Medical Supply Technician Job Description
Medical supply technician
provides operational support for IVTS activities including Aseptic Technique, aseptic technique, cell culture, light and fluorescent microscopy and reagent preparation.
Medical Supply Technician Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Check for effectiveness of sterilization (color change on marker tapes, dampness of the packages), tag sterilized material indicating date of sterilization and expiration date and stock shelves with sterilized material
Determine the appropriate pre-sterilization method to remove soil, blood, tissue fragments, blood fluids and other contaminants using ultrasonic equipment based on guidelines issued by higher authorities
Maintain unit dose sterilization procedures for disposable items
Instruct employees in specific tasks and sterilization techniques making available written instructions and reference materials as necessary
Remove soil, blood, tissue fragments, body fluids and other gross contaminants by wiping, soaking, rinsing, scrubbing and us of appropriate decontamination equipment
Removes items from cleaning equipment and inspects them for cleanliness and proper working order
Reassembles items after cleaning as needed
Assembles/Packages/Wraps/Sterilizes Supply Items - assembles trays or sets according to guides and in a logical manner, permitting effective sterilization
Receive expedited deliveries, accurately key receiving into the SMART system, and deliver to
If applicable, ensure POU items have the appropriate barcodes, rotate stock to ensure no items are out of date, react appropriately to POU “critical point” messages and stock outs, provide assistance to the POU Station personnel provide assistance with problems, questions and concerns
Medical Supply Technician Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Medical Supply Technician
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: SPS, CS, VA, IAHCSMM
Education for Medical Supply Technician
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the medical supply technician job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Collage Degree in Education, Department of Education, Medical, Technical, Business, Graduate Education, Supervision, Guidance, Surgery, Graduate
Skills for Medical Supply Technician
Desired skills for medical supply technician include:
Decontamination
Cleaning
General uses
Preparation
Sterilization
Technical names
Ad regulations
Aseptic techniques
Aseptic techniques and skill in operating a washer-sterilizer
Cleaning preparation
Desired experience for medical supply technician includes:
The OR Supply Chain Technician is responsible for keying, and promptly putting away all supplies within the OR, reviewing and maintaining all Min/Max inventory levels, picking scheduled surgical cases, emergency supply requests
Processes returns appropriately per approved policy
Receive instruments and equipment and perform the disassembly and assembly of both
Upload sterilized trays, sets and other equipment from the sterilizer and check for effectiveness of autoclave equipment
Manage supplies and advise dental personnel on availability of supplies and effective use of equipment
Assigns work to employees to meet the needs of the operation while managing to develop (on-the-job training) employees to handle the many difficult and pressing needs of the operation
Medical Supply Technician Examples
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Medical Supply Technician Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking to fill the role of medical supply technician. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for medical supply technician
- Assists in job training, advises employees of performance requirements and keeps employees advised of their progress
- Decontaminates and cleans RME (reusable medical equipment) and surgical instruments
- Receives used medical instrument sets and instruments from surgical and clinical units of the hospital vendor sets for complex surgical operations
- Decontaminates and prepares scopes as necessary to support goals of Central Sterile Processing (CSP)
- Assembles complex instrument sets containing as many as 300 varied instruments, which must be inspected for damage such as pitting, rust, cracks, bends, sharpness
- Ensures timely accomplishments of assigned workload, and ensures that SPS Staff employees have sufficient workload
- Monitors the demand and needs of the SPS program to determine the abilities of emergent focus for staff
- Participates as a member and/or in an advisory capacity on committees in the absence of the Chief of SPS
- Independently organizes audits, to ensure performance of staff, steps and procedures are followed
- Inventory on-hand Authorized Medical Allowance List (AMAL) equipment
Qualifications for medical supply technician
- Time in grade requirement
- Time in Grade Requirements
- Temple, TX
- Fort Stewart, GA
- This position requires a qualified typist to type 40 words per minute
- Help maintain all Principal End Items and SL-3 for the 652 AMAL
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Medical Supply Technician Job Description
