Supply Technician

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Louisville invites applications for a Supply Technician (Medical) within the Medical Supply Distribution (MSD) area of Logistics Service.

The position provides wards, clinics, operating rooms, and other hospital facilities with medical supplies and equipment. Duties include receiving, stocking, distributing, and replenishing stock; monitoring expiration dates; using automated inventory systems; and assisting customers with supply questions.

Qualifications

• One year specialized experience in supplies management for clinical/administrative areas.
• Four years of education above high school in any field.
• Combination of specialized experience and post-high school education acceptable for higher grade levels.

Responsibilities

• Provide supplies and material to wards, clinics, operating rooms, secondary storage locations, and other hospital facilities.
• Receive, store, distribute, and replenish supplies; monitor stock and expiration dates.

Skills

Inventory control

Stock replenishment

Barcoding

Automated inventory system

Customer service

Education

4+ years of education above high school

Tools

Automated inventory system

Barcode scanners

Job description

This position serves as Supply Technician (Medical) for the Medical Supply Distribution (MSD) areas of Logistics Service within the VA Health Care System in Louisville, KY. As a Supply Technician, you will provide wards, clinics, operating rooms, secondary storage locations, and other hospital facilities with supplies and material including, but not limited to, sterile and non-sterile medical supplies, instrument sets and equipment.

SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR (SCREEN-OUT) -

The SPF for this position is: DRIVER'S LICENSE REQUIREMENT: Requires a current, valid state-issued Driver's (Note: We may not accept pictures. Please Do Not submit a copy of your license. This requirement will be verified if interviewed.)

1. 1. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: One (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-4 level in the Federal service that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of this Supply Technician (Medical) position. Specialized experience includes providing supplies and material to clinical and/or administrative areas of a facility; scanning, bar-coding, receiving, storing and distributing supplies, instruments and other material; pulling stock, replenishing stock and maintaining records on stock levels; monitoring expiration dates; cleaning assigned areas in accordance with regulations and policy; utilizing an automated system to maintain inventory; and answers customer questions regarding supplies and materials. ~OR~
   2. EDUCATION: Successfully completed 4 years above high school in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite. This education was obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. (Transcripts must be submitted at time of application) ~OR~
   3. COMBINATION: Equivalent combinations of specialized experience and post high school education as described above that demonstrates my ability to perform the duties of this position. For GS-05, only education in excess of 60 semester hours (2 years) is creditable. (Transcripts must be submitted at time of application)

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/.

Physical Requirements: The work requires standing and walking during the entire workday, and frequent reaching, bending and lifting of supply packages (occasionally weighing as much as 50 pounds). Work requires pushing loaded carts of medical supplies (weighing in excess of 100+ pounds). With proper assistance, moves heavier items weighing over 40 pounds.

Work Environment: Works throughout the medical center and supported catchment areas, which includes wards, storage buildings, and warehouses that range from a clean environment to hot, cold, drafty and poorly lighted. The possibility of trips, falls, scrapes, cuts, bruises or injury are present in the day-to-day work of the position. Work requires stocking supplies in the primary inventory area as well as numerous secondary inventory points throughout the hospital work area, including wards, clinics, operating rooms, warehouses and nursing areas. Work requires maintaining a clean environment while performing tasks that can produce dust or other infectious pollutants while transitioning between environments. Supported units may be offsite requiring roundtrip travel time in excess of 90 minutes. Tours of duty may require afternoon, evening, and/or overnight shifts.