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Job opening: Health Technician (Sterile Processing)

Salary: $51 110 - 66 445 per year
Published at: Sep 26 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: This is a Direct Hire Solicitation. This position is located at Tripler Army Medical Center. Federal employees in Hawaii are currently entitled to receive a 8.9% COLA rate Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) in addition to the base salary. This is subject to change. A locality rate of 21.79% has been authorized for Hawaii.

Duties

Full range of routine, specialized and non-routine quality assurance testing on all equipment used in the cleaning and sterilization of surgical instruments. Review and analyze testing problems and recommends solutions to overcome them. Disassemble, decontaminate and reassemble equipment and complex delicate instrumentation for proper decontamination and use. Perform leak test of flexible scopes prior to cleaning to prevent damage to the inside of the scope. Account for and processes surgical instruments to include complex loaner sets for scheduled and emergent cases. Determine proper sterilization procedures, by various methods and cycles, for different types of items. Keep load and biological records, labels each item sterilized with load sticker. Add information into computer program system that effectively tracks sterilization methods and cycles. Fill requests for items based on daily requirements from wards and clinics.

Requirements

  • Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
  • A Personnel Security Investigation is required.
  • This position has specific initial background investigation and periodic re-verification requirements since its duties require interaction with children and youth under the age of eighteen (18) years of age on a recurring basis.
  • Selectees will be required to sign a statement (Condition of Employment) consenting to seasonal influenza vaccinations or must provide a recognized exemption.
  • This position is a Testing Designated Position subject to pre-employment screening and random drug testing. Selectees will be required to consent to participation in random drug urinalysis testing.
  • A pre-placement medical examination is required.
  • Immunization screening is required. Hepatitis B immunization is required for all positions with direct patient contact. Applicants may be required to show proof of other immunizations depending on the type of position.
  • This position may require the incumbent to work during irregular work hours which may include evenings, weekends, holidays, and/or varying work schedules.
  • This position may include shift work (evenings, weekends, holidays).
  • This position may require rotating shifts (i.e. work schedule that requires employees to continuously rotate from one shift to another at predetermined intervals).
  • Moderate to heavy lifting up to 25 pounds is required.
  • This is a mission essential position.

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. Basic Requirement for Health Technician (Sterile Processing): Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes sterilizing medical supplies/equipment, inspecting medical supplies for defects, and maintaining medical inventory.

Education

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.

Contacts

  • Address JT-DHA-DD83DF DHA INDO PACIFIC MARKET DO NOT MAIL APO, AP 96224 US
  • Name: Army Applicant Help Desk

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