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Central Supply Tech I - Full Time Day - Bakersfield - Outpatient Surgery

Primary Location Bakersfield, California Employee Status: Regular Worker Location: Onsite Schedule Full-time Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Shift Day Salary $25.56 - $29.46 / hour
Job Number 1446221 Date Posted 09/16/2026
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Job Summary:

Decontaminates, cleans, packages, sterilizes, stores and distributes medical/surgical instruments, equipment, and supplies in accordance with Title 22 requirements and Joint Commission standards. Fills requests from user areas.

Essential Responsibilities:


  • Upholds Kaiser Permanentes Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities and applicable state, federal and local laws. Ensure equipment is available for end users: Receive and sort soiled instruments/equipment, soak, disassemble, clean and rinse, decontaminate as required.  Lubricate and perform routine preventative maintenance as required.  Set up crash and latex safe carts.  Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Maintain clean work area. Check and restock emergency equipment. Prepare and process packs, supplies, equipment and instruments. Maintain sterilized supplies and equipment. Replace expendable parts on equipment. Check, test, and graph data form equipment such as sterilizers, incubators, etc. Perform computerize scanning, documentation, and tracking of equipment and instruments. Understands, operate and monitor various types of sterilization equipment. Maintain accurate and complete sterilization records. Train and orient new or less experienced personnel. Communicates relevant accomplishments and problems to the lead and/or manager.  Maintain current licensure/certificates. Follow standard infectious control procedures. Operate sterilizers.  Handle computer printouts. Record and maintain record of equipment usage. Prepare periodic workload statistics.  Fill request for equipment and supplies. Inventory and replenish equipment and supplies. Pick up soiled equipment/supplies from end users. Operate copier, computer and fax equipment. Record equipment malfunctions; maintain department logs, i.e. sterilization records and equipment usage. Request repair service for equipment. Attend conferences, meetings, and in-service training program. Maintain proficiency in technical/clinical skills. Answer and route telephone calls; locate personnel by paging system or beeper. Assume other activities and responsibilities from time to time as directed.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience

Working knowledge of Labor and Delivery Room instrumentation processing techniques, medical supplies, and proficiency in the following required: basic micro-biology, soaps and detergents, fundamentals of cleaning and packaging sterile supplies, steam sterilization, gas sterilization and aeration, quality assurance, infection control, isolation techniques and safe practices in Central Service. Class 4 arduous physical requirements involving frequent heavy lifting (over 25 lbs.) or pushing over 500 lbs. Often combined with bending, twisting, and long periods of time on the feet. Effective communication skills. Ability to distinguish colors and hear audible alarms required. OTHER: Will work in a collaborative labor-management environment, that results in a high performance work team.
Education

  • One year experience in Central Service or comparable Operating Room Technician or Registered Central Service technician course with certification.
License, Certification, Registration
  • N/A
Additional Requirements:

Preferred Qualifications:

  • CRCST or CCST certificate.
Primary Location: California,Bakersfield,Kern County Surgery Center Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Shift: Day Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun Working Hours Start: 06:00 AM Working Hours End: 02:30 PM Job Schedule: Full-time Job Type: Standard Employee Status: Regular Worker Location: Onsite Employee Group/Union Affiliation: B15|UFCW|Local 770 Job Level: Individual Contributor Department: KERN COUNTY SURGERY CENTER - Outpatient Surgery- 3 - 0801 Pay Range: $25.56 - $29.46 / hour Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data, internal alignment, and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location. Travel: No Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.

For jobs where work will be performed in unincorporated LA County, the employer provides the following statement in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

  • Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanente's Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, accreditation, and licensure requirements (where applicable), and Kaiser Permanente's policies and procedures.

  • Models and reinforces ethical behavior in self and others in accordance with the Principles of Responsibility, adheres to organizational policies and guidelines; supports compliance initiatives; maintains confidences; admits mistakes; conducts business with honesty, shows consistency in words and actions; follows through on commitments.

  • Job duties with at least occasional or possible access to: (1) patients, the general public, or other employees; (2) confidential protected health information and other confidential KP information (including employee, proprietary, financial or trade secret information); (3) KP property and assets, for example, electronic assets, medical instruments, or devices; (4) controlled substances regulated by federal law or potentially subject to diversion.
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