Supply Technician

Veterans Health Administration • Rochester, PA

25d • Onsite

About The Position

The Supply Technician works in the Medical Supply Distribution areas of the Logistics Service at the VA Beaver CBOC and supported catchment area. The position ensures supplies and materials are distributed to all areas served by Logistics, including wards, clinics, operating rooms, secondary storage locations, and other hospital facilities. Items include sterile and non-sterile medical supplies, instrument sets, and equipment.

The role involves managing inventory, receiving and distributing supplies, monitoring stock and expiration dates, and assisting customers with supply-related questions. The technician performs inventory tasks using bar-coding equipment and computerized inventory systems, prepares specialty carts, cleans assigned secondary areas in accordance with aseptic principles, and ensures deliveries are timely and supplies are in sterile and operational condition.

The stated work schedule is Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The position is not virtual. Work takes place throughout the medical center and supported catchment areas, including wards, storage buildings, and warehouses. Some supported units may be offsite and require roundtrip travel exceeding 90 minutes. The work environment may range from clean areas to hot, cold, drafty, or poorly lit spaces.

Requirements

• Possess a current, valid state-issued driver's license.
• Have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-4 level in the Federal service, including relevant supply distribution, inventory, bar-coding, stock replenishment, expiration monitoring, cleaning, automated inventory system, or customer service work; OR meet the specified education substitution; OR qualify through a combination of education and experience.
• For the education substitution, have completed four years above high school in an eligible field at an accredited institution; transcripts are required when qualifying through education.
• For the combination route at GS-5, only education beyond 60 semester hours (two years) is creditable; transcripts are required when qualifying through education.
• Be a U.S. citizen.
• Complete the required application steps and online assessment.
• Meet Selective Service registration requirements for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Complete a driver's exam, background/security investigation, and online onboarding requirements.
• Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program as a condition of employment.
• Serve a one-year probationary period or two-year trial period, as applicable.
• Be able to perform work involving standing and walking throughout the workday; frequent reaching, bending, and lifting supply packages occasionally weighing as much as 50 pounds; and pushing loaded carts weighing over 100 pounds. Assistance may be used to move items over 40 pounds.
• Work in areas that may range from clean to hot, cold, drafty, or poorly lit, with day-to-day risks including trips, falls, scrapes, cuts, bruises, or other injury.
• Maintain a clean environment while working in areas where dust or other infectious pollutants may be produced and while transitioning between environments.

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 supply, equipment, and procedure concerns to the Lead or Supervisor.
• Provide customers with information about medical supplies.
• Monitor expiration dates, rotate stock to limit outdates, and remove expired 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

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package.
• VA may grant eligible newly appointed federal employees credit for job-related non-federal experience or active-duty uniformed military service when determining annual leave accrual, subject to approval.

What This Job Offers

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