Supply Technician

Supply Technician

This position serves as Supply Technician (NX) for the Property Management Division within Lifecycle Management of the Logistics Service in a Veteran Affairs Health Care System (VA HCS) and supported catchment area. As a Supply Technician, you will provide service lines and other hospital facilities with equipment and material. Major duties and responsibilities include:

• Reviews existing stock and manufacturers' catalogs, manuals and listings to obtain substitute or interchangeable items to supply in lieu of items requisitioned;
• Communicates with customers and vendors to obtain information regarding availability and functionality of non-expandable equipment and supplies;
• Provides guidance to customers on identification of material through research of original equipment manufacturers part catalog for part numbers, descriptions, and size of parts needed;
• Processes applicable catalog update transactions in accordance with current published procedures;
• Periodically, reviews assigned manufacturers code and part numbers for continued validity and takes necessary action to update, delete, or dispose of in accordance with published guidelines;
• Interacts with clinical and administrative customers to ensure issues and needs are identified and either resolved or escalated to supervisors or Inventory Management Specialists as needed;
• Communicates to the lead or supervisor any concerns related to supplies, equipment and procedures, providing information as needed orally or in writing regarding customer or external stakeholder issues, general telephone inquiries and visitor referrals;
• Coordinates drop-off of new or transferred equipment and pick up of turn in equipment; scanner pick up and drop off for annual Electronic Inventory Listing (EIL) inventory; and delivery times and area with contractors and vendors with other VA activities, contractors or manufacturers through personal transactions;
• Reviews numerous computer output listings in the performance of research and identification of supplies as well as prepares system inquires and interpret the responses;
• Receives non-expendable equipment and material into the VA Health Care System and supported catchment area;
• Unpacks/uncrates supplies from shipping cartons and properly scans, bar codes, and stores supplies and material;
• Stores items in accordance with established guidelines, utilizing a computerized inventory system, to ensure integrity of the supplies and material and the data integrity of the inventory management system;
• Distributes items according to established or ad hoc requirements in computerized inventory management system;
• Delivers equipment in a timely and accurate manner, ensuring equipment and material delivered are in operational condition;
• Processes receipt and turn-in transaction to record in the equipment system of record and account for incoming material; and
• As needed, assists in other functional areas of the Section and performs other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:30am-4:00pm

Compressed/Flexible: Not available

Telework: Not available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Supply Technician/ PD99832S

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized.

Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

• This position is not a Bargaining Unit position.
• This position is covered by locality-based comparability pay.
• Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In most cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held.
• Interchange Agreements with Other Merit System: Employees who occupy medical or medical-related positions and were appointed under 38 U.S.C. 4701(1) or (3) [formerly 38 U.S.C. 4104 (1) and (3)] must be serving in a full-time position without time limit and have served continuously for at least one year in this other merit system to be eligible to convert to the Title 5 System. Some exceptions to this rule may apply if you have previously acquired tenure under a Title 5 appointment.
• Veterans' preference does not apply to internal merit promotion announcement.