Sterile Processing Trainer - SPS Education Specialist

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

VA Boston Healthcare System seeks a Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing) - Trainer to lead SPS training programs and education initiatives. The role emphasizes developing plans, coordinating formal and informal instruction, and advancing sterile processing practices in a hospital setting.

The position requires US citizenship, English proficiency, and a combination of experience/education in healthcare; it is a full-time, 40-hour workweek at the Jamaica Plain campus.

Qualifications

• Citizenship: United States
• English proficiency required per 38 U.S.C. 7402(d)
• Experience: Six months in related work or related understanding
• Education: One year above high school with health care related coursework or related education
• Foreign education evaluations acceptable for U.S. equivalence

Responsibilities

• Develops written plans for the SPS training program
• Facilitates SPS staff training and job-specific instruction
• Improves SPS processes by training staff on new reusable medical devices
• Develops, monitors, and revises SPS educational programs
• Documents and assesses staff training to identify strengths and needs
• Creates education plans including literature reviews, continuing education, in-services, and certifications
• Tracks, trends, and analyzes education data
• Identifies improvement opportunities and prepares reports
• Conducts annual review of the SPS preceptor program

Skills

Communication

Training delivery

Microsoft Word/Excel

Administrative skills

Education

Health care related coursework (6 sem hrs)

One year above high school

Job description

VA Boston Healthcare System seeks a Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing) - Trainer to lead SPS training programs and education initiatives. The role emphasizes developing plans, coordinating formal and informal instruction, and advancing sterile processing practices in a hospital setting.

The position requires US citizenship, English proficiency, and a combination of experience/education in healthcare; it is a full-time, 40-hour workweek at the Jamaica Plain campus.