Supervisory Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing)

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Job duties and responsibilities include:

• Provides support to senior SPS management staff in directing the mission essential, highly technical and complex day-to-day functions of the unit.
• Provides complex technical, administrative and professional guidance to Medical Supply Technicians.
• Interprets and provides direction to staff for implementing all relevant SPS guidance and requirements from VHA and other regulatory agencies.
• Monitors and conducts training of all staff to comply with work needs. Evaluates and makes determination of training requirements to maintain a professional environment for staff development.
• Evaluates performance of subordinates and provides input into performance evaluation reviews.
• Provides orientation training for newly assigned staff. Determines progress of new staff. Assists with implementation of Action Plans to improve performance.
• Provides detailed oversight of activities based on guidance by agencies that develop references utilized by the sterile processing industry.
• Interfaces with Healthcare Industry Representatives (NCR) to ensure supplies, equipment and instrumentation needs of the facility are met and assists in evaluation of follow-up support.
• Demonstrates proper instrumentation processing and decontamination processes as a preceptor and expert for all staff.
• Serves as a second review for assembled instrument sets to ensure accuracy. Completes documents to verify review process.
• Maintains Electronic Inventory System.
• Actively communicates with supported unit leadership and staff.
• Effectively collaborates with all support and ancillary units to resolve problem areas and develop efficient and cost-conscious service. Anticipates problem situations and implements proactive processes to prevent occurrence.
• Monitors the work environment and establishes a safe and protective workplace environment.
• Coordinates cleaning of SPS with EMS staff.
• Coordinates repair and maintenance of SPS physical area.
• Reviews and implements workflow patterns to provide for an efficient and effective process. Anticipates new requirements to accommodate changes in operation.
• Assists with unit compliance with Federal and State environmental regulations.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 11:00pm-7:30am

Recruitment Incentive (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 #: 91299-O

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized