Lead Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing)

Lead Medical Supply Technician

The Lead Medical Supply Technician (MST) serves as a key operational leader within SPS. In collaboration with the Chief and Assistant Chief, Lead MST ensures safe, compliant, and efficient processing of reusable medical devices (RMD), and fosters a positive, highly functioning team environment that supports exceptional care across the Marion VA Healthcare System. Duties of the position include:

• Oversee and coordinate the end-to-end SPS workflow, including decontamination, assembly, sterilization, and distribution of surgical instruments and equipment.
• Ensure accurate, timely documentation for all processing steps and instrument movements.
• Assist with daily scheduling, case prioritization, and assignment of work to meet clinical demand.
• Monitor and enforce adherence to infection prevention standards, manufacturer Instructions for Use (IFUs), regulatory requirements, and VHA directives.
• Identify and address barriers to compliance, escalating issues promptly as needed.
• Serve as a subject matter resource for complex instrument sets, specialty trays, and advanced equipment.
• Provide hands-on guidance to staff on IFU interpretation and application, troubleshooting, and best practices.
• Lead quality assurance activities, including audits, defect tracking, and trend analysis to proactively identify risks.
• Implement corrective actions and verify resolution before instruments reach the end user.
• Partners with Nursing Services, Logistics, Biomedical Engineering, Facilities Management, and Environmental Management to coordinate care and rapidly resolve SPS-related issues.
• Maintain effective communication channels and service-level expectations with stakeholders.
• Manage inventory levels and tracking of sterile supplies to support uninterrupted clinical operations.
• Serve as the subject matter expert for the instrument tracking system, ensuring data integrity, user compliance, and effective utilization.
• Model professionalism, respect, and teamwork; contribute to a collaborative, psychologically safe work environment.
• Lead and participate in performance improvement initiatives to advance SPS growth, reliability, and service excellence.
• Perform other duties within the scope of training and practice supporting organizational goals and mission.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm

Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not authorized

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not authorized

Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases. When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).

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)

Telework: Not available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

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Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized