Medical Supply Technician ( Sterile Processing)- Quality Assurance

Summary

As a Quality Assurance Technician - you will plan - organize - and oversee the activities of the Quality Assurance. Develop goals and objectives that integrate organization and Quality objectives. Plan work to be accomplished by subordinates. Ensure personnel use proper data collection techniques and procedures for evaluation - inspection and audit programs and several related databases and spreadsheets to capture and catalog data elements for trending.

Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.

Basic Requirements

• Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
• English Language Proficiency
• MSTs must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with chapter 3 - section A - paragraph 3j - this part
• Experience and/or Education: (1) Experience
• Six months of experience that demonstrates the applicant's ability to perform the work or provides an understanding of the work
• or (2) Education
• One year above high school that included at least 6 semester hours in health care related courses such as sterile processing - nursing assistant - hospital corpsman - and operating room and surgical technician courses or other courses related to the position
• or (3) Experience/Education Combination
• Equivalent combination of experience and education are qualifying for entry level for which both education and experience are acceptable
• Foreign Education
• To be creditable - education completed outside the U.S. must have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education must have been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U
• S
• programs
• Certification
• None
• Grade Determinations: The following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates
• GS-07 Medical Supply Technician ( Sterile Processing)-Quality Assurance Experience
• One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level
• Demonstrated Knowledge - Skills - and Abilities
• In addition to the experience above - the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs: 1
• Knowledge of fact-finding and investigative techniques in order to evaluate work processes
• 2
• Ability to analyze data and make recommendations to correct quality control problems
• 3
• Knowledge of sterile processing operations - infection control procedures - and Joint Commission requirements to assess compliance during quality assurance reviews
• 4
• Ability to compile information - evaluate facts - document findings and prepare reports
• 5
• Thorough knowledge of aseptic principles and techniques to maintain quality control
• 6
• Ability to effectively communicate with technical and professional staff on the proper use of delicate instruments and equipment and resolve problems that may occur
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• This vacancy is being announced above the full performance level at a GS-07
• Physical Requirements: This work is performed in various settings: decontamination - preparation - clean sterile supply (preparation) and in other services and departments throughout the medical facility/campus
• The incumbent may be required to work in areas that are hot - cold - drafty and poorly lighted
• The employee is subject to the possibility of falls - scrapes - cuts - bruises - and other injuries from material handling equipment
• The work requires standing and walking during the entire workday and frequent bending and lifting of packages (occasionally weighing as much as 50 pounds)
• The work requires dexterity and visual acuity for manipulating - disassembly and assembly of instrumentation.
  
  

Duties

• Complete all application requirements detailed in the \"Required Documents\" section of this announcement
• Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Major duties and responsibilities of the position include but are not limited to: The Quality Assurance (QA) Technician serves as the monitoring specialist for all activities of SPS - which includes the operating room case cart management system
• Monitors the process of cleaning/decontamination - sterilization - reprocessing - and distribution of critical - semi-critical and non-critical RME
• This includes following the use of bacteriological controls - principles and methods of sterilization - packaging - and assembly of simple to more complex items for therapeutic and surgical procedures
• Develops procedures to evaluate the quality of work performance and outcomes as it relates to the quality assurance program
• Maintains a system of internal and external reviews ensuring overall compliance of all critical - semi-critical and noncritical RME used within the medical center
• Tracks and analyzes required documentation pertaining to critical - semi-critical and non-critical RME within the scope of SPS for quality control purposes
• Utilizes qualitative analysis tools to prepare reports for trending - evaluate operations and facilitate improvements in workflow and quality processes
• Troubleshoots computer programs related to SPS operations and trains staff on the inputting of data associated with the cleaning and sterilization of equipment - biological processing - and quality assurance programs
• Collaborates with SPS management when deviations occur
• Validates SPS policies on cleaning and sterilization as it relates to manufacturer information for use - standards and mandates
• Updates the quality assurance program annually or when manufacturer information and guidelines are changed
• Work Schedule: 07:30 am to 4:00 pm - 3:30 pm -12:00am - 11:30 pm - 8:00 am - Rotating days to cover holidays and weekends
• Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases
• Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave - 13 days of sick leave - 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual - based on prior [work experience] or military service experience
• Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment - up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth - adoption - or foster care placement of a child
• Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment - full time employees with a total family income below $144 -000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66
• Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Functional Statement #: 53189-0