Lead Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing)

Job Title

Duties include but not limited to:

• Distributes and prioritizes workload among employees in accordance with established workflow and/or job specializations.
• Assures an even workflow and distribution of the workload.
• Revises work schedules to meet anticipated and unanticipated changes in the workload.
• Assigns work to staff based on experience and training needs.
• Monitors and reports on the status of work.
• Ensures SOPs and SPS mandates are followed during the performance of workflow.
• Reviews work in progress or spot checks work not requiring review to ensure completed work meets supervisors' instructions on such things as work sequence, procedures, methods, and deadlines.
• Assesses the quality and quantity of work by reviewing the cleaning, reprocessing, and distribution of technical medical equipment, material, and instrumentation.
• Provides information to management officials concerning performance issues, assignment changes, and task completion.
• Instructs employees on work-related activities, policies, procedures, and goals.
• Leads a unit or team of employees performing work at the GS-6 level or below.
• Provides guidance and technician direction for accomplishing the work of the unit or team.
• Ensures all work assignments of employees in the unit or team are carried out.
• Works with the Chief and Assistant Chief/Supervisor, SPS, in the assignment of functions to team members in order to meet routine and unusual deadlines and priorities.
• Distributes and balance workload and tasks among employees in accordance with established workflow, job specialization and/or capabilities of individual.
• The position is a working Lead Technician, responsible for filling in and for distributing the workload in case of personnel shortages or short notice priorities, to ensure a smooth workflow.
• Ensures timely accomplishment of assigned tasks and ensures that each employee has enough work to keep busy.
• When necessary, revises work schedule to meet anticipated and unanticipated changes in the workload.
• Assigns work to employees or assign employees to a position.
• Breaks out tasks as necessary to provide new employees with the experience and training required to perform the task.
• Assigns work, including overtime, disagreeable or choice tasks, etc., equitably among employees.
• Explains work requirements, methods, and procedures, as needed, giving special instructions on difficult or different operations, and answering technical questions about the task.
• Monitors status and progress of work and makes day-to-day adjustments in accordance with established priorities.
• Maintains a current knowledge of procedures, policies, and directives and be available to answer any questions of the SPS employees.
• Trains or arranges for the training of team members in the accomplishment of tasks or projects.
• Gives on-the-job training to new employees in accordance with established procedures and practices.
• Obtains assistance and/or needed information from the supervisory staff on problems that may arise or backlogs that cannot be disposed of promptly.
• Amends or rejects work not meeting established standards.
• Refers questions or matters not covered by standards and problems in meeting performance standards to the supervisory staff.
• Checks the cleaning, reprocessing and distribution of technical medical equipment, materiel and instrumentation as deemed appropriate to assess the quality and quantity of work produced by each employee.

Work Schedule: 11:30 PM - 8:00 AM. Midnight Tour. Rotating weekends and holidays required

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized