Sterile Processing Specialist: Enable Safe Surgeries

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing) at the Long Beach VA Medical Center.

This role handles incoming contaminated instruments in decontamination and prepares them for sterile use, with eligibility considerations for education and grandfathering provisions noted. The position belongs to the Sterile Processing Department, GS-06, requiring knowledge of instrument handling, sterility, and safety.

Qualifications

• Six months experience or one year of higher education with health care related courses.
• One year above high school with at least 6 semester hours in health care related courses.
• Experience/education combination acceptable for entry level.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize processing of instruments and equipment for surgical procedures.
• Anticipate instrument needs for the following day and ensure SPS completion.
• May assist operating room staff and support the OR suite.
• Acts as HLD Specialist.
• Perform daily quality testing on equipment in SPS.
• Assist supervisor with day-to-day activities including phones and staff assignments.

Skills

Knowledge of surgical instruments

Universal precautions

Medical terminology & anatomy

Sterility principles

Reading & interpreting procedures

Education

Experience

Education (1 year above high school with health care courses)

Job description

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing) at the Long Beach VA Medical Center.

This role handles incoming contaminated instruments in decontamination and prepares them for sterile use, with eligibility considerations for education and grandfathering provisions noted. The position belongs to the Sterile Processing Department, GS-06, requiring knowledge of instrument handling, sterility, and safety.