Lead Supply Technician

Veterans Health Administration • Cincinnati, OH

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The Lead Supply Technician (Medical) serves in the Medical Supply Distribution areas of Logistics Service at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center. The role leads employees in distributing supplies and materials to wards, clinics, operating rooms, secondary storage locations, and other hospital facilities. Items include sterile and non-sterile medical supplies, instrument sets, and equipment. The position supports the Cincinnati VA Medical Center’s two-division campus and related outpatient and off-campus locations.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• A valid driver's license is required.
• One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-5, such as distributing, scanning, bar-coding, receiving, storing, and distributing supplies and materials; assisting with employee training; answering questions about procedures and policies; maintaining and replenishing stock and records; monitoring expiration dates and rotating stock; cleaning according to aseptic principles; and receiving supplies.
• Current Federal employees and certain former Federal employees applying for a GS-6 position must meet the time-in-grade requirement of 52 weeks at GS-5.
• Complete the required application, questionnaire, and online assessment.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must be registered with Selective Service.
• Selected applicants must complete the required background/security investigation and online onboarding process.
• Participation in the VA seasonal influenza vaccination program is required for Health Care Personnel.
• Serve a one-year probationary period or two-year trial period, as applicable.
• The work involves standing and walking throughout the workday, frequent reaching and bending, and lifting supply packages occasionally weighing up to 50 pounds; heavier items over 40 pounds are moved with proper assistance.

Responsibilities

• Distribute and balance employees’ workloads according to workflow or job specialization, ensuring assigned work is completed on time.
• Monitor work status and progress and make day-to-day adjustments based on established priorities.
• Answer employees’ questions about procedures, policies, directives, and guidelines, and seek supervisor guidance or decisions when needed.
• Maintain stock at primary and secondary inventory locations for clinical and administrative services by pulling and delivering inventory, replenishing stock, resolving customer issues, and maintaining stock-level records.
• Conduct inventory using barcode equipment and resolve discrepancies between recorded and physical stock counts.
• Clean assigned areas according to aseptic principles, infection-control guidelines, local SOPs, and Joint Commission standards.
• Receive supplies and materials, unpack or uncrate shipments, store items, and maintain their sterility, integrity, and inventory-system data integrity.
• Coordinate supply-management activities and resolve operating issues with clinical and administrative customers and outside vendors.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive federal benefits package. Newly appointed employees may request consideration of job-related non-federal experience or active-duty military service for annual leave credit, subject to approval.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed