Lead Sterile Processing Technician

US Department of Veterans Affairs; Shorewood Hills (WI); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

The US Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Lead Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing) at the Madison, WI facility to supervise the sterile processing team and ensure proper reprocessing of instruments.

Must meet basic requirements and be able to lead a team, train staff, and manage workload while maintaining sterile standards and patient safety throughout the process.

Qualifications

• Six months of experience or one year of education in health care related courses for entry level.
• Equivalent experience/education combinations are qualifying for entry level.
• May qualify under Grandfathering provisions for current VA employees.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates shift-to-shift huddles and leads a team of employees at the GS-6 level or below.
• Provides guidance and technician direction for accomplishing the work of the team.
• Distributes and balances workload to meet deadlines and priorities.
• Trains new employees and conducts on-the-job training per procedures.
• Performs quality assurance inspections of instruments and equipment before wrapping and sterilizing.
• Monitors decontamination area to ensure proper techniques are followed and equipment works.

Skills

Instruct staff

Staff leadership

Interpersonal skills

Communication with team

Prioritization & scheduling

Education

One year above high school with 6 health care-related semester hours

Job description

The US Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Lead Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing) at the Madison, WI facility to supervise the sterile processing team and ensure proper reprocessing of instruments.

Must meet basic requirements and be able to lead a team, train staff, and manage workload while maintaining sterile standards and patient safety throughout the process.