Sterile Processing Technician – Evening Shift

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Village of Northport (NY); On-site; USD 41,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Retirement: Federal pension

Federal health insurance

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' Northport VA Medical Center is seeking a Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing Technician) to support the Sterile Processing Service.

The role involves decontamination, sterilization, preparation, supply items, and reusable medical equipment for the medical center. Key responsibilities include receiving and sorting contaminated equipment, cleaning and decontaminating, preparing sterile packs, operating sterilization equipment, maintaining records, and

Qualifications

• A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
• Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment.
• If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript.

Responsibilities

• Collecting used and contaminated equipment, instruments, and supplies for sorting and decontamination.
• Manually cleaning supplies of contaminants, removing waste matter, and operating and maintaining decontamination equipment.
• Preparing and packing decontaminated supplies for sterilization.
• Monitoring and operating sterilization equipment.
• Examining supplies meticulously to ensure they are properly cleaned and sanitized.
• Testing and reporting any issues or problems with the sterilization equipment.
• Sterilizing, preparing, wrapping, and organizing equipment into instrument trays for use during medical procedures.
• Preparing and delivering all necessary equipment and instruments for surgeries, examinations, medical procedures, and medical carts.
• Maintaining records of sterilization procedures, sterilized items, equipment maintenance, and supplies.
• Controlling the inventory, reordering supplies, and checking expiration dates.

Job description

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' Northport VA Medical Center is seeking a Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing Technician) to support the Sterile Processing Service.

The role involves decontamination, sterilization, preparation, supply items, and reusable medical equipment for the medical center. Key responsibilities include receiving and sorting contaminated equipment, cleaning and decontaminating, preparing sterile packs, operating sterilization equipment, maintaining records, and