About the Position: This Health Technician (Sterile Processing) position is with the Directorate of Surgical Specialties located at Keesler AFB, Mississippi. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation utilizing DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce.

Duties

Performs quality assurance testing on all equipment used in the cleaning and sterilization of surgical instruments. Prepares contaminated surgical items for sterilization procedures. Monitors and track surgical instruments through the use of automated instrument tracking log/system. Check the expiration date on all sterile supply items. Decontaminates and cleans items manually or mechanically by washer-sterilizers, cart washer and ultrasonic units. Operates power equipment to determine proper functioning and makes adjustments. Disassembles, decontaminates and reassembles equipment and complex delicate instrumentation for proper decontamination and use. Disassemble surgical items, to smallest component level for cleaning and sterilization.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position has been designated as a Testing Designated Position and is subject to a pre-employment screening and random testing thereafter.
• This position requires the completion of a pre-employment Physical Examination.
• Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds.
• This position requires the employee to wear and use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• This position has a mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirement and is subject to annual vaccination.
• Employees assigned to a medical treatment facility are required to be screened for applicable immunizations or pre-existing immunity based on occupational risk, regardless of job series.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens 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 equivalent to the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service which includes using various decontamination and cleaning procedures; using different procedures dependent upon the items; and experience operating medical and other equipment such as washer-sterilizers, automatic washers, index washers, cart washers, automated endoscopic reprocessing units, automatic dryers, and ultrasonic units. 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-DDAAFK DHA COASTAL MISS MKT-KEESLER AFB DO NOT MAIL Biloxi, MS 39534 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk