MEDICAL SUPPLY TECHNICIAN (STERILE PROCESSING)

About the Position:Serves as a Medical Supply Technician for the Sterile Processing Department (SPD) in a Military Treatment Facility within the Defense Health Agency (DHA). Responsible for the decontamination, assembly, inspection, sterilization, issue and storage of all medical and dental instrumentation and equipment; tracking instrument and equipment usage; and facilitating rental (loaner, consignment) equipment acquisition This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Accounts for and processes surgical instruments, to include complex loaner sets for scheduled cases, emergent cases, and clinic/ward instrumentation.

Packages surgical items individually (e.g., scissors, tubing, instrumentation) or assembles into trays and sets.

Utilizes computer instrument tracking system, logs onto system, scans set or tray, and assembles the items according to the count sheet that specifies kinds and numbers of instruments to be included.

Determines proper sterilization procedures, by various methods and cycles, for different types of items

Operates and cleans sterilizers, assures proper functioning of sterilizers by monitoring sterilization parameters, observes function diagnostic tests, and reports discrepancies or malfunctions.

Monitors and tracks surgical instruments using automated instrument tracking log/system, performs record keeping, tracks operations, maintains and monitors inventory records, generates purchase orders, etc., using a variety of software packages.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.