Medical Supply Tech (Sterile Processing)

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Asheville (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration’s Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville, NC is seeking a Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing Service). The role requires understanding of sterile processing work and appropriate federal qualifications.

Applicants may be referred while educational/certification requirements are pending, with full hiring upon meeting all criteria. The position emphasizes six months of related experience or one year of health care coursework and may involve shift

Qualifications

• Six months of experience that demonstrates ability to perform the work; or
• One year above high school that included at least 6 semester hours in health care related courses such as sterile processing, nursing assistant, hospital corpsman, and operating room and surgical technician courses or other courses related to the position; or
• Equivalent combination of experience and education are qualifying for entry level for which both education and experience are acceptable.

Skills

Sterile processing

Education

One year above high school health care courses

Job description

Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing Service)

VISN 6, Veterans Health Administration, Charles George VA Medical Center, located in Asheville, NC. Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

Basic Requirements

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.

Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-06 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective datMay qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria).

Experience and/or Education:

Experience: Six months of experience that demonstrates the applicant's ability to perform the work or provides an understanding of the work; or

Education: One year above high school that included at least 6 semester hours in health care related courses such as sterile processing, nursing assistant, hospital corpsman, and operating room and surgical technician courses or other courses related to the position; or

Experience/Education Combination: Equivalent combination of experience and education are qualifying for entry level for which both education and experience are acceptable.

Certification: None

Preferred Experience

One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level. One (1) year experience in Sterile Processing

Physical Requirements: The work is basically sedentary, but a considerable amount of walking to all parts of the medical center is required since the incumbent will be working with a variety of clinical and administrative services. In addition to walking, there may be some standing, bending, carrying of light items such as papers, books, and small parts; or driving an automobile. No special physical demands are required to perform the work.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/