Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing)

Summary This position is located within Nursing service at Lt. Col. Weathers VA Medical Center in Memphis, TN. This position is assigned responsibility for providing comprehensive, high quality, cost-effective healthcare services to surgical veterans who are rendered care within the facility. In this position, the incumbent will provide support to the Operating Room (OR) Staff personnel by ensuring essential assistance to the surgical team by ensuring a clean, organized, and well-equipped environment. Learn more about this agency This job is open to The public U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarification from the agency All qualified candidates encouraged to apply. Open to U.S. Citizens. Area of Consideration- Eligible applications will be reviewed and referred in the following order: 1. Current permanent Federal employees of other agencies. 2. All other applicants based on Veterans' Preference. NOTE: The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this position. Duties The OR Central Operating Room Environment (CORE) Medical Supply Technician (MST) is responsible for ensuring the availability, sterility, accuracy, and readiness of surgical instruments, supplies, and equipment within the Operating Room. This position performs detailed inspection of instrument sets, verifies sterilization parameters, and completes required operational checks for OR-based sterilizers. Functioning as the primary support within the OR CORE, the MST provides immediate assistance to nursing and surgical teams, manages real-time instrumentation and supply needs, and coordinates closely with Sterile Processing Services, Surgical Services, Logistics, and vendors. Duties include but are not limited to the following: Ability to follow aseptic practices, safety guidelines, and equipment handling protocols. Ability to safely transport specimens, blood products, equipment, and supplies. Competence in reading, understanding, and updating logs, inventories, and documentation. Communicates backorders, substitutions, supply delays, and instrumentation shortages to the surgical team in a timely and professional manner. Supports the retrieval, delivery, and maintenance of OR equipment to ensure functionality and readiness. Assists with Environment of Care (EOC) rounds to identify safety, equipment, or facility issues. Maintains appropriate stock levels in the OR core (blankets, irrigation fluids, etc.) and ensures all logs are current and in compliance. Obtains and responds to scheduled, urgent, and emergency requests, ensuring case carts are accurately pulled and ready for patient care. Picks up and transports blood products to and from the blood bank as required. Retrieves required surgical items from support services such as prosthetics and pharmacy, as delegated. Work Schedule : Monday - Friday; 6:45 am - 3:15 pm Telework : Not Available. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement # : 51410-F, 51411-F, 51412-F, 51413-F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives : Not Authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized. Requirements Conditions of employment 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 …

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