Supply Technician MSD

Veterans Health Administration•Phoenix, AZ

8d•Onsite

About The Position

This position serves as a Supply Technician (Medical) in the Medical Supply Distribution areas of Logistics Service within a 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 position works Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and is not virtual. The position description number is PD99834S. Relocation and recruitment incentives and permanent change of station are not authorized. The role is subject to a background/security investigation and a one-year probationary or two-year trial period, as applicable. Employees must participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program and may be required to report for onboarding within 30 days after the announcement closes. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and complete the application, questionnaire, and required online assessment. Qualification may be based on qualifying general experience, education, or a combination of both. For a GS-05 position, qualifying experience generally includes one year equivalent to GS-04; current and certain former federal employees must also meet the time-in-grade requirement. Education may substitute for experience under the stated criteria, and transcripts are required when relying on education.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Completion of all required application steps, including an online assessment.
Selective Service registration for males born after December 31, 1959.
One year of general experience equivalent to at least GS-04, or qualifying education, or an eligible combination of experience and education.
For current federal employees and certain former federal employees applying at GS-05, 52 weeks at GS-04; supporting SF-50 documentation is required.
If qualifying based on education, completion of four years above high school in an eligible field, or qualifying education under the stated combination criteria; transcripts are required when education is used.
Ability to stand and walk throughout the workday; frequently reach, bench, and lift supply packages occasionally weighing up to 50 pounds; push loaded medical-supply carts weighing over 100 pounds; and, with proper assistance, move items weighing over 40 pounds.
Completion of a background/security investigation and online onboarding process.
Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program.
Service of a one-year probationary period or two-year trial period, as applicable.

Responsibilities

Pull stock inventory and materials for delivery and replenish stock inventory.
Interact with clinical and administrative customers and maintain records of stock levels.
Communicate concerns about supplies, equipment, and procedures to the Lead or Supervisor.
Provide customers with information about medical supplies.
Monitor expiration dates, rotate stock to limit outdates, and remove outdated items from use.
Monitor and control critical supplies.
Conduct scheduled daily inventory using bar-coding equipment to support timely replenishment.
Resolve discrepancies between inventory records and physical stock counts.
Distribute items according to established or ad hoc requirements in computerized inventory management systems.
Deliver supplies promptly 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.