Medical Device Reprocessing Technician

This is a temporary full-time assignment up to seven (7) months

Are you ready to advance your career in the dynamic field of medical device reprocessing at one of Canada's leading healthcare facilities? Join Mount Sinai Hospital’s Medical Device Reprocessing Department (MDRD), where innovation meets expertise in a state-of-the-art facility that sets national standards.

As an MDR Technician, you will play a crucial role in patient safety and care quality by ensuring that surgical instruments are meticulously cleaned, sterilized, and ready for use. This role offers a unique opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies, including robotic systems and a bespoke Instrument Tracking System, enhancing both your skills and career growth.

Is this you?

You are a conscientious professional who values precision and understands the critical nature of your role in patient outcomes. Punctuality and reliability are part of your professional ethos, reflecting your commitment to team and task. You thrive in a collaborative setting, bringing excellent communication skills and a respectful, courteous demeanor to every interaction. With a keen eye for detail, you are adept at inspecting medical instruments to ensure they meet rigorous standards, ensuring that no aspect of patient safety is compromised.

Decisiveness is a key trait, and you prefer to verify facts and protocols rather than making assumptions, ensuring that every action you take is informed and deliberate. You are not just looking for a job; you are looking to make a meaningful impact. Your work will directly contribute to life-saving procedures, where your diligence ensures the highest level of care.

You will find yourself constantly engaged, learning not only the essential skills of decontamination and infection control but also advanced robotic reprocessing and intricate tracking systems that are unique to our facility. At Mount Sinai, you’ll find a workplace that not only challenges and inspires but also appreciates and nurtures your dedication to healthcare excellence.

About The Medical Device Reprocessing Department

The MDRD at Mount Sinai Hospital is a cornerstone of our health care facility, ensuring the highest standards of patient safety. The department employs advanced technologies, including Reverse Osmosis System, ultrasonic cleaners and built-in infection prevention features such as monolithic ceilings and floors; bio-clad, seam-free walls; temperature and humidity controls. Our dedicated team supports multiple Sinai Health locations and a wide range of medical procedures by delivering over 140,000 sterilized packages annually, directly contributing to the hospital's mission of excellent patient care and safety.

In This Role You Will

• Transfer, receive, document, store, organize and process surgical instrumentation, equipment and other sterile supplies
• Check key inputs (e.g. detergent level, appropriate detergent/high level disinfectant type, printer paper) and outputs (e.g. cycle parameters, quality check as it relates to cleanliness and functionality, etc.)
• Ensure proper equipment functionality
• Ensure an appropriate decontamination, cleaning, preparation and assembly of instrumentation and supplies with strict adherence to appropriate departmental standards, policies and procedures to maintain safe patient care
• Reprocess rigid and flexible scopes for cystoscopy area, laparoscopic equipment and other delicate operating room equipment
• Reprocess surgical equipment in areas outside of the main OR such as Cysto and EOPS
• Daily control and monitoring of inventory levels; ensures accessibility and replenishes sterile medical and surgical supplies as well as detergents and accessories for the reprocessing area
• Perform key functionality tests such as Bio Indicator (B.I). and Chemical Indicator’s (C.I.) for various apparatus and reprocessing equipment
• Ensure a qualitative output that meets the Hospital, provincial and federal healthcare standards and guidelines
• Perform other duties consistent with the job classification
  
  

Job Requirements

Mandatory

• Successful completion of high school diploma
• Current Medical Device Reprocessing Certificate from an accredited community college, preferably with a practical placement component
• Must be able to obtain a minimum of 65% in a job related exercise including the instrument recognition portion of it
  
  

Preferred

• 1-2 years' of recent and relevant hands-on experience in a sterile processing environment
  
  

Skills and Knowledge

• Good knowledge of surgical instruments and procedures
• Thorough knowledge of medical terminology and surgical set requirements
• Thorough knowledge of OR instrumentation and medical/surgical supplies
• In-depth knowledge of aseptic methods and practices
• Good understanding of quality control/assurance and ability to consistently deliver a high quality product
• Capable of working in a fast paced environment with the ability to complete tasks within scheduled times
• Above average attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to meet the physical demands of the position in order to perform the essential duties of the job which requires lifting/pushing (up to 25 lbs) and standing (up to 7.5 hours) for extended periods of time
• Must be able to work with organic and inorganic residues such as blood and other bodily fluids and secretions seen on medical devices
• Must be able to demonstrate computer experience and knowledge preferably with instrument tracking systems
  
  

If this sounds like you and you are eager to advance your career within sterile processing, apply today and let us know why you’d be a great addition to our team!