Purchasing Agent - Prosthetics

Department of Veterans Affairs • Saginaw, MI

25d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is located in the Prosthetics Service, Aleda E. Lutz Saginaw Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC). Duties include, but are not limited to: Independently monitors, receives, tracks interprets, and analyzes prosthetic consults, and prescriptions (VAF 10-2431) for items, services and home medical equipment from physicians, therapists, medical center personnel, patients, or their representatives. Review requests for completeness, comparing disability or diagnosis to equipment and/or services normally normally provided for the condition for which they are requested, and/or proper documentation has been provided to justify the issuance. Identifies priorities from pending consults. These purchases include but are not limited to: rentals to meet the outpatient medical needs of the services, all outpatient durable medical equipment and supplies, rehabilitation equipment, mobility, and daily living aids, neuro-sensory, home oxygen, inpatient surgical implants and supplies. May be required to perform research to find alternate vendor resources not available in SAM to meet the needs of specific purchase situations. Verifies accountability of all prosthetics expenditures in both the purchase menu and the Prosthetics program and associates all obligations to the individual Veteran record.

Responsibilities

• Independently monitors, receives, tracks interprets, and analyzes prosthetic consults, and prescriptions (VAF 10-2431) for items, services and home medical equipment
• Review requests for completeness, comparing disability or diagnosis to equipment and/or services normally normally provided for the condition for which they are requested, and/or proper documentation has been provided to justify the issuance.
• Identifies priorities from pending consults.
• Performs research to find alternate vendor resources not available in SAM to meet the needs of specific purchase situations.
• Verifies accountability of all prosthetics expenditures in both the purchase menu and the Prosthetics program and associates all obligations to the individual Veteran record.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Administration of Human Resource Programs
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees