Supply Technician

Veterans Health Administration • Charleston, SC

25d • 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 supplies wards, clinics, operating rooms, secondary storage locations, and other hospital facilities with materials such as sterile and non-sterile medical supplies, instrument sets, and equipment. The work schedule is Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; shifts may vary and include weekends and holidays, and the schedule may change to meet agency needs. Compressed or flexible scheduling is not available. A current, valid state-issued driver's license is required. The position involves standing and walking throughout the workday, frequent reaching, bending, and lifting supply packages weighing occasionally up to 50 pounds, and pushing loaded medical-supply carts weighing over 100 pounds. Heavier items over 40 pounds are moved with proper assistance. Relocation and recruitment incentives are not authorized.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Complete the application, questionnaire, and required online assessment.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Subject to background and security investigation.
• Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program as a Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel requirement.
• Serve a one-year probationary period or two-year trial period, as applicable.
• Meet the GS-5 time-in-grade requirement, if applicable: 52 weeks at GS-4 in Federal service.
• Qualify through one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-4, including relevant supply and inventory management, regulations and federal acquisition systems, stock rotation and recalls, automated inventory systems, analytical problem-solving, computer and Microsoft Office skills, medical and surgical terminology, and communication skills; alternatively, qualify through education or a combination of education and experience.
• A current, valid state-issued driver's license is required.
• 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.
• If using education to qualify, provide transcripts; qualifying education must be from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Foreign education requires a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency.

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 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 as required.
• Monitor and control critical supplies.
• Perform daily inventory using bar-coding equipment according to a predetermined schedule that supports 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.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package available to the employee and family; specific benefit eligibility depends on position type and other factors.
• VA may approve credit for job-related non-federal experience or active-duty uniformed military service when determining annual leave accrual, if requested and approved before appointment; approval is not guaranteed.

What This Job Offers

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