Medical supply technician job description

This post includes 3 parts: duties list, job qualification and job description writing tips for Medical supply technician in details. A complete job description concludes Medical supply technician key duties/responsibilities, Medical supply technician job qualifications (knowledge, education, skills, abilities, experience…KSA model) and other ones such as daily tasks, key activities, key/core competencies, job functions/purpose…

                                          

I. List of Medical supply technician duties:

1. Provide the OR and clinics with reprocessed instruments for procedures. Incumbent disassembles and disinfects instruments in preparation for assembly prior to sterilization. 
2. Properly disassembles instruments and equipment avoiding damage or unnecessary wear. 
3. Removes gross contamination by soaking and washing in an approved enzymatic solution, scrubbing with brush as indicated by the product, rinsing with tap or deionized water, placing instruments in ultrasonic irrigator (as applicable) and/or washer disinfector (as applicable) as part of the cleaning and decontamination process for reusable medical equipment (RME) and instrumentation.
4. Examines items visually and physically to ensure acceptable condition before packaging for sterilization.
5. Visual examination includes inspecting for bioburden, damage, deterioration, or imperfections such as rust, pitting, and cracks.
6. Assembles trays or sets according to guides and in a logical manner, to permit effective sterilization.
7. Completes quality assurance documentation requirements to include efficacy testing results for reprocessing equipment.

II. List of Medical supply technician qualifications

1. You must be a US Citizen.
2. Must be registered for Selective Service, see Legal & Regulatory Guidance.
3. Suitable for Federal employment as determined by background investigation.
4. Selectee may be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
5. You must obtain and maintain a security clearance
6. Relocation expenses are not authorized.
7. Subject to a background/suitability investigation.
8. Designated and/or random drug testing may be required.
9. Pre-employment medical examination

III. Tips to write job description

1. Too-long job description:

Looking at a too-long job description can frighten the candidates off and drive the away. A job description, no matter how important the job is, should not be included in more than 3 pages. If one focuses on too many things at a time, he shall definitely lose focus on the main items and get overwhelmed by the remaining; So, keep it concisely.

2. Too-short job description:

While too-long can be a problem, too-short is more a problem. It will ruin the meaning of the job description. A too-short one means it lacks necessary details and therefore, the candidate will not be able to understand while reading it.

3. Listing unnecessary functions or job duties:

Just classifying these into the “others” category will save you a lot of effort and space. On the other hand, the job description will become more dilute and easy to be neglected.

4. Key functions

Not listing key functions as required for the job can be a fatal mistake to a job description.

5. Grammar and spelling

Poor grammar and having spelling errors can ruin the job description, too. Never think that as you are the employer, you may have the right to make grammar or spelling errors while requires other not to. A job description with such errors is easily to be mistaken as a fake or ghost ads; as a result, the candidate will turn away from it.

6. Not specific enough:

Be specific and concise; if you don’t address the specific, then what the job description is for. It is for the candidate to understand just exactly what he needs to do or needs to have. Lacking details can confuse the candidates very well.

7. Not having the job description reviewed by others:

This is also a common mistake. One may be subject to bias, but more than one, especially with the help of those external advisor, the job description can be more perfect.

8. Using buzzwords or abbreviations:

In fact, it is not necessary at all to use such in a job description.

9. Using slang or legal words:

Just use common wording to communicate with others and don’t do anything extraordinarily.

10. Not updating the job description:

The same job may require different duties and responsibilities in different times, so, you cannot use the same job description for 2 different times.