Supply Technician

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

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is seeking a Supply Technician at the Corporal Michael J.

Crescenz VA Medical Center in Philadelphia, PA to stock wards, clinics, operating rooms, and storage areas with sterile and non-sterile medical supplies, instrument sets, and equipment. The position requires specialized experience at the GS-4 level or eligible education substitutions, including a current state driver's license and the ability to stand, walk, and lift up to 50 pounds.

Qualifications

• 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
• Answering customer questions regarding supplies and materials

Responsibilities

• Provide wards, clinics, operating rooms, secondary storage locations, and other hospital facilities with supplies and material including sterile and non-sterile medical supplies, instrument sets and equipment

Skills

Supply distribution

Inventory control

Customer service

Education

4+ years higher education

Tools

Automated inventory systems

Job description

These positions will serve as a Supply Technician for the Medical Supply Distribution (MSD) areas of Logistics Service at the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center in Philadelphia, PA. 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.

To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the following:

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 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
• answering customer questions regarding supplies and materials

NOTE: Experience must be fully documented in your resume and must include job title, duties, month & year starting and ending dates AND hours worked per week.

~OR~

EDUCATION SUBSTITUTION (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED):

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. If you are qualifying on education, transcripts are required.

~OR~

COMBINATION (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED):

Possess 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. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable towards meeting the specialized experience requirement. If you qualify by a combination, your experience must be detailed in your resume and transcripts are required.

SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR

Selective Placement Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet it are ineligible for further consideration.

A current, valid state-issued Driver's License is required for this position. NOTE: We cannot accept photographs, therefore; please do not submit a copy of your license with your application package. If an interview is requested, you will be required to provide a copy of your current, valid state-issued Driver's License.

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, may move heavier items that weigh over 40 pounds.

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/