Supply Technician - Medical

Full Job Description

This position serves as Supply Technician - Medical for the Medical Supply Distribution (MSD) areas of Logistics Service within the VA Health Care System in San Francisco, CA.

As a Supply Technician, you will provide wards, clinics, operating rooms, secondary storage locations, and other hospital facilities with supplies and material including, but not limited to, sterile and non-sterile medical supplies, instrument sets and equipment.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience that equipped them with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position, and that is typically in or related to the work of this position.

To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-4 level in the Federal service.

Specialized experience includes: providing supplies and material to clinical and administrative areas of a health care facility; scanning, bar-coding, receiving, storing and distributing medical and surgical supplies, instruments and other material; pulling stock, replenishing stock and maintaining records on stock levels; monitoring expiration dates; cleaning assigned areas in accordance with aseptic principles; utilizing an automated system to maintain inventory; and answering customer questions regarding supplies and materials.

OR SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE (Transcript Required): Successful completion of (4) years of education above the high school level in any field.

This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite.

One year of full-time undergraduate study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business, secretarial or technical school.

OR COMBINING EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE (Transcript Required): Combination of successfully completed post high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements.

Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement.

Physical Requirements: The work requires standing and walking during the entire workday, and frequent reaching, bending and lifting of supply packages (occasionally weighing as much as 50 pounds).

Work requires pushing loaded carts of medical supplies (weighing in excess of 100+ pounds). With proper assistance, may move heavier items that weigh over 40 pounds.

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:

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Duties include, but may not be limited to the following: 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; and Receives supplies and material into the medical center's catchment area. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Full-Time, Monday - Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm. Rotating shifts may be required. Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized