Supply Technician

Department of Veterans Affairs•Murfreesboro, TN

35d•Onsite

About The Position

This position serves as Supply Technician (Medical) for the Medical Supply Distribution (MSD) areas of Supply Chain Management within the VA Health Care System. As a Supply Technician, you will provide wards, clinics, operating rooms, secondary storage locations, and other hospital facilities with supplies and material including, but not limited to, sterile and non-sterile medical supplies, instrument sets and equipment. The Primary purpose of the Supply Technician is to ensure that supplies and materials are distributed to all areas serviced by Supply Chain Management. Duties include, but may not be limited to the following:

Requirements

Incumbent must possess a current, valid state-issued driver's license for this position.
The selectee must have a state issued REAL ID.

Responsibilities

Pulls stock inventory and material for delivery; replenishes stock inventory; interacts with clinical and administrative customers and maintains records on stock levels
Communicates to the Lead or Supervisor any concerns related to supplies, equipment and procedures
Provides information to customers regarding medical supplies
Monitors expiration dates, rotates stock to limit outdates and removes items from use as required by outdates
Monitors and controls critical supplies
Performs daily inventory using bar coding equipment on a predetermined schedule that will allow for timely replenishment
Resolves differences between records and physical count of stock
Distributes items according to established or ad hoc requirements in computerized inventory management systems
Delivers supplies in a timely manner and ensures supplies and material delivered are in sterile and operational condition
Completes specialty cart preparation
Cleans assigned secondary areas in accordance with aseptic principles
Receives supplies and material into the medical center's catchment area