**BluePearl SW Portland is hiring a full-time Sterile Supply Assistant to join our Surgery team.**

We are seeking Sterile Supple Assistant with a self-motivated, positive attitude to add to our surgical team. This person should be organized and focused on maintaining high quality instruments and patient care through sterile preparation.

**As a** **Sterile Supply** **Assistant,** **you will:**

Prepare instruments and operating room for surgery.

Troubleshooting and removing faulty equipment from service to submit for repair or replacement.

Maintaining appropriate quantities of surgical supplies and equipment.

Decontaminating and cleaning operating rooms, sterile supply room and equipment according to established procedures.

Cleaning and sterilizing instruments and wrapping packs

Serving as a resource/reference to surgical team with regards to surgical equipment.

The best candidates:

Enjoy patient care, including receiving/delivering patient rounds

Enjoy team collaboration in order to provide excellent medical care to our patients

Have a basic understanding of orthopedic and soft tissue surgical procedures, surgical instrumentation, sterilization process, orthographic radiographs/techniques, and bandaging technique/application

Embody our Core Values: Patient Care, Client Service, Collaboration, Team, Education, Kindness, and Reliability

**Why BluePearl?**

Our passion is pets. We offer Trupanion pet insurance and discounts to our associates for pet treatments, procedures, and food.

In order to transform and lead the industry through innovative quality medicine and care, we understand the importance of continuous learning. We offer annual continuing education allowance, free continuing education sessions, our own BluePearl University for training, and our clinicians have access to over 2,000 medical journals.

A regional licensed social worker who can provide guidance, advice, and tips/tricks on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle while working in a fast-paced emergency and specialty care environment.

**Lyra;** Access to 12 mental health care sessions annually at no charge to you, and other well-being resources through Lyra- an online mental health support platform

Our Continuing Education Plan includes $500/year reimbursement for CVT and $750/year for VTS. The Continuing Education allowance can roll over up to $1,500 for CVT and VTS associates. Non-Credentialed, full-time Paraprofessionals are eligible for an annual CE stipend of $150. Full-time CVT associates also receive 8 hours of CE paid hours each year. Full-time VTS associates receive 12 hours of CE paid each year. Paid CE hours can be carried over year to year up to a maximum of 24 hours. Newly hired associates will receive a pro-rated amount of any CE benefit for which they are eligible.

Company-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

Parental Leave Benefits Health, dental, vision, and life insurance options

Paid Time Off and Floating Holiday Plans

Health Savings Account

Flexible Savings Account

401(k) Retirement Plan

Annual Scrub Allowance: full-time associates receive $200/year in BluePearl store credit.

**_BluePearl is committed to a diverse work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We are an equal opportunity employer and you will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace._**