Medical Device Reprocessing Technician

**Department** Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Dentistry Dept Non-Budgeted

**Hourly rate** $20.23 to $26.71

**Hours per week** 35

**Grade** 4

**Posted date** December 3, 2024

**Closing date** December 10, 2024

**Position Type** Full Time - Operating Funded

**Description**:
**This position is a part of the Non-Academic Staff Association (NASA).**

This position has a term length of 6 months from the date of hire.

**Location - **This role is in-person. Work primarily takes place at North Campus, Edmonton.

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**Working for the School of Dentistry**

The School of Dentistry is looking for motivated Medical Device Reprocessing Technicians (MDRT), interested in opportunities to join a dynamic team, supporting excellence in education and patient care. Working under the Supervision of the Medical Device Reprocessing Supervisor (MDRS) and day-to-day support with the Central Sterilization (CS) Lead, the MDRT is responsible for the duties related to the decontamination, inspection, assembly, packaging, wrapping, and sterilization of the Oral Health Clinics dental instruments.

**Duties**
- Follows the Standard Operating Procedures for the cleaning, inspecting, packaging, and sterilization of dental instrumentation
- Is knowledgeable and skilled in the use and maintenance of all central sterilization equipment including, but not limited to instrument and cart washers, instrument tracking systems, handpiece maintenance systems and sterilizers
- Loads, operates, and maintains cleaning, disinfecting, and sterilizing equipment
- Performs standard tests to monitor the effectiveness of sterilization procedures
- Perform daily tests (Bowie dick, leak test, Biological integrators) and document the appropriate information
- Check to ensure that the external and internal (when possible) steam verification devices have passed ( e.g. Steam indicator tape/ class 4 steam integrators on pouch/ class 5 integrators in pouches)
- Record and document each item being sterilized, either by hand or using the Axium sterilization module
- Sorts, assembles, and packages dental and surgical instruments and equipment
- Utilizes Axium, for sterilizing and outer barcoding, instrumentation and cassettes
- Accurately distribute the items to each department and or student making sure that the materials appropriate areas get the supplies needed
- Moves carts as required between the Dispensaries, Central Sterilization and Materials Management
- Maintains an effective inventory control system for equipment and supplies
- Maintains currency and follows all standards with School of Dentistry policies, Infection Prevention and Control protocols (IPC), as well as the adoption of current Canadian Standards Association (CSA), Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) and Alberta Health Services (AHS), Alberta Dental Association and College (ADA+C), and The College of Registered Dental Hygienists of Alberta (CRDHA) Health Services or Health Canada, as applicable to the School of Dentistry
- Participates in the maintenance of central sterilization standard operating procedures and implementation strategies, makes recommendations to the MDRS for updating protocols
- Participates in student/guest orientation and/or demonstration as needed
- Prepare and submit reports detailing IPC breaches and compliance as required
- Ensures equipment is operating and maintained as per the manufacturer’s instructions in coordination with the Dental Equipment Technician
- Promotes proper aseptic technique, proper cleaning and maintenance of all equipment
- Responsible for the student mailbox key inventory; responsible for key security and inventory of keys assigned to each student; ensures keys are logged in/signed out in coordination with the MDRS and Material Management Supervisor
- Other duties as required

**Qualifications**
- Certified Medical Device Reprocessing Technician (CMDRT)
- People skills to collaborate and interact effectively with others within a dynamic team-based environment
- Fluent in speaking, reading, comprehending and writing English
- Ability to meet de