Sterile Processing Specialist – Night Shift & Decontamination

Veterans Health Administration; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration in Nashville, TN seeks a Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing) to handle decontamination, preparation, sterilization, and disinfection of reusable medical devices. The role operates within SPS under the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, rotating through processing, decontamination, tray assembly, and inventory tasks.

Shifts may include days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.

Qualifications

• Experience in decontamination and preparation of reusable medical devices (RMD).
• Ability to interpret manufacturer guidelines and SOPs for cleaning and sterilization.
• Competence in assembling sterile trays and coordinating with operating rooms.

Responsibilities

• Receive contaminated RME and decontaminate per guidelines.
• Disassemble RME per manufacturers' instructions and determine decontamination method.
• Operate decontamination equipment and assemble tray sets for procedures.
• Assemble surgical case carts per physician preference and lists.
• Interpret instrumentation needs for cases and support operating rooms.

Skills

Sterile processing

RMD procedures

SOP adherence

Tools

Washer decontaminators

Sonic washers

Irrigators

Laparoscopic insulation tester

Automatic cart wash

Tube dryers

Job description

Veterans Health Administration in Nashville, TN seeks a Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing) to handle decontamination, preparation, sterilization, and disinfection of reusable medical devices. The role operates within SPS under the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, rotating through processing, decontamination, tray assembly, and inventory tasks.

Shifts may include days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.