Sterile Processing Technician

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 East Orange VA Medical Center with Sterile Processing Technicians. These technicians will be expected to perform the following:

• Perform all functions of the prep/packaging and sterilization process including documentation and quality assurance procedures.
• Examine and visually inspect instrumentation and appropriate functioning, and cleanliness.
• Assemble instrument sets according to count sheets. Place sets in appropriate outer container or wrap sizes.
• Inspect assemble, package, and document the contents of a wide variety of surgical and dental trays and instruments according to count sheet.
• Inspects, prepares, assembles, and determines the correct method and packaging for sterilization such as but not limited to steam, low temperature gas plasma sterilizer (Sterrad), Automated Endoscope Reprocessors (AER) and manual high-level disinfecting procedures.
• Properly and safely load, operate and trouble shoot a variety of sterilizers including but not limited to steam, low temperature gas plasma sterilizer (Sterrad), Automated Endoscope Reprocessors (AER). Additionally, perform all quality assurance testing and documentation required for each sterilizer in accordance with facility requirements.
• Properly store and/or deliver to end user in accordance with facility protocols.

• Must be Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) certified from Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA)
• Graduate from a recognized CRCST or Tech program with 2+ years of SPS experience
• VA Level 1 certification with 2+ years SPS experience. Level 1 Certification will be required to be finished within 90 days after start date.
• 5+ years verifiable hands-on SPS experience (non-certified)