Introduction to Central Service
Preparation
Packaging
Decontamination
Sterilization
Receiving
Sorting
Soaking
Cleaning
PPE
OSHA
Scrubs
CDC
Two days before they will be used.
The day or evening before they will be used.
The morning of the planned surgery.
Early morning (for morning procedures) and early afternoon (for afternoon procedures) on the day of surgery
Negative
Neutral
Forced air
Positive
Communication abilities
Facility system responsibilities
Employability skills
Safety practices
Most likely to occur during international travel
Caused by drug resistant organisms
Those without known cures
Those which occur in the course of being treated in a hospital
Job duty list
Job specification
Tasks summary review
Job description
On-the-job-training
Experience
Formal education
Reference from facility administrator
Coordinator
Director
Manager
Supervisor
The Emergency Department
Labor and Delivery
Material Management
The Operating Room
Decentralization of Central Service responsibilities
The use of more reusable and more complex devices
Satelite-processing units with centralized management
Consolidation into entire integrated delivery networks
From Central Service to surgical areas
From surgical areas to Central Service
From soiled areas to clean processing areas within the Central Service
From clean processing areas to soiled areas in Central Service
Before they are cleaned
After they are cleaned
After they are sterilized
During storage
Central Service managers and supervisors
Operating Room personnel
Central Service employees only
Properly attired personnel meeting facility requirements