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Medical Supply Tech (Sterile Processing)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 15 days ago
On-site Asheville, NC $59K – $77K Apply by Sep 10, 2026 Medical Supply Aide And Technician ESTJESTPISFPISTP Trades
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Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing Service) VISN 6, Veterans Health Administration, Charles George VA Medical Center, located in Asheville, NC.
What You'll Do
- →Major Duties Include, but are not limited to: In Preparation area the incumbents inspect, assembles and determines the correct method and packaging for sterilization, such as, but not limited to steam, Sterrad, Steris, and high level disinfecting scope reprocessors.
- →Performs and documents daily operational checks and records for all processes and equipment in all areas pertaining to sterile processing.
- →Delivers and pick-ups critical and semi-critical reusable medical equipment to areas in the facility.
- →Process the critical and semi-critical reusable medical equipment according manufacturer's instructions, standard operating procedure and the direction of National Office of Sterile Processing This work is performed in various settings: decontamination, preparation, clean sterile supply (preparation) and in other services and departments throughout the medical facility/campus.
- →The incumbent may be required to work in areas that are hot, cold, drafty and poorly lighted.
- →The employee is subject to the possibility of falls, scrapes, cuts, bruises, and other injuries from material handling equipment.
- →The work requires standing and walking during the entire workday and frequent bending and lifting of packages (occasionally weighing as much as 50 pounds).
- →The work requires dexterity and visual acuity for manipulating, disassembly and assembly of instrumentation On a regular and recurring basis, the employee alternates between a contaminated environment and a carefully controlled clean environment.
- →The employee wears special clothing, hair covers, personal protective equipment and shoe covers that can be uncomfortably warm.
- →The employee uses insulated gloves to remove carts from sterilizers.
- →The employee is subject to burns from accidentally touching hot items.
- →The hazards of working around minute quantities of sterilizing gasses are unknown.
- →The employee often works around body fluids, mucous, excretions and bits of tissue, some of which may be foul smelling.
- →Strong, unpleasant odors are encountered while decontaminating bloody or grossly contaminated instrumentation or reusable medical equipment.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
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