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- Employment type
- Full-time
- Experience level
- Mid-level · 2+ years
- Minimum education
- High school
- Apply by
- Oct 20, 2026
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
Job summary
The technician is responsible for the decontamination, reprocessing, and preparation of reusable medical and surgical equipment and instrumentation. They must ensure all surgical trays and specialty supplies are ready for use while maintaining high standards of safety and cleanliness.
Job details
The role of the Medical Device Reprocessing Technician involves decontamination, reprocessing and preparation of all reusable medical and surgical equipment, specialty supplies, instrumentation, procedure and surgical trays. Performs other duties as assigned. 1. Grade 12 education or equivalent 2. CSAO Techniques Course or equivalent course, or successful completion of CSAO Course within the last 5 years 3. Recent relevant experience with a minimum 1-2 years technical/reprocessing experience 4. Demonstrated knowledge of instrumentation, experience, and manual dexterity in handling and preparation of complex surgical instruments 5. Ability to follow instructions and to work with limited supervision 6. Ability to work as part of a team and to encourage teamwork 7. Strong Interpersonal and Communication skills 8. Ability to read, write comprehensively and understand English 9. Ability to prioritize tasks 10. Able to lift and carry heavy items, push and pull carts, stand and walk for prolonged periods and perform repetitive tasks 11. Ability to work with cleaning agents and germicides and wear personal protective attire
What you’ll do
The technician is responsible for the decontamination, reprocessing, and preparation of reusable medical and surgical equipment and instrumentation. They must ensure all surgical trays and specialty supplies are ready for use while maintaining high standards of safety and cleanliness.
Requirements
Candidates must have a Grade 12 education and a CSAO Techniques Course certification or equivalent. A minimum of 1-2 years of relevant technical experience in medical device reprocessing is required.
Listed skills
- Manual dexterity · Preferred
- interpersonal skills · Preferred
- Communication Skills · Preferred
- Prioritization · Preferred
- Teamwork · Preferred
- Technical Documentation · Preferred
Other relevant skills
Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.
- Decontamination
- Reprocessing
- Surgical instrumentation
- Manual dexterity
- Surgical tray preparation
- Cleaning agents
- Germicides
- Interpersonal skills
- Communication skills
- Prioritization
- Teamwork
- Technical documentation
- Manual Dexterity
- Lifting Ability
- Medical Devices
- Communication
- English Language
- Surgical Instruments
Job areas
- Healthcare
- Administrative
- Processing Technician
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- Information and Communications Technology Sales Professionals
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
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