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Supply Technician-Medical

Veterans Health Administration

Department of Veterans Affairs

Fresh

Salary

$42,507 - $55,259

per year

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February 27, 2026More VA jobs →

GS-4 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $30,286 - $39,372

Typical requirements: 1 year general experience. 2 years college or associate degree.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves managing medical supplies in a veterans' hospital by pulling inventory, delivering items to different areas like wards and clinics, tracking stock levels, and ensuring everything is organized and up to date.

It's a hands-on role that requires attention to detail and good communication with staff.

A good fit would be someone with warehouse or inventory experience in a healthcare setting, who is reliable and comfortable driving for deliveries.

Key Requirements

  • Experience maintaining stock levels and distribution of medical supplies (selective placement factor)
  • Current, valid state-issued driver's license (selective placement factor)
  • One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-4 level, such as scanning, bar-coding, receiving, storing, and distributing supplies
  • Ability to monitor expiration dates, rotate stock, and perform daily inventories using bar coding equipment
  • Familiarity with automated inventory systems and maintaining records on stock levels
  • High school diploma or equivalent, plus either 4 years of education above high school, or a combination of education and experience
  • Willingness to live within commuting distance of Columbus, OH (not virtual)

Full Job Description

This position serves as Supply Technician for the Medical Supply Distribution (MSD) areas of Logistics Service located at the Veteran Healthcare System in Columbus, OH.

SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR (SCREEN-OUT) - Two Selective Placement Factors (SPF) have been identified for this position.

Selective Placement Factors (SPF) are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for the position. Applicants who do not meet the SPF are ineligible for further consideration.

The SPF for this position is: Experience maintaining stock levels and distribution of medical supplies.

(Note: this experience must be clearly documented on resume(s) to receive further consideration) The SPF for this position is: Requires 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.) In addition, to meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet one the following: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: One (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-4 level in the Federal service that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of this Supply Technician (Medical) position.

Specialized experience includes 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.

(Note: this experience must be clearly documented on resume(s) to receive credit) OR EDUCATION SUBSTITUTION (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED): 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 (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED): Possess an equivalent combination of specialized experience and post high school education as described above that demonstrates my ability to perform the duties of this position.

For the GS-05, only education in excess of 60 semester hours (2 years) is creditable.

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*** 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.

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; and Receives supplies and material into the medical center's catchment area.

Work Schedule: Full-Time, Monday-Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm OR 7:30am - 4:00pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/23/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/23/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: CARZ-12893072-26-FG