Medical Supply Technician ( Sterile Processing)

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes Summary, Qualifications, Duties, Work Schedule, Pay, Benefits (Paid Time Off, Parental Leave, Child Care Subsidy, Retirement, Insurance). Also location. Need to follow rules: use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Use

• for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and

  for prose. Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading. Do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short

  or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We need to decide which sections to include. The posting has: - Summary (description of duties) -> could be "About the role" or "Responsibilities". Use

  About the role

  with prose. - Qualifications: includes basic requirements, grade determinations, preferred experience. Could be a "Qualifications" section. - Duties: detailed list of duties. Could be "Responsibilities" (but we already used About the role). Maybe combine? The instruction: Use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can choose appropriate. We have location: "This position is located at the VA Healthcare System - located in Manchester New Hampshire." Could be part of About the role or a short p. We have Work Schedule: "Work Schedule: 40 Hours a week - Monday-Friday - Day Shift Hours - Tour Negotiable after Service line Orientation". That's schedule info -> we can create a Schedule section. Pay: "Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increasesWhen setting pay - a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade)". That's pay info -> Pay section. Benefits: Paid Time Off, Parental Leave, Child Care Subsidy, Retirement, Insurance. That's benefits -> Benefits section. We also have Physical Requirements etc. Could be part of About the role or maybe a separate "Requirements"? But we have Qualifications already. Physical requirements could be part of "Requirements" (maybe as a subsection). However we need to avoid thin sections. Could combine physical requirements into About the role or Qualifications? Probably better to include a "Requirements" section for physical requirements and maybe other non-qualification requirements (citizenship, English proficiency). But those are in Qualifications. Actually Qualifications includes citizenship, English proficiency, experience/education, grade determinations, preferred experience. Physical requirements are separate. Could create a "Requirements" section for physical requirements and maybe other job demands. But we need to avoid filler. We have substantive content for physical requirements, so we can include a Requirements section. We also have "Preferred Experience: CRCST -CER OR CIS Certification..." that's part of Qualifications. Thus sections: About the role (summary + location), Qualifications, Responsibilities (duties), Requirements (physical requirements), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Check if any duplication: Duties appear both in Summary and Duties section; we need to preserve all substantive info, not repeat unnecessarily? The instruction: Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. It doesn't forbid repetition but we should avoid duplication if possible. However we can keep both summary and duties as they contain different details. The summary is high-level; duties are detailed. We'll keep both. Now format: Use

