Supervisory Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing)

United States Department of Veterans Affairs•Fresno, CA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Supervisory Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing) provides guidance concerning strategic program requirements - objectives and interpretation. The supervisor is responsible for exercising independent judgement in the management of administrative controls - planning - training - including Quality Management - oversight of processing activities - ensuring competencies and directing all functional activities within the Sterile Processing Service (SPS). The Supervisory Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing) functions as a first-level supervisor responsible for the oversight of a group of Medical Supply Technicians (MST) - with administrative responsibilities for planning and directing the work The following list is not inclusive of all duties and responsibilities: Oversees attendance and leave - including approval of sick and annual leave and vacation schedules Informs higher level management of anticipated vacancies or increases in workload Recommends promotions - reassignments - recognition of superior performance - retention or release of probationary employees or other changes of assigned personnel Holds corrective interviews with employees - referring disciplinary problems to higher levels of management Resolves informal complaints of employees and deals with personnel matters Provides technical supervision necessary for accomplishing the work of the organizational unit All duties as assigned

Requirements

United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
Experience Six months of experience that demonstrates the applicant's ability to perform the work or provides an understanding of the work or - Education One year above high school that included at least 6 semester hours in health care related courses such as sterile processing - nursing assistant - hospital corpsman - and operating room and surgical technician courses or other courses related to the position or Experience/Education Combination Equivalent combination of experience and education are qualifying for entry level for which both education and experience are acceptable
All MSTs that are employed in VHA in this occupation on the effective date of this qualification standard are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the title - series and grade held - that are part of the basic requirements of the occupation
Employees grandfathered into the GS-622 occupational series as MSTs may be reassigned - promoted up to and including the full performance (journeyman) level Note: This position is above the full performance level
To be creditable - education completed outside the U.S. must have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education must have been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U S programs
Physical Requirements Described in VA Directive and Handbook 5019
MSTs must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with VA policy
To be creditable - the experience must have demonstrated the knowledge - skills - and abilities (KSAs) associated with MST responsibilities Experience satisfying this requirement may be paid/non-paid employment as a MST
Qualifying experience must be at a level comparable to MST experience at the next lower grade level of the position being filled
For all assignments above the full performance level - the higher level duties must consist of significant scope - administrative independence - complexity (difficulty) and range of variety as described in this standard at the specified grade level and be performed by the incumbent at least 25% of the time
Part-time experience as a MST is creditable according to its relationship to the full-time workweek
In addition to meeting the basic requirements - to qualify for the GS-08 you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-7)
Examples of specialized experience include but are not limited to: Distributing and prioritizing workload among employees in accordance with established workflow and/or job specializations assuring an even workflow and distribution of the workload revising work schedules to meet anticipated and unanticipated changes in the workload assigning work to staff based on experience and training needs monitoring and reporting on the status of work reviewing work in progress or spot checking work not requiring review to ensure completed work meets supervisors' instructions on such things as work sequence - procedures - methods - and deadlines assessing the quality and quantity of work by reviewing the cleaning - reprocessing - and distribution of technical medical equipment - material and instrumentation
Ability to manage - interact and deal with individuals of varying backgrounds
Ability to direct staff and manage tasks to be completed
Ability to oversee and supervise all aspects of decontamination - preparation - sterilization - monitoring - and distribution of RME
Ability to perform a full range of supervisory duties - including assigning - planning and evaluating work - recommending awards - approving leave - identifying training needs - and resolving staff issues

Nice To Haves

Advanced medical supply technician who can supervise the night lead MST and night technicians
The ideal candidate would have the experience to assist with the full range of duties essential to receive clean/decontaminate - assemble/prepare - sterilize or high-level disinfect - store and distribute sterilized and high-level disinfected reusable medical equipment (RME) to the operating room and clinics

Responsibilities

Oversees attendance and leave - including approval of sick and annual leave and vacation schedules
Informs higher level management of anticipated vacancies or increases in workload
Recommends promotions - reassignments - recognition of superior performance - retention or release of probationary employees or other changes of assigned personnel
Holds corrective interviews with employees - referring disciplinary problems to higher levels of management
Resolves informal complaints of employees and deals with personnel matters
Provides technical supervision necessary for accomplishing the work of the organizational unit
All duties as assigned

Benefits

Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases
When setting pay - a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade)
Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave - 13 days of sick leave - 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual - based on prior work experience or military service experience relevant to duties of a supervisory Medical Supply Technician in Sterile Processing
Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment - up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth - adoption - or foster care placement of a child
Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment - full time employees with a total family income below $144 -000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

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