Technician, Medical Device Reprocessing (MDR) - Burnaby Hospital

Fraser Health; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Fraser Health in Burnaby is seeking a Sterile Supply Associate to clean, decontaminate, test, assemble, sterilize and distribute supplies and instruments for the Operating Room and other hospital areas. The role involves operating washers and sterilizers, maintaining stock, performing clerical duties, and contributing to the department's quality assurance program.

Requires Grade 12 and a Sterile Supply Processing program plus one year of related experience; solid communication skills and

Qualifications

• Must have Grade 12 and completion of a recognized Sterile Supply Processing program.
• One year of recent related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Strong communication and writing abilities; ability to interact with diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Receive, decontaminate, clean, assemble, sterilize and store instruments and supplies for operating rooms and hospital use.
• Prepare equipment for storage and distribution by testing, calibrating, assembling, packaging and sterilizing per procedures.
• Operate departmental equipment such as automated washers, sterilisers and related devices.
• Report and remove malfunctioning equipment or instruments.
• Maintain in conjunction with supervisor stock levels and rotate stock as needed.
• Participate in the department's Quality Assurance Program.
• Perform clerical duties including recording workload statistics and handling routine requests.
• Assist with staff orientation and pick supplies for surgical cases.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Physical ability

Equipment operation

Surgical terminology

Mathematical aptitude

Organizational skills

Education

Grade 12 + Sterile Supply Processing program

Job description

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $30.67 - $30.67 / hour

Detailed Overview

Cleans, decontaminates, checks, tests, assembles, sterilizes and distributes supplies, instruments and equipment related to the Operating Room and other areas of the Hospital; performs related clerical duties.

Responsibilities

1. Receives, sorts, disassembles, decontaminates, cleans, assembles, wraps, sterilizes, and stores instruments, equipment and hospital supplies from all user areas.
2. Prepares equipment, instruments and supplies for storage and distribution by checking, testing, calibrating, assembling, packaging, wrapping and sterilizing according to established procedures.
3. Operates departmental equipment such as automated washers, cart washer, pasteurizer, ultrasonic washer, clean dryer, heat sealer, and sterilizers.
4. Reports and/or removes any malfunctioning equipment or instruments.
5. Issues and/or delivers supplies when requested. Maintains in conjunction with the Supervisor or Leader, departmental stock of supplies according to established procedures by checking against inventory levels.
6. Rotates stock and reprocesses outdated supplies according to departmental procedures.
7. Participates in routine maintenance of Department's equipment by cleaning, checking and testing sterilizers, mechanical washers and otherMDR equipment; cleans work and storage areas as required.
8. Participates in the Department's Quality Assurance Program.
9. Performs clerical duties such as assisting with recording of workload statistics on supplies and equipment dispatched from the department, answering the telephone, completing maintenance requisitions for signature, maintaining records, filing, and typing.
10. Participates in staff orientation as requested.
11. Picks supplies and instruments for surgical cases.
12. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Grade 12, plus successful completion of a recognized Sterile Supply Processing program, plus one year's recent related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to deal effectively with others.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
• Ability to operate related equipment.
• Knowledge of surgical and medical terminology.
• Mathematical aptitude.
• Ability to organize work.

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 50,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.