Lead Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing)

National Institutes of Health; Maryland; On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD, seeks a Lead Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing) in the Clinical Center Nursing Department, Sterile Processing Service. The Lead is an advanced practitioner who guides staff and directs department activities during the tour of duty.

As subject matter expert, you will oversee decontamination, sterilization, and preparation of instruments, scopes, sets, and kits, and provide on-the-job training to ensure quality.

Responsibilities

• Leads a team of Medical Supply Technicians and is responsible for all activities during the assigned tour, ensuring work is distributed, balanced, and completed according to priorities and procedures.
• Provides technical guidance and on-the-job training to employees and reviews completed work to ensure established standards are met.
• Decontaminates and cleans reusable medical and surgical instruments, scopes, and medical devices.
• Disassembles, inspects, reassembles, and prepares medical instruments, surgical trays, sets, and kits for sterilization or high-level disinfection.
• Operates instrument washers, scope-cleaning equipment, and steam, gas, and low-temperature sterilizers using appropriate processing methods and cycles.
• Reviews sterilization cycle results and inspects processed instruments and equipment to ensure required parameters, package integrity, and established quality standards are met.

Job description

Job Posting : Lead Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing)

This is a position in the Clinical Center Nursing Department Sterile Processing Service (SPS) as a Lead Medical Supply Technician in the Clinical Center, Nursing Department (CCND). The Lead Medical Supply Technician is considered to be at the advanced performance level with respect to sterile processing. The Lead will serve as the subject matter expert to guide staff through the proper procedures. The incumbent will provide guidance and technical direction for accomplishing the team's work.

Duties

The major duties for the position include, but are not limited to the following: Leads a team of Medical Supply Technicians and is responsible for all activities occurring in the department during their assigned tour of duty, including ensuring work is distributed, balanced, and completed according to established priorities and procedures. Provides technical guidance and on-the-job training to employees and reviews completed work to ensure established standards are met. Decontaminates and cleans reusable medical and surgical instruments, scopes, and medical devices. Disassembles, inspects, reassembles, and prepares medical instruments, surgical trays, sets, and kits for sterilization or high-level disinfection. Operates instrument washers, scope-cleaning equipment, and steam, gas, and low-temperature sterilizers using appropriate processing methods and cycles. Reviews sterilization cycle results and inspects processed instruments and equipment to ensure required parameters, package integrity, and established quality standards are met.

Who Can Apply

Family of overseas employees

Family members of a federal employee or uniformed service member who is, or was, working overseas.

Current or former competitive service federal employees.

Individuals with disabilities

Individuals who are eligible under Schedule A.

Land & base management

Certain current or former term or temporary federal employees of a land or base management agency.

Military spouses

Military spouses relocating under PCS orders, or whose spouse is 100% disabled or died while on active duty.

Peace Corps & AmeriCorps Vista

Individuals who have served at least 2 years with the Peace Corps or 1 year with AmeriCorps VISTA.

Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed above, but defined in the federal hiring regulations.

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