Medical Device Reprocessor

About UHN

UHN is Canada’s #1 hospital and the world’s #1 publicly funded hospital. With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members, UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education and West Park Healthcare Centre. As Canada's top research hospital, the scope of biomedical research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care.

UHN has the largest hospital-based research program in Canada, with major research in neurosciences, cardiology, transplantation, oncology, surgical innovation, infectious diseases, genomic medicine and rehabilitation medicine. UHN is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

The MEDICAL DEVICE REPROCESSOR performs assigned duties in accordance with Medical Device Reprocessing Department standards of practice, policies and procedures.

Union: CUPE TG. New or Replacement Role:
Replacement.

Number of Vacancies : 1. Site:
Toronto General Hospital. Department:
Medical Device Reprocessing Department.

Reports to:

Supervisor.

Hours:

37.5 hours per week.

Shifts:

15:00 – 23:00 Monday to Friday. Salary: $31.82 – $34.04 per hour (start rate is non‑negotiable). Status:
Temporary full‑time (up to 6 months). Closing date:
June 11, 2026.

• Performing procedures at multiple stations that are part of the equipment re‑use decontamination process, requiring care and considerable attention to detail.
• Checking and preparing supplies and inventory following special procedure, exerting extra care to handle extremely delicate and expensive equipment/instruments received from multiple locations.
• Performing high‑temperature steam, low‑temperature ethylene oxide and other forms of sterilization.
• Performing other related set‑up, cleaning and sterilization activities.
• Entering and updating records in a timely manner.
• Utilizing knowledge of over 1000 instruments to effectively identify/differentiate between instruments in order to efficiently and correctly select, label, sort and inventory instruments at appropriate tables.
• Performing picking and issuing responsibilities.
• Maintaining the mobile Respiratory Therapy crash cart that contains the necessary supplies to retrieve victims of cardiac and respiratory arrest.
• Performing inventory control responsibilities to ensure receiving departments can function at optimum levels.

• At minimum, completion of a post‑secondary certificate up to one year in Sterile Supplies Processing Techniques which includes a four‑week practicum or completion of the Central Services Association of Ontario (CSAO) course, plus one year full‑time equivalent MDRD experience or recognized equivalent.
• Membership with the Central Service Association of Ontario (CSAO) – an asset.
• Proficient in the correct operation of all processing equipment.
• Knowledge of instrument technology.
• Knowledge of case cart picking procedure.
• Knowledge of sterilization/decontamination procedures/methods.
• Knowledge of microbiology principles.
• Knowledge of Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (W.H.M.I.S.).
• Knowledge of the Occupational Health & Safety Act and other relevant legislation.
• Maintains knowledge of over 1000 different surgical instruments.
• Ability to read, write and speak English fluently to understand verbal work orders and/or instructions.
• Ability to understand material such as detailed forms, standard memos and/or letters.
• Ability to understand materials such as detailed operating and procedures manuals, specialized and technical manuals.
• Ability to add, subtract and/or divide and calculate percentages.
• Compliance…