Medical Supply Tech (Sterile Processing)
Veterans Health Administration
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Posted: February 20, 2026 (1 day ago)
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Supply Technician
Military Treatment Facilities under DHA
Department of Defense
Location
Texas
Salary
$51,201 - $66,563
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 and non-medical supplies at a military hospital, including ordering items, tracking inventory, and ensuring stock is safe and up to date.
You'll use computers and handheld devices to handle daily tasks like checking deliveries and removing expired goods.
It's a good fit for someone with hands-on experience in logistics or supply management who pays close attention to detail and works well in a fast-paced healthcare setting.
Key Requirements
- One year of specialized experience in ordering supplies, developing reports, and maintaining stock levels
- Ability to review demand changes, delivery schedules, and customer needs to adjust supply requirements
- Skills in providing advice on consumption rates and logistical support to customers
- Proficiency in identifying and properly disposing of expired, damaged, or hazardous medical items
- Experience using handheld terminals (HHT) for inventory management
- Competence in ordering, receiving, and performing quality control on supplies
- Familiarity with computer systems for updating and retrieving data, and reviewing logistical reports
Full Job Description
About the Position: This position is located at Brooke Army Medical Center. Who May Apply: US Citizens 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.
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes ordering medical supplies, developing reports, and maintaining adequate stock.
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06).
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. Major Duties:
- Review changes in demand, delivery schedules, changes in customer demand patterns and new equipment and supplies that create new supply requirements.
- Provide advice and assistance to customers on matters pertaining to consumption rates and overall logistical support.
- Ensure that all expired, damaged, or hazardous medical items are properly removed from stock immediately and disposed of in a proper manner.
- Use a Hand Held Terminal (HHT) in order to inventory supplies.
- Order, receive, and perform quality control actions of the medical and non-medical supplies/inventory.
- Call in work orders to Medical Maintenance and Facilities Management, and follows-up as required.
- Review recurring logistical reports to ensure accuracy of information and notifies the Logistics Area Manager (LAM) of system problems.
- Utilize computer system in order to update and retrieve data.
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