Lead Supply Technician

Summary

This position serves as the Lead Supply Technician for the Medical Supply Distribution (MSD) areas of Logistics Service within the VA Health Care System located at the VA Medical Center in Salt Lake City - UT.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - you must meet the following requirements. This position includes a Selective Placement Factor (skill - knowledge - ability or other worker characteristic basic to - and essential for - satisfactory performance of the job). Selective Placement Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet it are ineligible for further consideration. The Selective Placement Factor for this position is: Must possess a current - valid state-issued driver's license. NOTE: We cannot accept photographs - therefore please do not submit a copy of your license with your application package. If an interview is requested - you will be required to provide a copy of your current - valid state-issued Driver's License. AND One (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-5 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 Lead Supply Technician position. Specialized experience includes distributing supplies and materials - scanning - bar-coding - receiving - storing and distribution of supplies and materials; maintaining stock by pulling stock - replenishing stock - and maintaining records on stock levels. 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/.

Duties

• ***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION - YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** This position serves as the Lead Supply Technician for the Medical Supply Distribution (MSD) areas of Logistics Service within the VA Health Care System
• As a Lead Supply Technician - you will ensure supplies and materials are distributed to all areas serviced by Logistics to 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: Distributes and balances workload among employees in accordance with established workflow or job specialization and assures timely accomplishment of assigned workload
• Monitors status and progress of work and makes day-to-day adjustments in accordance with established priorities
• Maintains current knowledge and answers questions of other employees on procedures - policies - directives - or other guidelines as necessary and obtains needed information or decisions from supervisor on problems
• Maintains stock at primary and secondary inventory locations for all clinical and administrative services - including pulling stock inventory and material from inventory for delivery - replenishing stock inventory - interacting with customers to resolve issues - maintaining records on stock levels - etc.
• Performs inventory using bar code equipment and resolves differences between records and physical count of stock
• Ensures areas are cleaned in accordance with aseptic principles as published in infection control guidelines - local Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) - and Joint Commission standards as scheduled
• Receives supplies and materials into the catchment area including unpacking/uncrating supplies from shipping cartons
• storing supplies and materials
• and ensuring sterility and integrity of the supplies and material as well as the data integrity of the inventory management system
• and Works with clinical and administrative customers as well as outside vendors with tact and diplomacy to coordinate work activities and resolve operating issues pertaining to supply management requirements
• Performs other duties as assigned Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 2:00pm-10:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved