Massachusetts Veterinary Referral Hospital, located in Woburn, MA, is looking for a full-time Pack Room Attendant to join the team. This is an entry level position and a great opportunity to join our team of caring and compassionate professionals. We offer benefits starting on your first day!
The Central Sterile/Pack Room is the center of all activity involving the cleaning and sterilizing of supplies and equipment needed for veterinary specialty surgery and other patient care areas. It is responsible for the cleaning, sterilization, set-up and break-down of all surgical instruments, equipment and maintaining gas and gravity sterilizers. This position is vital in maintaining sterile conditions for all surgeries performed within our specialty hospital. Pack Room Attendants interact with personnel from all areas of the hospital and support multiple teams.
Essential Functions
- Collaboration with department supervisors to ensure adequate sterile supplies for daily case load
- Decontaminating, inspecting, assembly, wrapping, sterilization and distribution of surgical supplies and equipment to appropriate areas
- Disinfecting and setting up surgical suites
- Use of steam and ETO sterilizers
- Equipment maintenance and inspection
- Instrument inspection and maintenance
- Inventory control
- Monitoring of expiration dates on sterile equipment and supplies
- Routine testing of autoclaves and reporting of results
- Disinfection of linens for use in the OR
- Scheduled detailed cleaning tasks of equipment, ORs, and packroom to maintain proper cleanliness standards of a surgical area
- Other duties as assigned
Skills and Experience:
- Excellent interpersonal, influential and organizational skills
- Must show initiative and ability to prioritize workloads under stressful situations
- Motivated to work independently and in team settings
- Critical thinking and problem solving skills
- Ability to work efficiently while maintaining a high attention to detail
- Knowledge of surgical instrumentation, processing, and sterilization is preferred
- CRCST/CBSPD and/or experience in a veterinary specialty surgical service preferred but not required
About Mass Vet: At Mass Vet our mission is to advance the veterinary profession through our leadership in medicine, education, business and promotion of the human-animal bond. We strive to bring together caring, warm and intelligent people who love to serve and help and are among the best in their field. Our 36,000 square foot hospital, located 11 miles north of Boston, is home to one of the premier level 1 emergency and specialty centers in New England.
Benefits of Working at Mass Veterinary Referral Hospital:
- Compensation is based on experience and skill level.
- Full-time benefits include health with an optional 100% employer paid plan, dental, vision, disability and life insurances, flex-spending accounts, 401(k), Employee Assistance Program, paid time off, uniforms, and a generous CE allowance.
- Working in a team environment where every department works out of a large open treatment area facilitating teamwork and camaraderie between departments.
- Consistent scheduling to allow for a work/life balance.
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