What are the responsibilities and job description for the Supply Technician position at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs?
Summary
This position serves as Supply Technician (Medical) for the Medical Supply Distribution (MSD) areas of Supply Chain Management Service within the VA Health Care System. 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
Qualifications
To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 10/13/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-05 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-04. The grade may have been in any occupation - but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year - it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade - as required by the announcement. In this instance - you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-04 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include - but are not limited to: 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. OR - Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 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.(TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED) OR - Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond. You must have an 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.(TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED) Driver's License: A current - valid state-issued Driver's License is required for this position. 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. Physical Requirements and Work Environment: 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. Works throughout the medical center and supported catchment areas - which includes wards - storage buildings - and warehouses that range from a clean environment to hot - cold - drafty and poorly lighted. The possibility of trips - falls - scrapes - cuts - bruises or injury are present in the day-to-day work of the position. Work requires stocking supplies in the primary inventory area as well as numerous secondary inventory points throughout the hospital work area - including wards - clinics - operating rooms - warehouses and nursing areas. Work requires maintaining a clean environment while performing tasks that can produce dust or other infectious pollutants while transitioning between environments. Supported units may be offsite requiring roundtrip travel time in excess of 90 minutes. Tours of duty may require afternoon - evening - and/or overnight shifts. 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 position serves as Supply Technician (Medical) for the Medical Supply Distribution (MSD) areas of Supply Chain Management Service within the VA Health Care System. 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
Qualifications
To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 10/13/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-05 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-04. The grade may have been in any occupation - but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year - it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade - as required by the announcement. In this instance - you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-04 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include - but are not limited to: 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. OR - Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 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.(TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED) OR - Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond. You must have an 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.(TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED) Driver's License: A current - valid state-issued Driver's License is required for this position. 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. Physical Requirements and Work Environment: 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. Works throughout the medical center and supported catchment areas - which includes wards - storage buildings - and warehouses that range from a clean environment to hot - cold - drafty and poorly lighted. The possibility of trips - falls - scrapes - cuts - bruises or injury are present in the day-to-day work of the position. Work requires stocking supplies in the primary inventory area as well as numerous secondary inventory points throughout the hospital work area - including wards - clinics - operating rooms - warehouses and nursing areas. Work requires maintaining a clean environment while performing tasks that can produce dust or other infectious pollutants while transitioning between environments. Supported units may be offsite requiring roundtrip travel time in excess of 90 minutes. Tours of duty may require afternoon - evening - and/or overnight shifts. 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 position serves as Supply Technician (Medical) for the Medical Supply Distribution (MSD) areas of Logistics Service within the VA Health Care System
- 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: Monday-Friday 0700 AM - 1530 PM Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
- Position Description/PD#: Supply Technician/PD99834S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized Driver's License Requirement: Incumbent must possess 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.) The selectee must possess a state issued REAL ID.
Salary : $40,736 - $52,957