Medical Technician

Cheyenne, Wyoming

• Assemble a full range of sets and trays used throughout the medical center including those used in the operating room.
• Assemble a wide range from simple sets of four or five instruments to very complex sets of up to ninety or one hundred instruments such as arthroscopic procedure sets, ear-nose-throat (ENT) procedure sets, lap chole sets, eye procedure sets, orthopedic, full mouth extraction, etc. 
• Assemble delicate micro-surgical sets such as micro-surgical ear sets, ENT, plastic surgery, micro-surgical eye instruments, etc. These sets contain stainless steel instruments, titanium devices, screws, plates, and other prostheses which require expert care and careful attention.
• Disassemble, clean, lubricate, reassemble, and sterilize dental handpieces and numerous dental specialty instruments and trays.
• Select the correct sterilizing medium and cycle and operate the sterilizer. Periodically monitor the operation of the sterilizer with prescribed tests. 
• Properly load and operate sterilizers such as Steam, hydrogen peroxide gas plasma (V-Pro), disinfecting units (Trophon), and a high-level disinfecting scope re-processor unit (Medivators).
• Select the correct sterilization method for items to be sterilized and proper disinfecting processes for disinfection.
• Monitor the performance of sterilizers for quality control by conducting bacteriological tests (bacillus stearothermophilus spores for evaluation of steam and bacillus subtillis for evaluation of hydrogen peroxide gas plasma sterilizers).

• Must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident of the United States
• Must have demonstrated prior experience as a Medical Technician in a surgical setting.
• Must have an understanding of anatomy and physiology to understand how instrumentation is used, including possible emergency substitution of tools where necessary.
• Minimum of 2 years of post-high school education including classes in medical supply processing, storage and distribution, or related fields of study.