Salem VA Medical Center is excited to announce an opportunity to join our Sterile Processing Service as a Medical Supply Technician. This vital role supports safe, high-quality care for our Veterans by ensuring surgical instruments and reusable medical equipment are expertly cleaned, assembled, sterilized, and delivered where they're needed most. We're looking for motivated individuals ready to contribute to a mission-driven team that plays a critical part in every patient experience.
Major duties: Duties include but are not limited to: Receives contaminated critical and semi-critical reusable medical equipment (RME) in decontamination area. Disassembles the RME and determines the correct cleaning method, such as but not limited to ultrasonic cleaners, mechanical washers, cart washers and chemical cleaning/decontamination agents as determined by manufacturers' instructions. Inspects, prepares, assembles, and determines the correct packaging and method of sterilization, to include but not limited to the following: steam, low temperature sterilization, and high-level disinfection.
Manually removes debris, soil, blood, tissue fragments, body fluids, and other contaminants by wiping, soaking, rinsing, brushing, flushing, and scrubbing. Performs quality audits on critical and semi-critical RME for indications of proper cleaning, assembly, and sterilization. Assembles RME sets and trays used throughout the facility, including those used in the operating room and clinics. Operates equipment in all areas of sterile processing.
Performs and documents daily operational checks on all sterilization and decontamination equipment. Demonstrates appropriate knowledge and skill in assembly of trays and peel packs, to include identification of contents, internal chemical indicators, lot control numbers, wrapping, labeling and methods of sterilization. Monitors and documents all required information for each sterilization and disinfection load and sterilizer.
Participates in the department Quality Improvement Plan, as needed. Quality Improvement responsibilities include but are not limited to, biological spore testing, efficacy testing, and documenting results of all sterilization and high-level disinfection methods and testing. Appropriately handles and transports all sterilized items when placing them in storage and identifies any breaks in the integrity of the package.
Re-stocks shelves in sterile storage and other areas to maintain defined PAR levels of all supplies, instrument trays, and other items maintained in inventory. Uses proper procedure to assemble case carts according to surgical schedule and procedure specific preference cards. Transports clean and soiled case carts between procedural areas and Sterile Processing. Transports additional instrumentation as needed.
Maintains cleanliness and appropriate supply levels at workstations in all areas of department. Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Work Schedule: 3:15 pm-12:00 am Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).
Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience. Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childc