Sterile Processing Technician

Description

Posterity Group LLC is a veteran owned, service-disabled small business, headquartered in Rockville, MD, that specializes in federal government contracting and staffing. We are tasked with staffing The Malcom Randall VA Medical Center in Gainesville, Fl with Sterile Supply Technicians. 

There are additional locations including:

• The Lake City VA Medical Center located at 619 S. Marion Avenue, Lake City, Florida 32025
• The Tallahassee Outpatient Clinic located at 1607 St. James Court, Tallahassee, FL 32308
• The Jacksonville Outpatient Clinic located at 1833 Boulevard Street, Jacksonville, FL 32206
• The Villages Outpatient Clinic located at 8900 SE 165th Mulberry Lane, The Villages, FL 3216 

The Sterile Processing Technicians are expected to perform the following:  

The primary purpose of this position is to perform a range of duties required to decontaminate, clean, prepare, store, and distribute medical supplies and equipment used in all areas of the hospital. Duties of the Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing) may include but are not limited to:

•  Decontamination: Knowledge and experience in removing gross contamination by soaking in a germicide, washing with a detergent-blood solvent, scrubbing with a brush and scouring powder, rinsing in tap and then distilled water or washing in a washer-sterilizer or ultrasonic unit.  Pre sterilizes biological contamination before handling.  Decontaminates all reusable supplies  and equipment. Determines methods for decontamination, disinfection, and/or sterilization of instruments and/or equipment, packages items or assembles sets or trays.  
•  Examines Condition of Supply Items: Experience with visually examining items for  damage, deterioration, or imperfections such as rust, pitting, and cracks.  
•  Assembles/Packages/Wraps/Sterilizes Supply Items: Knowledge or experience in  packaging individual items or assembling items into sets or trays. Assembles trays or sets  according to guides and in a logical manner, permitting effective sterilization. Determines  appropriate method of sterilization and attaches chemical indicator tape to package. Sterilizes  items comparing control tests to determine that correct parameters (e.g. time, temperature, and  pressure) were obtained. Removes items from pre-sterilizers and determines type of tray or set  to assemble based on recognition of key items and the operating room or clinic schedules.  Examine items to ensure that gross contamination has been removed. Assembles sets and  trays by selecting appropriate trays, lining it with a towel, and arranging instruments in the tray  in the correct manner. Strives for a logically arranged package that will permit effective  penetration of the sterilizing medium. Places devices in the tray, selects correct wrapping for the  tray, and wraps and labels tray. Select correct sterilizing medium and cycles and operates  sterilizer. Aerates gas-sterilized items for correct period. Monitors operation of sterilizer with  prescribed tests.  
•  Distributes Supply Items to Wards, Clinic Units or Operating Rooms: Knowledge of  distributing items according to established requirements, special requests or as requisitioned.  Fills requests for items based on daily schedules of needs or on individual requisitions.  Performs daily inventories of wards or units supply areas and replenishes to appropriate stock  levels. Consults with customers on items in short supply or out of stock, recommending possible  substitutions. Send requested items to wards and clinics via automated delivery systems. Periodically inventory stock. Maintains records on stock levels and recommends revisions in  stock levels as the need for supplies changes.  
•  Receives/Stores/Controls Supply Items Stock: Knowledge of receiving new supplies,  checks deliveries for quality, quantity, and price.  Stores items in accordance with inventory  system.  Assists with inventory. Assembles and loads ward and operating room carts according  to schedules and fills special and emergency requests for supplies. 

Requirements

•  Minimum of two (2) years recent SPS technician experience. 
•  Possess a high school education or equivalency 
• Knowledge of surgical instruments used in operating rooms and clinic settings.
• Knowledge of universal precautions for safety and prevention of cross contamination.
• Working knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, microbiology, medical conditions and procedures.
• Knowledge of sterility principles in regard to instrumentation.
• Ability to read and interpret written instructions and procedures.