Veterinary Assistant - Central Prep
This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For moreinformation, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13564741rr**Veterinary Assistant - Central Prep**rrKansas State Universityrr****About This Role****The Veterinary Health Center (VHC) within the College of VeterinaryMedicine is seeking a Veterinary Assistant to join our dedicated CentralPreparation team. This position is responsible for ensuring surgicalpacks and other medical instruments are properly decontaminated,cleaned, and reassembled. These items are then sterilized and returnedto appropriate sections in a sterile condition. They will also assist inthe distribution to hospital personnel and inventory of surgicalsupplies and other medical commodities. Working hours for this positionwill include Monday-Friday, 10am-7pm and participation in the rotatingon-call schedule for weekends and holidays.****About Us****The Veterinary Health Center is a teaching hospital that offers routine,emergency, and specialty care services. The VHC strives to provideexceptional care for patients from high-quality routine healthcare tostate-of-the-art advanced therapy for seriously ill patients. TheVeterinary Health Center is located in Manhattan, Kansas which is avibrant college community with a population of over 55,000 in the FlintHills. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes 24vacation days plus other paid time off (holidays, sick, anddiscretionary), health insurance, life insurance, and retirement plans.To See What Benefits Are Available, Please Visitwww.ksvhc.org/about/employment/recruitment.html****Worksite Description****This position is **On-site**.All employees must reside in the United States when they begin workingto comply with state law. K-State is unable to provide remote or hybridwork opportunities for residents of the state of Idaho.****What You\'ll Need to Succeed****Minimum Qualifications Requires a high school diploma (or equivalent) One year of relevant experience. Requirements may be met through a combination of education andexperience.Preferred Qualifications CRCST, CBSPD or other associated Certifications Prefer a minimum of one year experience in sterile processing and/oroperating room. Hospital experience in sterilizer operation, biomedical equipmentoperation and maintenance, supply and/or pharmaceutical stocking anddistribution, or similar responsibilities. Ability to read supply requisition forms, maintain records and adaily running inventory of materials stocked, dispensed, andrequested. Ability to interpret quality control monitors (i.e. autoclave tapecolor changes, internal pack sensitivity discs, etc.) which relateto degree of sterilization gained during processing of surgicalinstrument and supply packs. Knowledge of basic computer operations, to include familiarity withconcepts of database management programs. Initiative to diagnose and troubleshoot equipment difficultieswithout being directly supervised (i.e. automatically checkequipment performance and cleanliness each time it is requested tothe employee).Additional Role Information Position frequently involves light work, including walking andstanding while retrieving and dispensing supplies. Occasional periods of medium work are required while assisting withfreight deliveries and/or stocking from large packing boxes ofsupplies. Ability to transport an average sized box - approximately 50 pounds,requiring considerable physical exertion. Work is generally performed by walking, sitting, standing, lifting,carrying, fingering, pushing and pulling to perform various taskassociated with this work area. Hearing is necessary to send andreceive phone orders and sight is necessary to read supply requestforms, autoclave quality control charts, and to locate correctsupply items from inventory.Sponsorship EligibilityCandidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an ongoingbasis without sponsorship.****How to Apply****Please Submit The Following Documents Please submit the following documents:1\. Resume2\. Cover Letter3\. Contact information for three professional references****Application Window****Applications close: May 20, 2026****Anticipated Hiring Pay Range****\$15.50-\$16.50/hrrr**To apply, please visit:[https://careers.k-state.edu/jobs/veterinary-assistant-central-prep-manhattan-kansas-united-states](https://apptrkr.com/7139179)**rrrrrrrCopyright 2025 Jobelephant.com Inc. All rights reserved.rr[Posted by the FREE value-added recruitment advertisingagency](https://www.jobelephant.com/)rjeid-10f28ca7ef763b4789f