Supervisory Medical Supply Tech (Sterile Processing)

Job Title

Allied Health Professional

Major Duties

Sterile Storage and Distribution:

• Inventories, replenishes shortages from sterile supply, inspects for sterility integrity for instrument sets and expendable items
• Adheres to and reports any non-compliance towards facility regulations regarding application and removal of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Participates in environment of care rounds, accreditation surveys and required department or VAMHCS inspections
• Ensures RME rotates at the appropriate intervals
• Initiates assigned tasks on requests for items based on the daily schedule of needs
• Rounds with leadership to ensure areas have performed daily housekeeping duties
• Coordinates needs for stocking individual surgical case carts with required instruments
• Ensures staff operates automation equipment according to facility procedure to prepare, store, retrieve or process information
• Trains new and/or lower graded employees in coordination with Lead Technicians and educator

Decontamination:

• Coordinates the assignments to receive a full range of reusable medical supplies, instruments and equipment from hospital wards, and clinics.
• Adheres to and reports any non-compliance facility regulations regarding application and removal of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Ensures staff decontaminates reusable items
• Reviews adherence of staff in relation to disassembly, decontamination, and infection control practices
• Ensures staff operate automated reprocessing equipment in accordance with the device Instructions for Use (IFU)
• Monitors High-Level Disinfection (HLD) procedures
• Assists with random quality audits by examining items and instruments for damage, deterioration or imperfection
• Provides assistance in first echelon maintenance and/or troubleshooting reprocessing equipment

Assembly and Sterilization:

• Ensures that staff follow all device specific Instructions for Use (IFU)
• Conducts rounds to review staff adheres to facility regulations
• Ensures quality checks for damaged or missing items of all instrument sets and arranges for replacements, maintenance, or repair as needed.
• Coordinates the workflow for assembly to include prioritization from a variety of sterilization phases for intricate surgical trays and microsurgery instruments for the operating room
• Ensures that daily spore testing and sterilizer control measures
• Monitors and reports biological testing for each sterilization cycle
• Maintenance of all preparation and packaging quality data
• Assists with applying the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Federal Drug Administration (FDA) standards

Lead, Preceptor and Mentor:

• Responsible for assisting with formal and informal written plans for the SPS training program
• Facilitates training through educational programs and job specific instruction
• Oversees work and will assist management with the distribution and prioritization of workload among employees
• Assists with the assignment of tasks as necessary to provide new employees with the experience and training required
• Provides information to management officials concerning performance issues, assignment changes and task completion
• Instructs employees on work related activities, policies, procedures and goals

Work Schedule: Monday- Friday, 7:30am-4:00pm

Recruitment Incentive (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 childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66

Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Telework: Not available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position

Functional Statement #: 512-260049-F

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized