Supply Technician

Veterans Health Administration • Indianapolis, IN

8d

About The Position

This position serves as a Supply Technician (Medical) for the Medical Supply Distribution areas of Supply Chain Management Service within the VA Health Care System. The role provides wards, clinics, operating rooms, secondary storage locations, and other hospital facilities with supplies and materials, including sterile and non-sterile medical supplies, instrument sets, and equipment.

The Supply Chain Management operation runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with multiple tours of duty. The tour for this announcement may vary to meet service needs and will be discussed during the interview process. The position requires standing and walking throughout the workday, frequent reaching and bending, and lifting supply packages that may occasionally weigh up to 50 pounds. With proper assistance, the employee moves heavier items weighing over 40 pounds.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.
• A current, valid state-issued driver's license.
• Meet one of the qualification paths: one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-04; four years of education above high school in an eligible field; or a qualifying combination of specialized experience and education beyond high school.
• Specialized experience includes supplying clinical or administrative facility areas; scanning, bar-coding, receiving, storing, and distributing supplies and materials; pulling and replenishing stock; maintaining stock-level records; monitoring expiration dates; cleaning assigned areas under applicable regulations and policies; using an automated inventory system; and answering customer questions about supplies and materials.
• Applicants qualifying through education must submit transcripts; education must be from an accredited institution. Foreign education requires a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with the transcript.
• Applicants must document qualifying experience periods on their resume in mm/yyyy to mm/yyyy format and indicate full-time or part-time status; part-time work must include weekly hours. Government positions must include grade level.
• Complete the required application steps, questionnaire, and online assessment.
• Meet applicable Selective Service registration requirements for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Undergo a background/security investigation and complete online onboarding and acceptable identity-document requirements.
• Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program.
• Serve a one-year probationary period.
• Ability to stand and walk throughout the workday; frequently reach, bend, and lift supply packages occasionally weighing up to 50 pounds; move heavier items over 40 pounds with proper assistance.

Responsibilities

• Pull stock inventory and materials for delivery and replenish stock inventory.
• Interact with clinical and administrative customers and maintain records on stock levels.
• Communicate concerns related to supplies, equipment, and procedures to the Lead or Supervisor.
• Provide customers with information regarding medical supplies.
• Monitor expiration dates, rotate stock to limit outdates, and remove outdated items from use as required.
• Monitor and control critical supplies.
• Perform scheduled daily inventory using bar-coding equipment to support timely replenishment.
• Resolve differences between inventory records and physical stock counts.
• Distribute items according to established or ad hoc requirements in computerized inventory management systems.
• Deliver supplies in a timely manner and ensure delivered supplies and materials are sterile and operational.
• Prepare specialty carts.
• Clean assigned secondary areas in accordance with aseptic principles.
• Receive supplies and materials into the medical center's catchment area.

Benefits

• The announcement describes a comprehensive federal employee benefits package, with eligibility depending on position type.
• VA may offer newly appointed federal employees approved credit for job-related non-federal experience or active-duty uniformed military service when determining annual leave accrual; approval is not guaranteed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED