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Medical Supply Technician ( Sterile Processing)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 6 days ago
On-sitePart-timeCastle Point, NY$58K – $75KApply by Aug 17, 2026Medical Supply Aide And TechnicianESTJESTPISFPISTPTrades
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This position is located in the Sterile Processing Service (SPS) section located under the Associate Director of Patient Care services of the Hudson Valley VA Medical Center.
What You'll Do
- →MAJOR DUTIES: Responsible for carrying out compliance with manufacturer recommendations for cleaning, preparation, sterilization and storage of RME.
- →Receives, disassembles, and inspects reusable medical supplies and equipment for damage.
- →Assembles and loads case carts.
- →Receives periodic training in such areas as the use and functioning of new equipment, instruments; new or improved sterilization practices, and developments in new technology as if affects SPS operations.
- →Monitors operation of sterilizers with prescribed tests in accordance with manufacturer's guidelines and documents appropriately.
- →Prepare bacteriological spore tests and reads the results of the test, recording those results as appropriate.
- →Receive sterilized trays, set, and equipment from the sterilizer, checks for effectiveness of sterilization, places tags on sterilized material indicating date of sterilization and expiration date, and stocks shelves with sterilized material using first in first out method.
- →Out take all sterile items that are leaving the department by reconciling the inventory sheets that have been uploaded into the e-QMS (electronic quality monitoring system).
- →Out take areas include, all user services and sterile storage.
- →Decontaminate the full range of reusable medical equipment used in the medical center's patient care units, clinics and procedure rooms.
- →Determines and uses the appropriate method for removing gross contamination and bioburden, dissembles and reassembles equipment where the internal parts become contaminated by following manufacturer guidelines for cleaning.
- →Operates various kinds of equipment such as ultrasonic cleaners, washers, dental handpiece service units, leak testers, sterilizers, AER's, Steris, and Sterrad.
- →Determine the correct method for pre-cleaning and decontamination.
- →Removes soil, blood, bone, tissue fragments, body fluids, and other gross contaminants by wiping, soaking, rinsing, scrubbing, brushing and the use of ultrasonic 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.
- ✓Cover other shifts within department as needed.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 2376ce58-2b24-4d76-8829-d2f4e1832969
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