Sterile Supply Technician 1 Jobs

Position Objective
The Veterinary Medical Center within the College of Veterinary Medicine seeks a Sterile Supply Technician 2 to provide support to patient care units within the hospital(s). The Sterile Supply Technician assures a safe and accurate supply of operative instrumentation to health care team members. The position is responsible for the decontamination of surgical instruments, utensils, non-surgical items, and other surgical items. The individual will ensure quality assurance protocols are followed and aids in the requests from surgical teams and other various patient care departments in the hospital. Other duties will be assigned.
Essential Functions
1. Decontamination of surgical instruments, utensils, non-surgical items, and other items.
2. Inspection of surgical instruments, assembling packs, wrapping, and sterilization of packs.
3. Follow quality control procedures
4. Generating orders for restocking of supplies/implants.
5. Troubleshoot surgical equipment and send out for repairs as needed.
6. Other duties, as assigned.
Essential Qualifications
Ability to read/write simple sentences, basic math skills and ability to use PC for Outlook (mail), Excel and Word.
Desired Qaulifications
Experience with operating room/central supply instrument processing; ability to identify common surgical instruments by name and function; knowledge of surgical instrument packaging and wrapping.
Working Conditions
Standing for long periods of time, pushing/pulling/lifting up to 50 lbs; exposure to animal and/or zoonotic diseases, exposure to needle sticks, hazardous chemicals, and/or bio hazardous waste.
Regular 40 Varying Shifts