Lead Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing)

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Duties

Functions or Scope of Assigned Duties

• Distributes and balances the workload among staff to ensure timely processing.
• Keeps in touch with the status and progress of work, and makes just in time adjustments in accordance with established priorities.
• Reports on expected time of completion of work and maintains records. Prepares reports as requested.
• Instructs employees on specific tasks and job techniques and makes available written instructions and reference materials.
• Provides/assists with onboarding and training of new employees.
• Maintains current knowledge and answers questions of other employees on procedures, policies, directives, etc.
• Spot checks work in progress and assists in reviewing completed work to see that instructions, work sequences, procedures, methods and deadlines have been met.
• Amends or rejects work not meeting established standards. Refers to the supervisor; questions or issues not covered by standards and/or problems in meeting performance standards.
• Monitors working conditions such as seating, ventilation, lighting, safety, PPE, etc.
• May inform employees of available services and employee activities.
• Will resolve simple, informal complaints of employees, but refer to more complex situations to the supervisor.
• Reports to the supervisor on performance, progress, and training needs of employees.
• Reports all behavior problems to supervisor.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 5:30pm

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.

Functional Statement #: 00000

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized