Medical Device Reprocessing Technician

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA); Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority is seeking a Sterilization Technician to disassemble, decontaminate and sterilize instruments and equipment in accordance with Infection Control policies.

You will participate in quality improvement activities, perform cleaning duties using aseptic technique, and handle inter-department transport of supplies between the MDR, OR and ER Trauma Room. Manitoba-based applicants encouraged.

Qualifications

• Requires current MDR experience.
• Grade 12 or equivalent; CRCST program completion.
• Includes aseptic technique and medical terminology knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Disassembles and decontaminates surgical instruments and respiratory equipment per procedures.
• Assembles, inspects, packages, and sterilizes instruments and surgical linens.
• Participates in the department’s Quality Improvement programs.
• Performs cleaning duties following aseptic technique.
• Transports supplies between the MDR department, the OR and the ER Trauma Room.

Skills

Aseptic technique

Medical terminology

Ability to work with minimal supervise

Education

Grade 12 or equivalent

CRCST certification

Job description

Grow your career in the Winnipeg Health Region! Our team provides a spectrum of health care services through an integrated network of sites, services and organizations. We’re united by a shared commitment to excellent and equitable health care.

Position Overview

Disassembles and decontaminates surgical instruments, respiratory equipment, and other patient-care equipment as prescribed by departmental operating procedures and in accordance with Infection Control policies.

Assembles, inspects, packages, and sterilizes instruments, equipment, surgical linens as prescribed by departmental operating procedures.

Actively participates in the department's Quality Improvement programs/activities.

Performs various cleaning duties following aseptic technique.

Transports supplies between the MDR department, the OR and the ER Trauma Room.

Experience

• Current MDR experience required.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Grade 12 or recognized equivalent.
• Successful completion of a recognized CRCST Program with appropriate certification.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

Not Applicable

Qualifications And Skills

• Knowledge of aseptic technique.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.

Physical Requirements

• Physical ability to tolerate constant standing, walking, bending and lifting.
• Ability to tolerate and work with chemical solutions.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Golden West Centennial Lodge, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, Prairie Crocus Manor, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.

Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

Manitoba healthcare employers, in partnership with the Indigenous community, are committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous People within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.