Lead Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing)

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Madison (WI); Presencial; USD 73.000 - 95.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Paid Time Off

Federal benefits (health/vision/dental

Parental Leave

Retirement: Pension and 401K

Descripción de la vacante

Lead Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing) at William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison, WI, within Sterile Processing Service.

The Lead MST oversees a diverse team, prioritizes workload, and ensures all decontamination and reprocessing activities follow established SOPs and directives. Responsibilities include guiding training, monitoring performance, and coordinating with management on staffing needs and process improvements to support Veterans Health Administration

Formación

• Demonstrated leadership of a work team in a sterile processing setting.
• Experience in training staff on decontamination and reprocessing workflows.
• Ability to prioritize workload and manage schedules to meet deadlines.
• Ensures adherence to SOPs and SPS directives during processing.

Responsabilidades

• Oversee and distribute workload among Medical Supply Technicians, Health Aides, and volunteers.
• Revise work schedules to meet changing workload and train new staff.
• Supervise decontamination of scopes and instrumentation and ensure competency validation.
• Monitor quality and quantity of reprocessed medical equipment and provide status reports.

Conocimientos

Team leadership

Staff training

Workflow prioritization

Quality assurance

Descripción del empleo

Lead Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing)

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

This position serves as the Lead Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing) at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison, WI within Sterile Processing Service.

Key Responsibilities

VISN 12 is committed to fostering and sustaining an environment which celebrates diversity, provides equitable opportunities for employment and promotion, and supports inclusiveness in our culture. Together, we stride to create and maintain working and learning environments that promote professional growth and teamwork, and are inclusive, equitable and welcoming.

We embrace our differences as individuals and unite as a team toward a common goal: to serve our nation's Veterans. Duties: The Lead MST at this level oversees a work team that includes Medical Supply Technicians, Health Aides, and various program volunteers. The Lead distributes and prioritizes workload among employees in accordance with established workflow and/or job specializations. Assures an even distribution of the workload.

When necessary, revises work schedules to meet anticipated and unanticipated changes in the workload. Assigns tasks as necessary to provide new employees with the experience and training required to perform decontamination of scopes and instrumentation in the work area. Monitors and reports on the status of work. Ensures SOPs and SPS directives are followed during the performance of workflow.

Reviews or spot checks work to ensure completed work meets supervisors' instructions (e.g., work sequences, procedures, methods, and deadlines). Assesses the quality and quantity of work by reviewing the cleaning, reprocessing, and distribution of flexible endoscopes, medical equipment, material, and instrumentation (Re-useable Medical Equipment). Provides information to management officials concerning performance issues, assignment changes and task completion.

Instructs employees on work-related activities, policies, procedures, and goals. All personnel that are in any way involved in the reprocessing of RMD must have documented training in the setup, reprocessing and maintenance of specific equipment. Validation of competency will be done according to national policy guidelines.

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).

• Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Work Schedule: Full-Time, Monday - Friday, 7:00AM - 3:30PM Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases.
• 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 Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 07172F Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements & Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.

If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $73323 – $95322/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-12.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.