assignments under close supervision. Such assignments follow well-established practices and procedures and are considered developmental to provide the experience necessary for higher level work in decontaminating and cleaning reusable medical supplies, instruments, and equipment, sterilizing, sorting linen and supplies, receiving items of supply, and distributing sterile and non-sterile items from stock. The incumbents perform assignments that are accompanied by clear, detailed, and specific instructions as to deadlines, priorities, and other requirements.

Essential Job Functions

• Disassembles, decontaminates, cleans and reassembles medical, surgical, and patient care supplies.

• Assembles utensil sets, single package instruments, sterile containers, and trays for sterilization.

• Dispenses supplies to those authorized to obtain them according to established procedures.

• Fills emergency requests for routine supplies.

• Receives supplies at loading docks, stocks unit storerooms, and assists with periodic physical inventories.

• Disassembles, cleans, and checks operation of suctioning machines, respirators, and other surgical equipment.

• Loads and unloads supply carts and delivers sterile processed supplies to service areas and collects and delivers used supplies back to processing area.

• Operates steam and gas sterilizers, autoclaves, gamma ray and other processing equipment under guidance of higher level technicians.

• Reads, interprets, and records sterilization parameters from sterilizer recording mechanism and completes records of sterilization process, chemical/biological test results, and sterilizer cleaning.

Requirements

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Option I: Six months' experience cleaning, assembling, packaging and sterilizing medical surgical and nursing supplies, instruments and equipment or assisting in ordering, stocking and distributing such supplies.*

• OR -

Option II: Completion of a central services technician course in an accredited vocational school or community college.**

PHYSICAL CLASS III- Moderate: Includes standing or walking most of the time, with bending, stooping, squatting, twisting, and reaching; includes working on irregular surfaces, occasionally lifting objects weighing over 25 pounds, and frequent lifting of 10-25 pounds.

LICENSE:

A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Additional qualifying experience beyond the minimum requirements.

• Certification as a Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST).

The CRCST certification will be verified using information on the Healthcare Processing Association (HSPA) using the website athttps://myhspa.org/index.php (https://www.iahcsmm.org/certification/hr-certificate-verification.html) .

Additional Information

EXAMINATION CONTENT:

This examination will consist of an evaluation of training and experience based upon application information and desirable qualifications weighted 100%.

CANDIDATES MUST ACHIEVE A PASSING SCORE OF 70% OR HIGHER ON THIS EXAMINATION IN ORDER TO BE PLACED ON THE ELIGIBLE REGISTER.

Notification Letters and other correspondences will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application. It is important that applicants provide a valid email address. Please add bsarkissian@dhs.lacounty.gov and info@governmentjobs.com to your email address book and to the list of approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as SPAM/JUNK mail.

ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION:

Applications will be processed on an "as-received" basis and those receiving a passing score will be promulgated to the eligible register accordingly.

The names of candidates receiving a passing score on this examination will be added to the eligible register and will appear in the order of their score group for a period of twelve (12) months following the date of eligibility.

No person may compete in this examination more than once every twelve (12) months.

SPECIAL INFORMATION:

Appointees may be required to work any shift, including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.

AVAILABLE SHIFT:

Any

VACANCY INFORMATION:

The resulting eligible register from this examination will be used to fill vacancies throughout the Department of Health Services as they occur.

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION:

APPLICATIONS MUST BE FILED ONLINE ONLY. APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY U.S. MAIL, FAX OR IN PERSON WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Applications electronically received after 5:00 p.m., PST on the last day of filing will not be accepted.

Apply online by clicking the "APPLY" button for this posting. You can also track the status of your application using this website.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION:

• For applicants qualifying under Option I, applicants must describe their experience specifically as it pertains to cleaning, assembling, packaging, sterilizing, and/or ordering, stocking, distributing medical surgical and nursing supplies, instruments and equipment.

