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Medical Equipment Preparers - 31-9093.00

O*NET-SOC Description

Prepare, sterilize, install, or clean laboratory or healthcare equipment. May perform routine laboratory tasks and operate or inspect equipment.

Sample of Reported Job Titles

  • Sterile Processing Technician
  • Central Sterile Supply Technician (CSS Technician)
  • Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST)
  • Central Service Technician (CST)
  • Instrument Technician
  • Sterilization Technician
  • Central Processing Technician (CPT)
  • Sterile Preparation Technician
  • Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (SPD Technician)
  • Equipment Technician

SOC Occupation Groups

Related Occupations

Tasks

  • Assist hospital staff with patient care duties, such as providing transportation or setting up traction.
  • Attend hospital in-service programs related to areas of work specialization.
  • Check sterile supplies to ensure that they are not outdated.
  • Clean instruments to prepare them for sterilization.
  • Deliver equipment to specified hospital locations or to patients' residences.
  • Disinfect and sterilize equipment such as respirators, hospital beds, or oxygen or dialysis equipment, using sterilizers, aerators, or washers.
  • Examine equipment to detect leaks, worn or loose parts, or other indications of disrepair.
  • Install and set up medical equipment, using hand tools.
  • Maintain records of inventory or equipment usage and order medical instruments or supplies when inventory is low.
  • Operate and maintain steam autoclaves, keeping records of loads completed, items in loads, and maintenance procedures performed.
  • Organize and assemble routine or specialty surgical instrument trays or other sterilized supplies, filling special requests as needed.
  • Purge wastes from equipment by connecting equipment to water sources and flushing water through systems.
  • Record sterilizer test results.
  • Report defective equipment to appropriate supervisors or staff.
  • Start equipment and observe gauges and equipment operation to detect malfunctions and to ensure equipment is operating to prescribed standards.
  • Stock crash carts or other medical supplies.

Detailed Work Activities

  • apply cleaning solvents
  • clean equipment or machinery
  • ensure equipment is operating to prescribed standards
  • examine equipment to detect disrepair
  • inspect machinery or equipment to determine adjustments or repairs needed
  • inventory medical supplies or instruments
  • lift or transport ill or injured patients
  • maintain records, reports, or files
  • monitor equipment or machine operation to detect problems
  • prepare supplies or equipment for surgery
  • record test results, test procedures, or inspection data
  • set up medical oxygen equipment
  • set up or calibrate laboratory equipment
  • set up patient care equipment
  • sterilize or clean laboratory or healthcare equipment
  • sterilize or disinfect instruments
  • use hand or power tools
  • use medical diagnostic equipment
  • use respiratory equipment

Military Crosswalk Titles

  • Hospital Corpsman (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Hospital Corpsman Basic (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Ocular Technician (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Otolaryngology Technician (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Urology Technician (Navy - Enlisted)

Apprenticeship Crosswalk Titles

  • Central Sterile Processing Tech

DOT Crosswalk Titles

  • Health-Equipment Servicer
  • Respiratory-Therapy Aide
  • Reuse Technician