Experienced Instrument Technician - Surgery

VCA Animal Hospitals; Ontario; On-site; Full time

Job summary

VCA Animal Hospitals is seeking an Experienced Instrument Technician to join its team in Ontario. This full-time role involves ensuring the cleanliness and readiness of surgical instruments, pivotal for maintaining high surgical standards. Ideal candidates are highly organized and possess a keen attention to detail while upholding surgical protocols.

Benefits

Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance

401K w/ company match

HSA/FSA options

Paid Holidays

Vacation & Sick time off

Pet discounts

Qualifications

• Must maintain and care for surgical instruments and equipment.
• Cleaning and sterilizing surgical instruments extensively required.
• Organizing surgical rooms daily as part of duties.

Responsibilities

• Clean and sterilize surgical instruments.
• Prepare and clean operating rooms prior to and post-surgery.
• Assist in orthopedic and soft tissue surgeries.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Organizational Skills

Education

Gas Sterilizer Certificate (willing to obtain)

Job description

Experienced Instrument Technician - Surgery

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VCA California Veterinary Specialists is seeking an Instrument Assistant to join our incredible team. If you consider yourself to be a highly organized, hardworking individual with strong attention to detail, this may be the position for you. Our success is rooted in the foundation of our culture. We are a cohesive and collaborative team of highly skilled professionals who work together to promote a fun and educational environment. Career fulfillment and a work-life balance are important to us. Our services include Surgery, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Radiology and a 24 hour Emergency/Critical Care Service.

Instrument Assistants are responsible for:

• Cleaning and sterilizing surgical instruments
• Be able to properly use and perform maintenance on autoclave, ultrasonic and all cleaning devices.
• Have or be willing to obtain a gas sterilizer certificate
• Properly pack instruments using the correct indicators containers and pouches
• Maintain and care for surgical instruments and equipment.
• Maintain a log of surgical instruments and pull lists for different surgical procedures
• Surgical scrub laundry and some general cleaning in surgery areas
• Organizing surgical rooms on a daily a basis
• Prepare/clean operating rooms prior to surgery and after surgery
• Familiarity of sterile technique to open instruments during a surgery
• Set up for orthopedic and soft tissue surgeries
• Stock surgical suites
  
  

This is a full-time position

• Salary: $21.00 - $23.00 per hour
• Tuesday – Friday (4) 10-hour Shifts
  
  

Benefits Included but are not limited to:

• Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance
• 401K w/ company match
• HSA/FSA options
• Paid Holidays
• Vacation & Sick time off
• Pet discounts
  
  

If you are interested in starting or continuing your career in a well-established, well-respected emergency and specialty referral center you can call home, then VCA California Veterinary Specialists in Ontario is the place for you.

If you are a current associate, you will need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Jobs Hub app or search for Browse Jobs.

The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development).

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com

If you are a current associate, you will need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Jobs Hub app or search for Browse Jobs.

Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more!

The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development)

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  General Business, Other, and Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Veterinary Services

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