Supply Technician
Military Treatment Facilities under DHA
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Supply Technician
Military Treatment Facilities under DHA
Department of Defense
Location
Louisiana
Salary
$50,460 - $65,599
per year
Type
Full-Time
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GS-6 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $37,764 - $49,094
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-5. Bachelor's degree + some experience.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves managing medical supplies and equipment at an Army hospital in Louisiana, including handling inventory, ordering items, and overseeing equipment programs from planning to installation.
It also includes training staff and tracking budgets to ensure everything runs efficiently and cost-effectively.
A good fit would be someone with hands-on experience in supply management, especially in healthcare or military settings, who is detail-oriented and comfortable with administrative tasks.
Key Requirements
- One year of specialized experience in inventory management of supplies and equipment
- Experience submitting purchase requests using automated systems
- Ability to provide customer assistance and advice on procurement processes
- 52 weeks of federal service at GS-05 or equivalent within the last 52 weeks (time-in-grade requirement)
- No substitution of education for experience allowed; must qualify based on experience alone
- Eligibility under specific Department of Defense employment categories (e.g., veterans, military spouses, current DoD civilians)
Full Job Description
About the Position: This position is located at Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital in Fort Polk, Louisiana.
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.
You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.
30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian Employee Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Executive Order (E.O.) 12721 Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA) In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).
You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.
Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Basic Requirements for Supply Technician: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes conducting inventory of supplies and/or equipment; submitting purchase requests using automated systems; and providing customer assistance and/or advice on procurement processes.
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service GS-06 or above.
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.
For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-06 or above).
Major Duties:
- Serve as the manager of Medical Care Support Expense Equipment Program (MEDCASE/CEEP) programs at Treatment Facility-Dental Treatment Facility (MTF-DTF).
- Exercise responsibility for the overall management of investment and capital expense equipment from the initial stage of planning through site preparation and installation.
- Research regulations, technical data, supply publications, contracts, manufacturers catalogs and similar references to generically identify equipment needed.
- Prepare lesson plans and instruct classes for the Medical Care Support Expense Equipment Program (MEDCASE/CEEP) programs.
- Establish funds journals to provide audit trail of allocations and withdrawals.
- Administer the five year Planning and Acquisition Program and Equipment Modernization Program.
- Monitor changes in technology, capacity of equipment, configuration, and complexity of medical equipment requires coordination to assure economy and cost effectiveness.
- Submit complete equipment requirements through proper offices for required approvals and authorization.
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