Supervisory Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing)
Veterans Health Administration
Posted: March 24, 2026 (2 days ago)
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Veterans Health Administration
Department of Veterans Affairs
Location
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Salary
$40,736 - $52,957
per year
Type
Full-Time
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Base salary range: $33,878 - $44,042
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience. Bachelor's degree.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
This job involves managing the inventory and distribution of supplies and materials to different areas in a veterans' hospital, ensuring everything is stocked, tracked, and delivered properly.
You'll handle tasks like pulling items from storage, checking expiration dates, and using barcode systems to keep records accurate.
It's a good fit for someone detail-oriented with experience in warehouse or inventory work, or relevant education, who enjoys organized, hands-on roles in a healthcare setting.
This position is located at the James Mountain Inhofe VAMC in Tulsa, Oklahoma, serves as a Supply Technician, responsible for the distribution of supplies and materials to all areas serviced by Logistics Service.
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 03/30/2026.
Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
For a GS-05 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-04 level. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service.
An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials.
If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement.
In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.
Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.
You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade of GS-04 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.
Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to...providing supplies and material to clinical and/or administrative areas of a facility; scanning, bar-coding, receiving, storing and distributing supplies, instruments and other material; pulling stock, replenishing stock and maintaining records on stock levels; monitoring expiration dates; cleaning assigned areas in accordance with regulations and policy; utilizing an automated system to maintain inventory; and answers customer questions regarding supplies and materials.
OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience.
To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed 4 years above high school in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite.
This education was obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university .
OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond 60 semester hours (2 years).
For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
Major Duties:
Major duties and responsibilities include: Pulls stock inventory and material for delivery; replenishes stock inventory; interacts with clinical and administrative customers and maintains records on stock levels Communicates to the Lead or Supervisor any concerns related to supplies, equipment and procedures Provides information to customers regarding medical supplies Monitors expiration dates, rotates stock to limit outdates and removes items from use as required by outdates Monitors and controls critical supplies Performs daily inventory using bar coding equipment on a predetermined schedule that will allow for timely replenishment Resolves differences between records and physical count of stock Distributes items according to established or ad hoc requirements in computerized inventory management systems Delivers supplies in a timely manner and ensures supplies and material delivered are in sterile and operational condition Completes specialty cart preparation Cleans assigned secondary areas in accordance with aseptic principles Receives supplies and material into the medical center's catchment area Work Schedule: Tuesday-Saturday, 12:00am-8:30am Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Supply Technician/PD99834S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Driver's License Requirement: Incumbent must possess a current, valid state-issued driver's license for this position.
(Please do not submit a copy of your license with your application package. You will be required to show your valid driver's license at the time of your interview.)
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