Veterinary Sterile Processing Technician

About PVESC

We are a growing multi-specialty emergency and specialty veterinary practice located in beautiful Portland, Maine. Our services include Emergency & Critical Care, Surgery, Internal Medicine, Oncology, Dermatology, Neurology, Cardiology, and more. With endless opportunities for professional development, PVESC is the ideal place to grow your veterinary career. We are honored to be recognized as the Best Veterinary Hospital in Maine, receiving Gold in the Portland Radio Group's Best of the 207 Awards for four consecutive years: 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.

Why PVESC?

We value our team members and are committed to providing a supportive and rewarding workplace.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance, long-term disability, and more
• Paid time off, paid volunteer hours, and holiday pay
• 401(k) with employer match
• Uniform allowance and personal pet discount
• Paid continuing education and professional development opportunities

Anticipated Schedule

This is a full-time position with the following schedule:

• Monday – Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 7:30 PM
• Saturday: 8:00 AM – 6:30 PM
• Some holidays are required

Compensation

Pay range: $21 to $27 per hour, commensurate with experience

Responsibilities

• Accurately handle and care for instruments appropriately, including appropriate selection of cleaning agents, lubricants, examination of function, identification and assembly and preparation for sterilization
• Operate steam and ethylene oxide sterilization equipment including routine cleaning and maintenance
• Responsible and accountable for maintaining aseptic technique with instrumentation and sterile field
• Perform regularly scheduled sterility control checks and re-sterilize implants and inventory as needed
• Perform regularly scheduled inventory checks in OR rooms and backstock and keep organized list of inventory needs
• Cleaning of OR rooms, equipment and surfaces following hospital cleaning protocols
• Restock all necessary OR room supplies, instrumentation and inventory in an organized manner while ensuring the sterility of equipment

Requirements

• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced setting and collaborate as a team
• Excellent communication skills with team members
• Excellent organizational skills
• Basic understanding of surgical implementation
• Perform general physical activities that require bending, standing, stooping, moving room to room