Join us on November 16 at 1 p.m. CT

If it Ain’t Broke: Sterilizer Monitoring & Testing

The effects of broken or malfunctioning sterile processing equipment is devastating to department workflow and productivity. Our ability to provide the necessary instrumentation to surgeons and patients can also be affected. In this webinar, we’ll take a look at how an effective sterilizer monitoring program can help assure that our sterilizers are tested, repaired, and maintained consistently.  

About the Speaker

Sarah Cruz, CSPDT, CRCST, CHL, CIS

Sarah B. Cruz, CSPDT, CRCST, CHL, CIS and a certified CSSNerd! As a career strategist with her company PRETREAT CSS, she and sterile processing professionals work together to create objective driven goals in their professional development so they can onboard into their sterile processing career mindset. She shares her passion as an industry speaker, published writer, social media enthusiast, mentor and CTSPA Chapter President and HSPA Director. Sarah is a sterile processing instructor at her local community college and a CS Quality Education Program Development Coordinator in her full-time role. She enjoys creating competencies and quality management systems while implementing standard work through lean processes. Sarah believes that if sterile processing is the heart of the hospital, then the technicians are the pulse! It is time to bring the industry to the frontline and put the CSS in SUCCESS!

Webinar Learning Objectives

• Explain equipment monitoring goals
• Discuss sterile processing performance testing and logging
• Assess the role and responsibilities of your facility repair team
• Outline a sterilizer monitoring program