  for each section heading. Inside, use

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  • for lists. We need to ensure we don't include any boilerplate like EEO etc. The text didn't contain those explicitly, but we should avoid any. Now craft HTML. Let's extract content. About the role: Summary: "The incumbent performs all aspects of Critical and Semi-Critical Reusable Medical Devices (RMD) reprocessing including decontamination - Prep/Assembly - Sterilization - Storage and High Level Disinfection. Other duties include inspection of RMD - routine and periodic testing of equipment - documentation - MIFU compliance - and survey readiness.This position is located at the VA Healthcare System - located in Manchester New Hampshire." We can combine into a paragraph. Qualifications: We need to list basic requirements, grade determinations, preferred experience. Could be a mix of prose and lists. Let's extract: - Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. - Basic Requirements: * United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy * English Language Proficiency: Medical Supply Technicians must be proficient in spoken and written English * Experience and/or Education: - Experience: Six months of experience that demonstrates the applicant's ability to perform the work or provides an understanding of the work - OR Education: One year above high school that included at least 6 semester hours in health care related courses such as sterile processing - nursing assistant - hospital corpsman - and operating room and surgical technician courses or other courses related to the position - OR Experience/Education Combination: Equivalent combination of experience and education are qualifying for entry level for which both education and experience are acceptable - May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria) - Grade Determinations: In addition to the basic requirements for appointment - the following criteria must be used when determining the appropriate grade assignment of candidates: * GS-03 Experience or Education (Entry Level) None beyond the basic requirements * GS-04 Experience or Education: (Developmental Level) OR - Education: Two years of education above high school that included at least 12 semester hours in courses related to the occupation NOTE: Successful completion of a course for medical technicians - hospital corpsmen - medical service specialists - or nursing assistants obtained in a training program given by the Armed Forces - the U.S. Maritime Service - or hospitals under close medical and professional supervision - may be substituted on a month-for-month basis for up to 6 months of experience In addition to the experience or education above - the candidate must demonstrate the KSAs below: - Knowledge of universal precautions for safety and prevention of cross contamination - Basic knowledge of medical terminology in order to assemble specialty operating room/clinic instrument sets - Basic knowledge of sterilization and cleaning equipment - Ability to communicate both orally and in writing * GS-05 Experience or Education: (Developmental Level) Experience: One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS 04) Duties may include - but are not limited to: Performs segments of work pertaining to the decontamination - sterilization and inspection of reusable medical equipment (RME) Completes segments of work pertaining to the assembly of basic sets and trays for use in the medical center Operates equipment involved in sterilization processes Prepares operating room case carts OR - Education: Four academic years above high school leading to a Bachelor's degree with at least 12 semester hours in courses related to the occupation or a Bachelor's degree In addition to the experience or education above - the candidate must demonstrate the KSAs below: (list? Actually they didn't list KSAs for GS-05 explicitly; just says "In addition to the experience or education above - the candidate must demonstrate the KSAs below:" but then jumps to GS-06. Might be missing; but we can keep as is.) * GS-06 Experience: (Full Performance Level) One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS05) Duties may include - but are not limited to: Removes soil - blood - tissue fragments - body fluids - and other containments by wiping - soaking - rinsing - and scrubbing Inspects packages for indications of proper sterilization - assembles basic sets and trays used throughout the medical center including those used in the operating room Prepares - loads - and operates sterilizers such as steam - Sterrad - Steris - ETO - and a high level disinfecting scope reprocessor prepares operating room case carts daily using surgery schedule In addition to the experience or education above - the candidate must demonstrate the KSAs below: - Knowledge of surgical instruments used in operating rooms and clinic settings - Knowledge of universal precautions for safety and prevention of cross contamination - Working knowledge of medical terminology - anatomy and physiology - microbiology - medical conditions and procedures - Knowledge of sterility principles in regards to instrumentation - Ability to read and interpret written instructions and procedures - Preferred Experience: CRCST -CER OR CIS Certification Previous experience performing sterile processing duties in a hospital or healthcare setting - including decontamination - inspection - packaging - assembly - sterilization - storage and distribution of reusable medical devices Experience interpreting manufacturers' instructions for use - operating sterilization and high-level disinfection equipment - performing biological and chemical monitoring - documenting reprocessing activities - and utilizing instrument tracking systems is preferred Reference link: we can include as a p maybe but it's minor metadata; could fold into a short p. We need to avoid duplication; but it's okay. Responsibilities (Duties): List from Duties section: - The Sterile Processing Medical Supply Technician will support Sterile Processing Services to ensure the safe and efficient reprocessing of reusable medical devices and surgical instrumentation - he incumbent maintains competency in sterile processing principles and infection prevention practices while supporting patient safety and operational readiness - The incumbent receives contaminated critical and semi-critical RME in the decontamination area and may receive noncritical equipment in the decontamination area as well - Disassembles the RME and determines the correct cleaning method - such as but not limited to: ultrasonic cleaners - mechanical washers - cart washers and chemical cleaning/decontamination agents - as determined by manufacturer instructions - Inspects - assembles and determines the correct method and packaging for sterilization such as but not limited to: steam - Sterrad - Steris - ETO - and high level disinfecting scope reprocessors - Performs and documents daily operational checks and records for all sterilization equipment - Duties include - but are not limited to: * Receives contaminated critical and semi-critical RMD in decontamination area * Disassembles the RMD and determines the correct cleaning method - such as but not limited to: ultrasonic cleaners - mechanical washers - cart washers and chemical cleaning/decontamination agents as determined by manufactures instructions * Inspects - prepares - assembles and determines the correct method and packaging for sterilization such as but not limited to: steam - VPRO and high-level disinfecting * Prepare operating room case carts daily utilizing surgery schedule * Correctly organizes reprocessed items on shelves - insuring that rotation of stock using First In- First Out (FIFO) method * Removes soil - blood - tissue fragments - body fluids and other contaminants by wiping - soaking - rinsing and scrubbing * Performs segments of work pertaining to the decontamination - sterilization and inspection of reusable medical devices (RMD) * Operates equipment involved in sterilization processes * Prepares - loads - and operates steril