A Medical Device Reprocessing (MDR) Technician is a medical professional who cleans, disinfects, sterilizes, prepares, and distributes instruments/equipment including endoscopes in a hospital or medical lab.
DurationA Medical Device Reprocessing (MDR) Technician is a medical professional who cleans, disinfects, sterilizes, prepares, and distributes instruments/equipment including endoscopes in a hospital or medical lab.
The MDR program will expose students to reprocessing fundamentals including: sterile concepts; decontamination procedures; instrumentation identification, care and handling; microbiology/infection control; sterile storage/inventory; and assembly, wrapping and packaging.
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Employment Opportunities
According to Outlook 2020, “assisting occupations in support of health services” is one of groups facing the strongest pressures for recruitment over the 2011 to 2020 period.
Employment opportunities to work as a Medical Device Reprocessing technician include hospitals, private clinics and depending on hiring practices in dental and veterinary clinics.
“We are currently faced with a shortage of qualified Medical Device Reprocessing Technicians (MDRT’S) for various reasons, including but not all inclusive to an aging workforce, and an increased need for skilled educated workers with the technical details to follow manufacturer’s instructions required for reprocessing.
As reprocessing equipment continues to be more complex along with stricter standards and quality system requirements, the employees responsible for reprocessing must be educated at a higher level.
Ongoing competencies and auditing are mandatory to ensure patient safety. Accreditation Canada & Canadian Standards Association (CSA) has developed standalone standards specific to MDR. We expect the need for qualified MDRTs provincially and nationally to continue to increase.”
Source: Merlee Steele-Rodway, RN, CERT, Past President – Canadian Association for Medical Device Reprocessing (CAMDR) & Past Regional Director – MDR – Eastern Health, Consultant – Medical Device Reprocessing and Infection Prevention and Control
Employment Considerations
Delicate work that requires attention to detail & concentration. Occasional lifting or carrying items of up to 30 lbs. physical light-medium.
Significant amount of walking & long periods of standing, requires use of light whole body push – pull force, bending, repetitive arm, hand & shoulder movements.
Exposure to blood & body fluids/tissue – Personal protective apparel required to be worn in certain areas of MDR.
Regional Health Authorities in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador will require up-to-date immunization records and Certificate of Conduct and Vulnerable Sector Check for employment.
Academy Canada:
Quality Training For Over 30 Years
Academy Canada is a leading Newfoundland and Labrador Career College that was established in 1985 with a unique vision that still guides us today.
Founder Dr. David Smallwood argued that students need more than just books and lectures to become strong professionals. He knew that they also need encouragement, support and a learning environment that challenges everyone to do their very best. Most importantly, however, he taught us that every student deserves to be treated as an individual who has unique goals, motivations and needs.
Academy Canada is proud to be the largest independent career college in NL and one of the most diverse in the entire country. We have helped more than 35,000 students build awesome careers by delivering hands-on and relevant diploma programs in the top 35 employment fields related to Construction Trades, Justice, Business, Health & Personal Care, Creative Studies and Animal Care/Nature.
With 15 locations, we recognize the value of community and strive every day to help prepare a future workforce that will make our province stronger. Whether you attend class in St. John’s, Corner Brook, CBS, Placentia, Bonavista, Deer Lake, Baie Verte, St. Anthony, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Natuashish, Sheshatshiu, Lab West, Nain or Hopedale we will strive to give you every career (and life) advantage.
Academy Canada has also earned 36 other program-specific accreditations, received many industry endorsements, won numerous awards and negotiated several university/college transfer credit agreements.
While all of these things are important, they pale in comparison to the 95% satisfaction rating that we continuously receive from our students. When asked “would you recommend Academy Canada to a friend?” almost everyone responds with a wholehearted YES! We strive to provide our students and alumni with quality training in the most supportive and constructive environment possible.
Mission Statement & Core Values
It is Academy Canada’s Mission to provide quality education and training to all students in a learning environment that is both supportive of the needs of the whole student and academically sound in both content and delivery.
We are focused on numerous Core Values, including:
Passion for Education: We are committed to developing and delivering quality education and training. We show pride, enthusiasm and dedication in everything that we do.
Customer Service and Excellence: We are dedicated to satisfying students’ needs (our customers) and honoring the commitments that we have made to them.
Integrity: We act with honesty and integrity, not compromising the truth.
Respect: We treat our staff, students, partners and suppliers with mutual respect and sensitivity.
Teamwork: We are supportive of each other’s efforts, loyal to one another, and care for each other both personally and professionally. No job is too big or too little for any of us.
Communication: All staff members are encouraged to constructively share their opinions and views with Campus Administration and the Management Team.
Balance: We are flexible, helping individuals strike a healthy work and life balance.
Alignment and Accountability: We accept responsibility for our actions. We make and support decisions through experience and good judgment.
Academy Canada will provide teaching and support staff who are academically and technically prepared for their tasks. Our team has a student-centred approach to teaching and learning, are of good character and perform their duties diligently. They always act with the best interest of our students in mind.
This highly interactive course draws upon real-life case studies as well as the expertise and experiences of instructors and guest speakers currently or previously working in the medical devices industry.
Get specialized training to reprocess reusable medical devices such as surgical tools and patient care equipment.
This part-time program is a combination of theoretical knowledge and clinical practice.
This one-year program prepares you to apply principles of infection prevention and proper handling of reusable patient care equipment in healthcare settings.
Moreover, the MDRT course is instrumental in the healthcare system by training technicians who are paramount in ensuring that medical devices undergo proper decontamination and sterilization processes, thus mitigating the risk of infection transmission through surgical instruments and equipment.
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