About the Position: Responsible for processing, preparing and distributing the complete range of clean and sterile surgical and clinic instruments required for patient care. This position is located at the A.T. Augusta Military Medical Center (ATAMMC), formerly Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, within Department of Perioperative Nursing, Sterile Processing & Distribution. This position is referred to as a Sterile Processing Technician in the civilian community.

Duties

Perform daily quality assurance testing on all equipment used in the cleaning and sterilization of surgical instruments. Select appropriate chemical or washing agent necessary for decontaminating or cleaning surgical instruments. Assemble, inspect and package instrumentation appropriately by their instruction of use. Sterile storage of instrumentation, pulling case carts, inventory stock, removing or replacing damaged supplies/sets. Ensure compliance with policies and procedures of the Department of Health, The Joint Commission, OSHA and other industry standards and regulations, as well as those of medical treatment facility. Check the expiration date on all sterile supply items, removes all outdated items, and rotate the stock. Inventory emergency procedural carts, scanned into instrument tracking system and lock with proper lock. Replenish case carts to retain the established quota level for each item on the cart. Interpret test results, take appropriate action based on results and log all results.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position has a mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirement and is therefore subject to annual seasonal influenza vaccinations.
• This position requires the incumbent to have tuberculosis testing.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Tier 1 security investigation or access for the duration of employment. A background investigation and credit check are required.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes cleaning and sterilizing surgical equipment; assembling instrument trays and devices for surgical procedures; and issuing sterile and unsterile medical supplies and equipment. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address JT-DHA-DDAAFG DHA NCR MKT-FT BELVOIR COMM HOS DO NOT MAIL Fort Belvoir, VA 22060 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk