What are the responsibilities and job description for the Instrument Sterilization Technician position at Veritas Veterinary Partners?
World Class Medicine.
Purpose-Driven Partnership.
Veritas Veterinary Partners offer exciting career opportunities in state-of-the-art facilities across the U.S. Our hospitals, open 24/7/365 and staffed by board-certified specialists, create a collaborative environment where you can work alongside like-minded, caring professionals. If you're passionate about veterinary medicine, this is your chance to thrive in a dynamic, high-quality setting.
At Veritas Veterinary Partners, our mission is to build a network of trust and opportunity for veterinary professionals nationwide. We specialize in supporting Specialty and Emergency care hospitals, aligning with your unique goals and medical standards. Veritas, founded by Thomas Scavelli, DVM, DACVS, is dedicated to recruiting top-tier talent and fostering collaboration within our community. With a focus on exceptional care, we bring together highly trained veterinarians, technicians, and teammates committed to our patients' well-being.
We believe in Truth in Medicine and Trust in Partnerships, ensuring we always provide the highest standard of care. Come join us and make a meaningful impact on the community you serve.
About PESCM: located in San Rafael, is the only 24/7 veterinary hospital in Marin with specialties in Internal Medicine, Oncology, Surgery, Neurology, Cardiology, Urgent Care, Emergency, Radiology, and Critical Care. Our mission is to serve pets and people by continually pushing to improve our medicine, our service, our communication, and ourselves.
Why PESCM: We are not your typical veterinary hospital.
PESCM is run by managers who have been with the hospital for a decade or more, all promoted from within. We are former nurses and client service staff who understand what employees need, because we've been there ourselves: predictable schedules, regular time off, competitive pay, generous benefits, and a nurturing yet professional environment that fosters your growth and success.
About the Job:
The Kennel Attendant serves as support to veterinarians, the shift leads, technicians, veterinary assistants, and plays a vital role in patient care. Kennel Attendant must value the highest standards in quality of care while also respecting the personal limitations that may impact the decisions made by our clients.
As a Kennel Attendant your responsibilities would include:
- Clean and sterilize surgical instruments
- Be able to properly use and perform maintenance on autoclave, ultrasonic and all cleaning devices
- Have or be willing to obtain a gas sterilizer certificate
- Properly pack instruments using the correct indicators containers and pouches
- Maintain and care for surgical instruments and equipment
- Maintain a log of surgical instruments and pull lists for different surgical procedures
- Surgical scrub laundry and some general cleaning in surgery areas
- Organizing surgical rooms on a daily a basis
- Prepare/clean operating rooms prior to surgery and after surgery
- Familiarity of sterile technique to open instruments during a surgery
- Possibly running bloodwork, assisting with patient care and positioning for x-rays
About You:
- No experience necessary
- Ability to work in a highly collaborative environment and commitment to develop long-term relationships with colleagues, clients, and community
- Positive outlook and ability to work well in a collaborative environment
- Excellent communication and organizational skills are required, and the ability to deliver exceptional client service is expected
- Honesty, integrity, and a desire to learn and have fun!
Benefits of working with us
We offer desirable alternative work schedules, a competitive bay area wage and comprehensive benefits plan to include medical/dental, 401k, paid time off, scrub allowance, generous Pet Benefit Plan, Continued Education opportunities, and Commuter benefit, as most of our staff travel from outside of Marin County, often passing other specialty practices!
Salary: $12.00- $25.00 per hour
Schedule: Sunday through Wednesday, 8:00am - 6:30pm
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
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Veritas Veterinary Partners is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with the requirements of all applicable federal, state and local laws, we welcome and encourage diversity in the workplace regardless of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. Veritas does not currently sponsor applicants for work Visas, except for TN or E-3 Visa. All current positions require the ability to speak, read, and write English proficiently. Additional fluency in other languages is preferred but not required.
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Salary : $12 - $25
