Decypher is a leading integrator of professional, technology, and management solutions and services. We provide our services globally to Federal, Commercial, Local and State clients. Our employees are our most valuable asset and play an integral role in the success of Decypher and our clients. Working at Decypher is not a job, but a career where your talent and energy is respected, and you can personally make a difference. Decypher invites you to join our professional team.

Applicants must be located near to potential work site: (list each location for the country).

• Landstuhl, Germany
• Sembach, Germany
• Katterbach, Germany
• Grafenwoehr, Germany
• Vilseck, Germany
• Stuttgart, Germany
• Garmisch, Germany
• Baumholder, Germany
• Kaiserslautern, Germany
• Wiesbaden, Germany
• Ramstein, Germany
• Spangdahlem, Germany
• Geilenkirchen, Germany
• Ansbach, Germany
• Hohenfels, Germany
• Shape, Belgium
• Vicenza, Italy
• Aviano, Italy
• Naples, Italy
• Lakenheath, UK
• Alconbury, UK
• Klein Brogel, Belgium
• Volkel AB, Netherland

Minimum Qualifications:

• Degree: Certificate.

• Education: Completion of a central sterile supply training course.

• Certification: Current certification by the International Association of Healthcare Central Services Materials Management or current certification by the National Institute of Health Care Sterile Processing and Distribution Personnel.

• Experience: As identified in the TO.

This job description is not intended to be all inclusive. Therefore, the employee may be requested to perform other reasonable duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor or other management as required.

Required Skills/Abilities

• Receive, disassemble and inspect reusable medical devices and surgical instrumentation for damage.

• Receive and dispose of regulated medical waste, general waste and soiled linen.

• Comply with OSHA regulations governing the wearing of personal protective equipment at all times when working in the decontamination area.

• Determine the correct method of decontamination to include the following: removal of blood, tissue fragments, body fluids and other gross contaminants. Decontamination methods shall include wiping, soaking, rinsing, scrubbing and using ultrasonic and washer decontamination/sterilizer equipment.

• Examine all items after decontamination/pre-sterilization procedures to ensure that gross contaminants have been removed and that instruments function properly.

• Ensure that all medical devices and surgical instrumentation are properly labeled and identified.

• Assemble and prepare the full range of specialty trays and instrument sets. Select correct wrapping or packaging material for medical devices and surgical instrument sets, select sterilization process in accordance with standard MTF procedures to include: Ethylene Oxide (ETO) or Steam Sterilization. Correctly label, seal, wrap or place in rigid containers, items with appropriate chemical indicator tape, and aerate gas sterilized items for the correct period of time.

• Receive sterilized trays, sets, and equipment from the sterilizer; check for integrity of sterilization, (i.e., color changes on indicator tapes, external and internal indicators, and dampness of packages); stock and properly store sterile items in sterile storage room in accordance with MTF procedures.

At Decypher we believe that equal opportunity fuels innovation by using the strengths of individual differences. Therefore, we strive to provide a welcoming and inclusive work environment. Decypher is fully committed to a program of equal opportunity for all applicants and employees and will actively carry out all federal and state regulations and executive orders. We apply our equal opportunity policy to all employment decisions.

This position is not authorized for remote/telework