Medical Supply Technician - Sterile Processing

This Medical Supply Technician (MST) position is assigned to Sterile Processing Service (SPS) at the Salt Lake City George E. Whalen Hospital and supports safe management and reprocessing of critical and semi-critical reusable medical devices (RMD). The incumbent's primary role is to independently perform RMD decontamination, inspection, assembly, packaging, sterilization/HLD, storage, distribution, and required daily equipment/process checks within validated competencies and approved MIFU/SOP. PRINCIPALES MISSIONS : Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The employee uses current manufacturer instructions for use (MIFU), approved Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Competency Assessment Tools (CATs), the approved instrument tracking system (ITS), applicable VHA requirements, and SPS Quality Management System (QMS) controls. Duties include, but are not limited to: Applies required attire, PPE, contamination-control and safety practices. Locates and follows current MIFU/SOP/CAT requirements and immediately stops/escalates when instructions are missing, unclear, conflicting, or outside the employee's validated competency. Completes required ITS scans, count-sheet documentation, process records and other approved quality records accurately and contemporaneously. Corrects or escalates documentation gaps before affected RMD advances or is released. Recognizes damaged/incorrect RMD, failed process controls, equipment alarms, missing traceability, compromised packaging, environmental concerns, and other nonconformities. Protects/contains affected RMD, stops work when indicated, notifies the appropriate Lead/Supervisor, documents the event as required, and does not resume/release the affected process until authorized criteria are met. Receives critical/semi-critical RMD, disassembles devices as required, reviews MIFU/SOP, and independently determines the correct authorized cleaning method, equipment and chemistry within current competency. Inspects function/condition, uses count sheets, assembles assigned sets, selects appropriate packaging/protection and identifies the correct authorized sterilization/HLD method from current instructions. Operates assigned sterilization/HLD equipment and verifies/document required process controls and release criteria according to current procedures. Failed/uncertain processes are contained and not released. Performs and documents required daily operational checks/tests for assigned reprocessing equipment before use; removes equipment from service and initiates notification/work-order processes when acceptance criteria are not met. Maintains event-related sterility, FIFO, package-integrity and storage/distribution controls and supports point-of-use readiness as assigned. Provides technical assistance to developmental MSTs within current competency and supports Leads/Supervisors with safe workflow, while formal workload leadership and personnel management remain outside this assignment unless separately designated. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 6AM to 2:30PM Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (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 el

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OUR MISSION: The VA Salt Lake City Health Care System mission is: "To fulfill President Lincoln's promise to care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors." We accomplish this by serving and honoring the Veterans of the intermountain west. We offer a balance of professional and clinical complexity that stimulates growth, but still also allows the professional an opportunity to enjoy life outside of work. The health care system serves 70,000 Veterans in Utah, Idaho, and Nevada with the George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center and 10 community clinics. The medical center is a teaching a hospital, with state-of-the-art technology, education and research, making it an ideal career choice for many clinical and administrative professionals. Our main facility is in Salt Lake City at the base of the Wasatch Mountains and adjacent to the University of Utah. Salt Lake is close to five National Parks, creating limitless year-around outdoor rec