Supervisory Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing)-Chief

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Duties include but not limited to: The following is a summary of the major essential functions of this job. The Incumbent may perform other related duties as assigned, both major and minor not mentioned below; periodically specific functions may change.

• The incumbent supervises staff that range in grade from the GS 9, Assistant Chief, SPS, to the GS 6, medical technicians. The skill-level diversity of staff creates a supervisory challenge in maintaining staff expertise in a discipline of ever-changing technology. The incumbent must continually assure that SPS staff maintains quality and standards in reusable medical equipment (RME) processing.
• The incumbent provides oversight to all facility RME; assuring actions regarding facility RME purchases are appropriate.
• The incumbent provides oversight to all facility RME standard operating procedures (SOPs) to assure accordance with all procedures.
• The incumbent faces frequent deadline changes. Whenever the surgery schedule is altered, there is increased pressure for the Chief, SPS, to assure delivery of the alternate procedure trays. Interaction with the vendor/contractor to expedite delivery of required surgical items has a direct impact on the timeliness of surgery and patient care.
• The Chief, SPS, is responsible for assessing, monitoring, developing, and assisting with implementing corrective action plans for instrument and RME processing, decontamination, sterilization, biological monitoring, and high-level disinfecting monitoring.
• He/she will coordinate recall of facility sterilized items whose sterility may have been compromised.
• The Chief, SPS, is an active member of the Commodities Standards Committee, Medical Equipment Committee, and the Co-Chairperson of the RME Committee, and he/she will be an active participant in Environmental Rounds and Operating Room (OR)/SPS Quality Management (QM) meetings.
• The Chief, SPS, will collaborate and communicate information or concerns between clinical services and SPS.
• The Chief, SPS, manages the overall SPS budget including determining resource needs, allocating resources, and ensuring proper utilization in productivity, efficiency, and cost effectiveness of SPS operations.
• The Chief, SPS, is accountable to the Associate Director, Patient Care Services (AD-PCS)/Nurse Executive and networks closely with Inventory Management and Infection Control. He/she must be able to work independently with little direct supervision.
• Incumbent keeps the AD-PCS briefed on the status of different events, activities, and projects both within and external to the medical center. The incumbent exercises delegated authority to oversee the overall planning, direction, and timely execution of programs within SPS.

Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional

: 7:00am-3:30pm, Monday-Friday (can be adjusted)

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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).

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.

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.

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

Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

: Available on an Ad-hoc basis

This is not a virtual position.

: 04221-F

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