Medical Supply Tech (Sterile Processing)

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Portsmouth (VA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA seeks a Medical Supply Technician in the Sterile Processing Department. Responsible for decontamination, assembly, inspection, sterilization, and storage of medical/dental instruments; tracks usage and facilitates rental equipment acquisition.

Qualifications include one year of specialized experience in instrument handling and inspection, plus post-secondary education in sterile processing or related fields.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience including accounting for and processing surgical instruments.
• Inspecting instruments for cleanliness and signs of damage, deterioration, imperfections, rust, pitting, and cracks.
• Monitoring and tracking surgical instruments using automated instrument tracking log/system.

Responsibilities

• Decontaminate, assemble, inspect, sterilize, issue and store medical and dental instruments and equipment.
• Track instrument and equipment usage.
• Facilitate rental (loaner, consignment) equipment acquisition.

Skills

Surgical instrument handling

Instrument tracking

Quality assurance

Education

Sterile processing education (post-secondary)

Tools

Automated instrument tracking system

Job description

About the Position:

Serves as a Medical Supply Technician for the Sterile Processing Department (SPD) in a Military Treatment Facility within the Defense Health Agency (DHA). Responsible for the decontamination, assembly, inspection, sterilization, issue and storage of all medical and dental instrumentation and equipment; tracking instrument and equipment usage; and facilitating rental (loaner, consignment) equipment acquisition.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation. Who May Apply: US Citizens.

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience

One year of specialized experience which includes accounting for and processing surgical instruments; inspecting required instruments for cleanliness, sings of damage, deterioration, imperfection, rust, pitting, and cracks and monitors and tracks surgical instruments using automated instrument tracking log/system. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).

Education

A half year (i.e., 9 semester hours) of post-secondary level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as sterile processing, supply chain management, surgery, or logistics.

Combination of Education and Experience

A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed post-secondary level semester hours (or equivalent) by 9. Add the two percentages.