Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing)

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Omaha (NE); Presencial; USD 42.000 - 56.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Omaha VA Medical Center is seeking a Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing) to support the Sterile Processing service line.

Responsibilities include decontamination, preparation and assembly, inspection, sterilization, and high-level disinfection of endoscopes and other reusable medical devices, along with distribution support. The incumbent ensures quality and safety in sterile processing, handling packaging, labeling, and pickup/delivery within

Formación

• Six months of experience demonstrating ability to perform MST work.
• One year beyond high school with health care related coursework, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge of sterile processing safety and cross-contamination prevention.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

Responsabilidades

• Decontaminate instruments and equipment to ensure aseptic conditions.
• Prepare and assemble instrument sets for procedures.
• Inspect, sterilize, and perform high-level disinfection of endoscopes, probes, and RMD.
• Label, package, and document items for storage and distribution.
• Provide distribution support to departments within the medical center.

Conocimientos

Sterile processing

Universal precautions

Medical terminology

Oral & written communication

Educación

1 year beyond high school with health care courses

2 years beyond high school with related courses

Bachelor's degree in related field

Herramientas

Sterilization equipment

Inspection tools

Descripción del empleo

Incumbent serves as a Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing) within the Sterile Processing service line at the Omaha VA Medical Center. Incumbent works on decontamination, preparation and assembly, inspection, sterilization, High-level Disinfection of endoscopes, transducers, probes, supply items, critical and semi-critical reusable medical devices (RMD), package and labeling peel pouch items, and distribution support to include RMD pickup and delivery for the medical center.

Basic Requirements

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• English Language Proficiency: MSTs must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3j, this part.
• Experience and/or Education:
  • Experience: Six months of experience that demonstrates the applicant's ability to perform the work or provides an understanding of the work; or
    • Creditable Experience
      • Knowledge of Current MST Practices. To be creditable, the experience must have demonstrated the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) associated with MST responsibilities. Experience satisfying this requirement may be paid/non-paid employment as a MST.
      • Quality of Experience. Qualifying experience must be at a level comparable to MST experience at the next lower grade level of the position being filled. For all assignments above the full performance level, the higher level duties must consist of significant scope, administrative independence, complexity (difficulty) and range of variety as described in this standard at the specified grade level and be performed by the incumbent at least 25% of the time.
      • Part-time Experience. Part-time experience as a MST is creditable according to its relationship to the full-time workweek. For example, a MST employed 20 hours a week, or on a 1/2-time basis, would receive 1 full-time workweek of credit for each 2 weeks of service.
  • Education: One year above high school that included at least 6 semester hours in health care related courses such as sterile processing, nursing assistant, hospital corpsman, and operating room and surgical technician courses or other courses related to the position; or
  • Experience/Education Combination: Equivalent combination of experience and education are qualifying for entry level for which both education and experience are acceptable

Grade Determinations

GS-03 (Entry Level)

• Experience or Education: None beyond the basic requirements

GS-04 (Developmental Level)

• Experience: Six months experience as a MST, operating room or surgical technician or other position that demonstrated knowledge of sterile processing in a clinical setting; or
• Education: Two years of education above high school that included at least 12 semester hours in courses related to the occupation.
  • NOTE: Successful completion of a course for medical technicians, hospital corpsmen, medical service specialists, or nursing assistants obtained in a training program given by the Armed Forces, the U.S. Maritime Service, or hospitals under close medical and professional supervision, may be substituted on a month-for-month basis for up to 6 months of experience.
• Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: In addition to the experience or education above, the candidate must demonstrate the KSAs below.
  • Knowledge of universal precautions for safety and prevention of cross contamination.
  • Basic knowledge of medical terminology in order to assemble specialty operating room/clinic instrument sets.
  • Basic knowledge of sterilization and cleaning equipment.
  • Ability to communicate both orally and in writing.

GS-05 (Developmental Level)

• Experience: One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-4); or
• Education: Four academic years above high school leading to a Bachelor's degree with at least 12 semester hours in courses related to the occupation or a Bachelor's degree.
• Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: In addition to the experience and education above, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs.
  • Basic knowledge of surgical instruments used in operating rooms and clinic settings.
  • Basic knowledge of event-related packaging in regards to sterility.
  • Knowledge of sterilization and cleaning equipment.

GS-06 (Full Performance Level)

• Experience: One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level.
• Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs.
  • Knowledge of surgical instruments used in operating rooms and clinic settings.
  • Knowledge of universal precautions for safety and prevention of cross contamination.
  • Working knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, microbiology, medical conditions and procedures.
  • Knowledge of sterility principles in regards to instrumentation.
  • Ability to read and interpret written instructions and procedures

Reference

For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-6. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of GS-3 to GS-6.

Physical Requirements

You will be asked to participate in a pre-employment examination or evaluation as part of the pre-employment process for this position. Questions about physical demands or environmental factors may be addressed at the time of evaluation or examination.