Cameo Consulting Group, LLC a management consulting practice based out of Alexandria, VA, is seeking qualified and available Sterile Processing Technicians to support the Department of Veteran Affairs Hospital in Gainesville, FL.

TASKS AND DUTIES:

Decontamination:

• Knowledge, and experience in removing gross contamination.
• Pre–sterilizing biological contamination before handling.
• Decontaminate all reusable supplies and equipment.
• Experience with visually examining items for damage, deterioration, or imperfections such as rust, pitting, and cracks.

Assembles/Package/Wrap/Sterilize Supply Items:

• Knowledge or experience in packaging individual items or assembling items into sets or trays.
• Assemble trays or sets according to guides and in a logical manner, permitting effective sterilization.
• Sterilizes items comparing control tests to determine that correct parameters (e.g. time, temperature, and pressure)
• Examine items to ensure that gross contamination has been removed.

Distribute Supply Items to Wards, Clinic Units or Operating Rooms:

• Knowledge of distributing items according to established requirements, special requests or as requisitioned.
• Perform daily inventories of wards or units supply areas and replenishes to appropriate stock levels.
• Consult with customers on items in short supply or out of stock.
• Maintain records on stock levels.

Receive/Store/Control Supply Items Stock:

• Knowledge of receiving new supplies, checks deliveries for quality, quantity, and price.
• Assist with inventory system.
• Assemble and load ward and operating room carts according to schedules and fill special and emergency requests for supplies.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must have at least two years of experience as a sterile processing technician OR SPT Certified with 0 years of experience.
• Knowledge of sterilization methods
• Knowledge of infection prevention concepts
• Experience examining medical items for damage, deterioration, or imperfections such as rust, pitting, and cracks.
• Certified Surgical Technologist’s (CST) or Sterile Processing Certification preferred but not required.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS:

• Be authorized to work in the United States.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to carry up to 25 pounds
• Positive Attitude. Desire to Learn, and professionalism.

ABOUT CAMEO:

Cameo provides a competitive benefit package to its employees that is replete with training programs and continuous education features that few others even attempt to duplicate. Our packages are offered to all full-time exempt employees on day one* and they offer many standard features one would expect to find from an industry leader, the details of which are outlined in our handbook. Below is a highlight of our benefit offerings:

• 401K Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 3 Weeks Paid Time Off
• 11 Paid Federal Holidays
• Jury Duty and Bereavement Leave
• Medical Insurance - Multiple Nation-Wide Coverage Options
• Dental Insurance - 100% Employer covered for Employee
• Vision Insurance - 100% Employer covered for Employee
• Life Insurance Package - 100% covered by Employer
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance Options
• Corporate Shopping Perks from TicketsatWork.com
• Employee Referral Bonus for Tough-to-Fill posts
• Free annual membership to professional organization of choice (i.e. NCMA, PMI)7'

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: From $21.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Medical-Surgical
• Surgery

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Sterile processing: 2 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) certification (Preferred)

Work Location: In person