Advanced Sterile Processing Tech – Medical Equipment Specialist

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

US Department of Veterans Affairs in Atlanta, GA, seeks a Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing) to support the Sterile Processing Service. Responsibilities include cleaning, inspecting, and sterilizing instruments; preparing and loading sterilizers; assembling trays; and maintaining case carts daily.

The role requires basic experience or education in health care-related courses and offers grandfathering provisions for current VA employees; English proficiency is required.

Qualifications

• Six months of experience that demonstrates the applicant's ability to perform the work; or education above high school including health care related courses such as sterile processing, nursing assistant, hospital corpsman, operating room and surgical technician courses or other related courses.
• Equivalent combination of experience and education are qualifying for entry level for which both education and experience are acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Removing soil, blood, tissue fragments, body fluids, and other containments by wiping, soaking, rinsing, and scrubbing.
• Inspecting packages for indications of proper sterilization, assembling basic sets and trays used throughout a medical facility including those used in the operating room.
• Preparing, loading, and operating sterilizers such as steam, Sterrad, Steris, ETO, and a high level disinfecting scope reprocessor.
• Prepares operating room case carts daily using surgery schedule.

Job description

US Department of Veterans Affairs in Atlanta, GA, seeks a Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing) to support the Sterile Processing Service. Responsibilities include cleaning, inspecting, and sterilizing instruments; preparing and loading sterilizers; assembling trays; and maintaining case carts daily.

The role requires basic experience or education in health care-related courses and offers grandfathering provisions for current VA employees; English proficiency is required.