Medical Supply Tech (Sterile Processing)
This listing is for a Medical Supply Tech (Sterile Processing) role at Military Treatment Facilities under DHA, in Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. It is listed as a full-time position.
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This listing is for a Medical Supply Tech (Sterile Processing) role at Military Treatment Facilities under DHA, in Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. It is listed as a full-time position.
Skills and tools named in the text include Rust, supply chain and logistics.
The listing gives the pay as $46,084 - $59,908 per year.
The advert does not mention visa sponsorship. If you would move to United States for this job, check the official work permit route first (DGJ Insight lists it where we have it).
Dev Global Jobs found this job on USAJobs on Nov 4, 2026; applications close on Nov 18, 2026.
- Employer
- Military Treatment Facilities under DHA
- Location
- Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States
- Job type
- Full-time
- Pay
- $46,084 - $59,908 per year
- Found
- Nov 4, 2026 on USAJobs
- Closes
- Nov 18, 2026
- Employer text
- 385 words, about 2 min to read
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This job's listed pay is 39% below the benchmark.
Source: OECD Average annual wages, 2025
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About the role
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Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes accounting for and processing surgical instruments; inspecting required instruments for cleanliness, sings of damage, deterioration, imperfection, rust, pitting, and cracks and monitors and tracks surgical instruments using automated instrument tracking log/system. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).
OR Education: A half year (i.e., 9 semester hours) of post-secondary level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as sterile processing, supply chain management, surgery, or logistics. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.
To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed post-secondary level semester hours (or equivalent) by 9. Add the two percentages.
Accounts for and processes surgical instruments, to include complex loaner sets for scheduled cases, emergent cases, and clinic/ward instrumentation.,Packages surgical items individually (e.g., scissors, tubing, instrumentation) or assembles into trays and sets.,Utilizes computer instrument tracking system, logs onto system, scans set or tray, and assembles the items according to the count sheet that specifies kinds and numbers of instruments to be included.,Determines proper sterilization procedures, by various methods and cycles, for different types of items,Operates and cleans sterilizers, assures proper functioning of sterilizers by monitoring sterilization parameters, observes function diagnostic tests, and reports discrepancies or malfunctions.,Monitors and tracks surgical instruments using automated instrument tracking log/system, performs record keeping, tracks operations, maintains and monitors inventory records, generates purchase orders, etc., using a variety of software packages.
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