What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Supply Technician position at Ansible Government Solutions?
Overview
Ansible Government Solutions, LLC (Ansible) is currently recruiting multiple Medical Supply Technicians to support the Robley Rex VA Medical Center located at 800 Zorn Avenue, Louisville, KY 40206. The schedule typically rotates between 7:30am-4pm, 8am-4:30pm and includes some weekends and Federal holidays. If you accept employment with Ansible, you must also acknowledge that any assigned schedule is subject to change at the direction of either Ansible or its customers.
Ansible is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) providing Federal customers with solutions in many arenas. Our customers face wide-ranging challenges in the fields of national security, health care, and information technology. To address these challenges, we employ intelligent and committed staff who take care of our customers’ success as if it is their own.
Responsibilities
- Distribute supplies and materials from secondary inventory points to all areas serviced by Logistics, including both sterile and non-sterile medical supplies.
- Scan, receive, store, and distribute medical and surgical supplies.
- Clean and rotate expendable medical supplies and implants using “first in, first out” principles.
- Monitor expiration dates, rotate stock, and remove outdated or compromised items.
- Perform daily inventory using barcoding equipment and computerized inventory systems (e.g., GIP/VISTA/AbovePAR/ParEx).
- Unpack, store, and organize supplies in accordance with guidelines to ensure sterility and data integrity.
- Maintain professional contact with clinical staff, logistics personnel, and external vendors.
- Address supply issues, escalate unresolved matters to supervisors or Inventory Management Specialists.
- Maintain records on stock levels and recommend adjustments as needed.
- Deliver supplies to wards, clinics, operating rooms, warehouses, and other locations, including remote sites.
- Prepare and stock specialty carts as required.
- Support wall-to-wall and periodic inventories.
- Clean assigned areas according to aseptic principles and infection control guidelines.
- Wear required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and VA-provided identification badges.
- Adhere to all VA policies, including restrictions on personal electronic device use.
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent (GED)
- Minimum 1 year of recent experience in medical supply processing, storage, and distribution
- Ability to speak, understand, read, and write English fluently
- Knowledge of sterile and unsterile medical supplies and equipment
- Physical ability to stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, twist, and reach above shoulders during work shift
- Familiarity with automated inventory management systems preferred
- Experience with barcoding inventory control systems preferred
- Knowledge of aseptic techniques and proper cleaning procedures
- Ability to successfully pass a government background investigation
- U.S. citizenship required
All candidates must be able to:
- Sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, twist, and reach above shoulders during the work shift
- Lift up to 50 lbs from floor to waist
- Lift up to 20 lbs
- Carry up to 40 lbs a reasonable distance
- Push/pull with 30 lbs of force
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
