Medical Instrument Technician (Surgical Technician)

Bureau of Prisons / Federal Prison System; Butner (NC); On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Bureau of Prisons is seeking corrections professionals who maintain a humane and secure environment while ensuring public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities. The role requires practical experience in scrub duties, sterilization, and use of complex surgical instruments to support our medical teams in correctional facilities.

Basic requirements include graduate education related to the position and demonstrated experience in handling sterile setups,

Qualifications

• Experience as both first and second scrub with suctioning, retractors, skin staples and sutures.
• Experience preparing and maintaining highly complex sterile surgical setups (microscopes, airpowered, fiber optic, and laparoscopic equipment).
• Experience in surgical patient draping, turnover, restocking of supplies, and anticipating operative needs for patient comfort and care.
• Experience with a broad range of instrumentation, sterilization techniques, and inspecting instrumentation with the circulating nurse.

Skills

Scrub experience

Surgical instruments

Sterile technique

Education

Graduate education in related field

Tools

Microscopes

Air-powered equipment

Fiber optic equipment

Laparoscopic equipment

Job description

Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.

To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements.

Basic Requirements:

Specialized Experience:

For positions at GS-4 and above: Experience in operating, supervising the operation of, or instructing in the operation of equipment related to the particular specialization for which application is made. Experience gained in the operation of equipment in a specialization directly related to the specialization may be credited through the GS-5 level.

Experience gained in the operation of equipment for animal diagnosis or treatment may be credited as specialized experience for that particular specialization through the GS-5 level.

NOTE: Graduate education or an internship meets the specialized experience required above GS-5 only in those instances where it is directly related to the work of the position.

Education:

One year of graduate education or 27 quarter hours of graduate education in the related field of the position.

NOTE: Graduate education or an internship meets the specialized experience required above GS-5 only in those instances where it is directly related to the work of the position.

Experience

• Exposure as both first and second scrub with experience suctioning, holding retractors, applying skin staples and cutting sutures.
• Experience preparing, organizing and maintaining highly complex sterile surgical setups such as microscopes, airpowered, fiber optic, and laparoscopic equipment.
• Experience in appropriate surgical patient draping, efficient surgical suite turnover, restocking of necessary supplies, and anticipating the
  operative needs of the surgeon and team in regard to delivery of patient comfort and care.
• Experience in a broad range of instrumentation, the sterilization techniques necessary to meet surgical standards, and inspecting the integrity of instrumentation with circulating nurse prior to/after use.

OR

Combination of Education and Experience:

Equivalent combinations of education and experience are qualifying for all grade levels and positions for which both education and experience are acceptable.

If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities.

**Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.**