Medical Supply Technician: Hospital Inventory & Delivery

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Mather (CA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in California is seeking a Supply Technician (Medical) to support the Medical Supply Distribution within the VA Health Care System.

You will provide sterile and non-sterile medical supplies, instrument sets, and equipment to wards, clinics, operating rooms, and other hospital facilities. The role involves maintaining primary and secondary inventories, using computerized systems and bar-code technology, and ensuring timely, accurate deliveries while upholding

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-4 level in a health-care supplies role.
• Education may substitute for experience with transcripts required.
• Combination of education and experience may qualify as described in the announcement.

Responsibilities

• Provides wards, clinics, operating rooms, secondary storage locations and other hospital facilities with supplies and material including sterile and non-sterile medical supplies, instruments sets, and equipment.
• Maintains stock and primary and secondary inventory locations for all clinical and administrative services.
• Pulls stock and material, replenishes stock inventory, interacts with customers and maintains records on stock levels.
• Distributes items according to established or ad hoc requirements in a computerized inventory management system.
• Completes specialty cart preparation and stocking.
• Informs clinic and ward personnel on new or changed items and supplies, current medical resources and shelf life.
• Communicates with supervisor on concerns related to supplies, equipment and procedures.
• Provides information to customers or external stakeholders regarding medical supplies.
• Resolves differences between records and physical count of stock.
• Fills requests for items based on daily schedules of need or emergent basis as appropriate.
• Monitors stock usage and makes necessary adjustments.
• Travel to deliver supplies in government vehicle to local facilities when necessary.
• Work schedule: Monday-Friday 6:00am-2:30pm; telework not authorized; relocation/incentives not authorized.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Customer Service (Clerical/Technical)

Reasoning

Technical Competence

Technology Application

Education

4 years college education (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED)

Job description

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in California is seeking a Supply Technician (Medical) to support the Medical Supply Distribution within the VA Health Care System.

You will provide sterile and non-sterile medical supplies, instrument sets, and equipment to wards, clinics, operating rooms, and other hospital facilities. The role involves maintaining primary and secondary inventories, using computerized systems and bar-code technology, and ensuring timely, accurate deliveries while upholding