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Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a medical supply technician. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for medical supply technician
- Provide the Medical Supply Officer re-order lists for items that have expired or will expire due to shelf-life dates
- Advise and guide Navy personnel as to how to conduct AMAL inventories, block rebuilds, calibration requirements, and push packages
- Establish re-order points for AMAL consumables and items that will expire due to shelf-life
- Coordinates with the Operating Room and the logistic department activities associated with purchase and requests of medical supplies
- Receives and stores incoming stock, and issues to users
- Researches replacement of items that reached end of life expectancy/non-repairable, which will have equal or greater capability and be compatible with present equipment, ascertains cost whether maintenance must be accomplished by contract or in-house, and other required data
- Maintains records on status of authorized funds and requests additional funds as required
- Decontaminates reusable items by determining the appropriate method for removing gross contamination and using equipment such as the ultrasonic cleaner and washer sterilize
- Loads and operates washer sterilizers, steam sterilizers and Sterrad Sterilizers
- Processes, assembles, and sterilizes intricate surgical trays for the operating room (trays contain large numbers of unique, non-interchangeable, specialized surgical instruments of similar appearance, with minor variations in size, conformation, and nomenclature, but with major variation in application)
Qualifications for medical supply technician
- Monitors operation of various sterilizers in accordance with established parameters
- Maintains a log of all items received from and returned to the origination wards and clinics
- Inventories, replenishes shortages from sterile supply, inspects for sterility integrity for instrument sets and expendable items
- Prepares individual surgical cases carts with required instruments and surgical supplies for each scheduled and emergency operative procedure
- This position requires the use of protective clothing and/or uniform (scrubs)
- This position requires personnel security investigation
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Medical Supply Technician Job Description
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of medical supply technician. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for medical supply technician
- Cleans Supply Items and Storage Areas - removes gross contamination by soaking in a germicide, washing with a detergent-blood solvent, scrubbing with a brush and scouring powder, rinsing in tap and then distilled water or washing in washer-sterilizer or ultrasonic unit
- Examines Condition of Supply Items - visually examines for damage, deterioration, or imperfections such as rust, pitting, and cracks
- Richmond is located in Central Virginia with close access to beaches and mountains regions
- Richmond is known for being the capital of the confederacy during the civil war
- Close proximity to Washington DC
- Richmond has it all - plenty to do for families, couples, nature-lovers, adventurists, foodies, sports fans arts and history seekers
- Assists in the education onboarding of new employees and participates in annual review of competencies
- Assists in checking the surgery schedule to verify required trays are in the facility/sterile
- Pick all supplies to include CS, SI and Distribution, 7 day per week, 24 hours per day
- Responds to personal, telephone and electronic requests for supplies, equipment, and/or assistance, including delivery and retrieval
Qualifications for medical supply technician
- Travel is required between Castle Point and Montrose Campus
- Applicant SF50 (non-award) is preferred
- Clearance of a physical examination is required
- Resume -(include dates for employments listed)
- Memphis, TN 4 vacancies
- West Haven, CT 1 vacancy
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Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a medical supply technician. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for medical supply technician
- Labels stock items before placing in designated locations in Distribution/Warehouse
- 2 years of experience preparing and sterilizing surgical instruments and supplies
- 2 years of experience working with specialty instrument sets such as cardiovascular sets, robotic sets, trauma sets, and or vascular sets
- Experience in materials management, warehouse, stock control, and/or computer assisted inventory
- Completion of central service/materials management education (CS certification)
- CS certification
Qualifications for medical supply technician
- Bay Pines, FL 1 vacancy
- Current certification as a CBSPD or CRCST is required
- Minimum of 1 year of experience in related fields is required
- Member of IAHCSMM or CBSPD organization required
- High school diploma or GED (General Equivalency Diploma) required
- Familiarity with/knowledge of hospital supplies beneficial