Lead Sterile Processing Technician – Day Shift

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 73,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Federal benefits (health/vision/dental

Parental Leave

Retirement: Pension and 401K

Job summary

Lead Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing) at William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison, WI, within Sterile Processing Service.

The Lead MST oversees a diverse team, prioritizes workload, and ensures all decontamination and reprocessing activities follow established SOPs and directives. Responsibilities include guiding training, monitoring performance, and coordinating with management on staffing needs and process improvements to support Veterans Health Administration

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership of a work team in a sterile processing setting.
• Experience in training staff on decontamination and reprocessing workflows.
• Ability to prioritize workload and manage schedules to meet deadlines.
• Ensures adherence to SOPs and SPS directives during processing.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and distribute workload among Medical Supply Technicians, Health Aides, and volunteers.
• Revise work schedules to meet changing workload and train new staff.
• Supervise decontamination of scopes and instrumentation and ensure competency validation.
• Monitor quality and quantity of reprocessed medical equipment and provide status reports.

Skills

Team leadership

Staff training

Workflow prioritization

Quality assurance

Job description

Lead Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing) at William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison, WI, within Sterile Processing Service.

The Lead MST oversees a diverse team, prioritizes workload, and ensures all decontamination and reprocessing activities follow established SOPs and directives. Responsibilities include guiding training, monitoring performance, and coordinating with management on staffing needs and process improvements to support Veterans Health Administration