The position is within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), at the Eastern Colorado Health Care System (ECHCS) in Sterile Processing Services (SPS). The primary purpose of the technician is to clean, decontaminate, inspect, and perform quality assurance and inventory functions; prepare instruments for sterilization; and sterilize and/or disinfect medical instruments, surgical instruments, and other reusable medical devices (RMD).
Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional At the GS-6 level, the incumbent functions with substantial independence in carrying out the full range of SPS duties and is expected to resolve routine workflow and technical issues using SPS procedures, manufacturer IFUs, prior training, and accepted standard practices. Duties include but are not limited to: 1.
Decontamination (manual and automated cleaning): Collects and receives all used, soiled reusable critical and semi-critical RMD using appropriate PPE and infection-control procedures to prevent cross-contamination of equipment and personnel during collection and transport.
Performs systematic manual and automated cleaning, disinfection, and decontamination of instrumentation and medical equipment using ultrasonic cleaners, washer/disinfectors, cart washers, automated endoscope reprocessors, electrical conductivity testing devices, and other approved SPS equipment. 2.
Quality Assurance and Safety: Conducts thorough inspection of RMD and instrumentation for cleanliness, damage, deterioration, rust, pitting, cracks, dullness, imperfections, and functional problems that could affect patient care. Performs and documents quality assurance testing for equipment and reprocessing operations, including mechanical, chemical, and biological monitoring, daily operational checks, and required sterilization or high level disinfection records. 3.
Preparation, Inspection, and Packaging: Examines items after cleaning to ensure gross contamination has been removed and determines whether additional decontamination is required before the item proceeds in the workflow. Assembles a full range of basic, intermediate, and complex trays and sets used throughout the medical center, including those used in the operating room and specialized clinical areas. 4.
Sterilization: Determines the appropriate sterilization method and Loads, operates, and unloads sterilizers such as steam and approved low-temperature sterilization systems, as well as high-level disinfecting scope reprocessors, following required procedures and documentation standards. 5.
Storage, Distribution, and Inventory Support: Stores sterile items in accordance with inventory system and storage guidelines and rotates stock appropriately, including first-in, first-out practices where applicable. Distributes items according to established requirements, special requests, daily schedules, or individual requisitions and ensures timely delivery to end users. 6.
Training, Customer Service, and Administrative Requirements: Precepts and assists with training and orientation of less experienced SPS staff in routine decontamination, preparation, packaging, sterilization, distribution, and equipment use procedures. Obtains and maintains national sterile processing certification within the required period and completes continuing education or renewal requirements necessary to keep the certification current.
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized. Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized.
Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.
Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child. Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Telework: Not Available. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 554-56360A
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
V19USAJOBS@VA.GOV · 719-227-4600
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $57799 – $75138/yr.
Applications close on 2026-11-06.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
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