Supply Technician - Medical

Veterans Health Administration • Cincinnati, OH

2d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is located in the Medical Supply Distribution (MSD) areas of Logistics Service in a Veteran Affairs Health Care System and its supported catchment area. The primary purpose is to ensure supplies and materials are distributed to all areas serviced by Logistics. The Supply Technician provides wards, clinics, operating rooms, secondary storage locations, and other hospital facilities with sterile and non-sterile medical supplies, instrument sets, equipment, and other materials. The work includes inventory management, customer service, delivery, supply receiving, and maintaining cleanliness in assigned secondary areas according to aseptic principles.

This is a full-time, Monday–Friday position with a rotating schedule. It is not virtual and requires driving. The work requires standing and walking throughout the workday, frequent reaching, bending, and lifting supply packages weighing occasionally up to 50 pounds, and pushing loaded carts weighing over 100 pounds. Heavier items over 40 pounds are moved with proper assistance.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.
• For current or former Federal employees subject to the time-in-grade requirement: 52 weeks at GS-4 for a GS-5 position.
• One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-4 in the Federal service, including relevant supply and material distribution, scanning and bar-coding, receiving, storing and distributing supplies, stock replenishment and records, monitoring expiration dates, cleaning assigned areas, automated inventory systems, and answering customer questions; OR four years of education above high school in an eligible accredited institution; OR an equivalent combination of qualifying experience and education. For GS-5, only education beyond 60 semester hours (two years) is creditable in the combination.
• A valid driver's license.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program.
• Successful completion of applicable background/security investigation and onboarding requirements.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must be registered with Selective Service.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of standing and walking throughout the workday; frequent reaching, bending, and lifting packages occasionally weighing up to 50 pounds; and pushing loaded carts weighing over 100 pounds. Heavier items over 40 pounds are moved with proper assistance.
• A transcript is required if education is used to qualify.

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 daily inventory using bar-coding equipment on a predetermined schedule 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.
• Complete specialty cart preparation.
• Clean assigned secondary areas in accordance with aseptic principles.
• Receive supplies and materials into the medical center's catchment area.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package.
• Potential eligibility for a prorated lump-sum Critical Skills Incentive, subject to eligibility, the incentive expiration date, and a service agreement.
• Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual based on prior work or military service, subject to prior approval.

What This Job Offers

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