** For applicants qualifying under Option II, applicants must attach a legible photocopy of a diploma, certificate, or official transcript to their application at the time of filing, or within 15 calendar days from the application filing date, that indicates the applicant has completed a central services technician course in an accredited vocational school or community college.Qualifying courses must include instruction in the cleaning, assembling, packaging and sterilizing of medical surgical and nursing supplies, instruments and equipment.

All information is subject to verification. We may reject your application at any time during the examination and hiring process, including after appointment has been made. Falsification of any information may result in disqualification or rescission of appointment.

Fill out your application completely. The acceptance of your application depends on whether you have clearly shown that you meet the REQUIREMENTS. Provide any relevant education, training, and experience in the spaces provided so we can evaluate your qualifications for the job. For each job held, give the name and address of your employer, your job title, beginning and ending dates, number of hours worked per week, description of work performed, and salary earned.If your application is incomplete, it will be rejected.

NOTE: If you are unable to attach documents to your application, you must email the documents to the Exam Analyst, Balik Sarkissian atbsarkissian@dhs.lacounty.govwithin fifteen (15) calendar days of filing online. Please include exam number and exam title.

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:

Please include your Social Security Number for record control purposes. Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number.

COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES:

For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet, applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County.

NO SHARING USER ID AND PASSWORD:

All applicants must file their applications online using their own user ID and password. Using a family member or friend's user ID and password may erase a candidate's original application record.

ADA COORDINATOR:

(323) 914-6365

CALIFORNIA RELAY SERVICES PHONE:

(800) 735-2922

DEPARTMENT CONTACT:

Balik Sarkissian, Exam Analyst

E-mail:bsarkissian@dhs.lacounty.gov

HR ESC Phone Number: (213) 288-7000

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

Employment Information

Any language contained in the job posting supersedes any language contained below.

This document is intended to provide general information about the recruitment process of the County of Los Angeles. Applicants with questions about a specific job posting should contact the exam analyst listed on the posting.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Non-Discrimination Statement:

The County of Los Angeles is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to non-discrimination in the County workforce, regardless of age (40 and over); ancestry; color; ethnicity; religious creed; protected family or medical leave status; disability; marital status; medical condition; genetic information; military and veteran status; national origin; race ; sex; gender; sexual orientation; or any other characteristic protected by State or federal law. For more information, please visit:https://employee.hr.lacounty.gov/eeo-programs/.

Testing Accommodations for Applicants:

The County of Los Angeles complies with all federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process, please contact the testing accommodation coordinator listed on the job posting. Hearing impaired applicants with telephone teletype equipment may leave messages by calling the teletype phone number on the job posting. For more information on accommodations, please visit:https://hr.lacounty.gov/accessibility/.

Fair Chance:

The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except as otherwise permissible under applicable laws, you will not be asked to provide information about conviction history unless you receive a conditional offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct and adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and will also consider potential mitigating factors, which may include, but is not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952).

Employment Eligibility:

Final appointment is contingent upon verification of U.S. citizenship or the right to work in the United States.

Career PathFinder:

Resources to help current and prospective employees plan a career with Los Angeles County are available. To explore career paths to and from nearly all job titles, please visit our interactive Career PathFinder application athttp://career-pathfinder.hr.lacounty.gov.

Revised January 2025

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The information you provide on this supplemental questionnaire will be evaluated and used to determine your eligibility to participate in the next phase of the examination process. Please note that all information is subject to verification at any time in the examination and hiring process. Falsification of any information may result in disqualification or dismissal. I understand the above information and instructions

• Yes

• No

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  Did you complete a central services technician course at an accredited vocational school or community college? If yes, please attach a legible copy of a certificate or official transcripts to your application or provide to the analyst within 15 calendar days of submitting your application.

• Yes

• No

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  Do you have six months' experience cleaning, assembling, packaging and sterilizing medical surgical and nursing supplies, instruments and equipment or assisting in ordering, stocking and distributing such supplies?

• Yes

• No

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  Do you have a current certification as a Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST)? If yes, please attach a legible copy to your application or provide to the Analyst within 15 calendar days of submitting your application.

• Yes

• No

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County of Los Angeles

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Website

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