Buyer Purchasing (Remote Position)

Job Title
Major duties and responsibilities include:

Perform direct purchasing of durable medical equipment and providing administrative support to clinical services within the VA.
Initiate procurement of all outpatient medical requirements to include: direct individual purchases to the Veteran, stock purchases for immediate availability, all medical surgical implants used during surgery, and/or rental requirements.
Inbound customer service calls and providing resolutions to veterans, vendors, and clinicians.
Reading, understanding, and adhering to provider prescriptions/consults to determine eligibility and entitlement of a Veteran's status for prescribed equipment.
Accounting for all expenditures and inventory working between the purchasing card and prosthetics program.
Balance expenditures against obligations.
Document all inventory and purchasing actions in the Veteran's medical record.
Develop request for quotation, soliciting competitive offers, evaluating responds to bids and requests for proposal.
Performing other duties as assigned.
Promotion Potential:
The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.
Work Schedule:
Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Telework:
Ad-hoc telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
Virtual:
This is not a virtual position. YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION