Clinical Support Opportunities

UF Health Shands Supply Chain Services helps match the needs of our providers with crucial supplies and tools so they can provide first-class patient care. One of six operational departments and five core service departments, our Central Sterile Services Department processes patient surgical procedure trays and instrumentation used in our ORs, emergency rooms, nursing units and offsite clinics. More than 7,000 procedure trays are processed monthly.

Our Sterile Supply Technicians are responsible for the daily operations of all operations related to reprocessing reusable medical supplies and instrumentation, including decontamination, cleaning, assembly, wrapping, sterilization and storage processes within all applicable professional standards. If you’re a high school graduate and have a Central Sterile Technician certification, consider one of our full-time or part-time opportunities.

Our Mental Health Technicians function as assistants to the nurse in Inpatient Psychiatry and work under the direct supervision of the RN. They support the maintenance of a therapeutic and safe environment. In addition, technicians maintain a therapeutic relationship with patients in support of their treatment goals. Successful candidates are Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) with high school diplomas or equivalent, or nursing students currently enrolled in an approved program to prepare either professional nurses or licensed practical nurses. Junior and senior high school students attending the Institute of Health Professions who are CNAs and have a recommendation from the instructor may also be considered for these opportunities.

Our Patient Care Assistants function as assistants to the registered nurse by performing routine procedures under their supervision. Our PCAs provide nursing support to achieve the organization's mission of excellent patient care. Successful candidates are Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) with high school diplomas or equivalent, or nursing students currently enrolled in an approved program to prepare either professional nurses or licensed practical nurses. Graduate nurses awaiting NCLEX testing (up to 90 days post-graduation) and junior and senior high school students attending the Institute of Health Professions who are CNAs and have a recommendation from the instructor may also be considered.

Being a Pharmacy Technician at UF Health Shands opens a world of possibilities for your career. Our expansive pharmacy department offers technicians a diverse selection of career opportunities from hospital-based pharmacies that support inpatient care and specialty medicine to our freestanding outpatient pharmacies. We support and guide our technicians throughout their entire career with a Pharmacy Technician Training Program designed for rising professionals to our five-level career ladder that helps technicians reach exciting new professional heights. When you join this dynamic team, you’ll gain valuable experience, enjoy an advanced career trajectory, work alongside supportive mentors and pharmacy leaders, and discover a whole new chapter in your story of inspired care.

Our Vascular Sonographers function as valued team members of the Vascular Diagnostics Laboratory, providing prompt, accurate and thorough non-invasive vascular testing in a courteous, professional and efficient manner that facilitates appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic treatment of vascular-related disorders. Our Vascular Sonographers have completed an accredited vascular technology program and have ARMDS RVT or CCI RVS eligibility.