Supply Technician

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

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

You will provide sterile and non-sterile supplies, maintain stock levels, and operate barcode inventory systems to ensure timely delivery to wards, clinics, and operating rooms. Daily duties include pulling stock, replenishing inventories, monitoring expiration dates, and communicating with clinical and

Qualifications

• Specialized experience: one year at GS-4 level in supplies and distribution.
• Education: 4 years above high school in any field.
• Combination: education plus experience may qualify for the grade.

Responsibilities

• As a Supply Technician, provide wards and facilities with sterile and non-sterile supplies.
• Pull stock for delivery and replenish inventory.
• Interact with clinical/administrative customers and maintain stock records.
• Monitor expiration dates and rotate stock to limit waste.
• Deliver supplies timely and ensure items are sterile and operative.

Skills

Stock management

Inventory control

Customer service

Bar coding

Education

4 years college

Tools

Barcoding system

Inventory software

Job description

Summary

This position serves as a Supply Technician (Medical) for the Medical Supply Distribution (MSD) areas of Supply Management Service within the Oklahoma City VA Health Care System.

Summary

This position serves as a Supply Technician (Medical) for the Medical Supply Distribution (MSD) areas of Supply Management Service within the Oklahoma City VA Health Care System.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 11/16/2026. 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-5 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-4. 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 date within the past year - it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade - as required by the announcement. In this instance - you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-4 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include - but are not limited to: 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 - Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 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. OR - Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an equivalent combination of specialized experience and post high school education as described above that demonstrates my ability to perform the duties of this position. For the GS-5 - only education in excess of 60 semester hours (2 years) is creditable. Preferred Experience: Providing supplies and material to clinical and/or administrative areas of a facility; receiving - storing - and distributing supplies - instruments - or other material; pulling stock and maintaining inventory and answering customer questions regarding supplies and materials. 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/.

Duties

• 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
• Major duties and responsibilities include: Pulls stock inventory and material for delivery
• replenishes stock inventory
• interacts with clinical and administrative customers and maintains records on stock levels
• Communicates to the Lead or Supervisor any concerns related to supplies - equipment and procedures
• Provides information to customers regarding medical supplies
• Monitors expiration dates - rotates stock to limit outdates and removes items from use as required by outdates
• Monitors and controls critical supplies
• Performs daily inventory using bar coding equipment on a predetermined schedule that will allow for timely replenishment
• Resolves differences between records and physical count of stock
• Distributes items according to established or ad hoc requirements in computerized inventory management systems
• Delivers supplies in a timely manner and ensures supplies and material delivered are in sterile and operational condition
• Completes specialty cart preparation
• Cleans assigned secondary areas in accordance with aseptic principles
• and Receives supplies and material into the medical center's catchment area
• Work Schedule: Saturday-Wednesday - 8:00am-4:30pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Position Description/PD#: Supply Technician/PD99834S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized