Supply Technician (Medical)

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Asheville (NC); On-site; USD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

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

The role provides wards, clinics, operating rooms, and other hospital areas with sterile and non-sterile medical supplies, instrument sets, and equipment. The position emphasizes stock replenishment, inventory control, barcode scanning, and keeping precise records.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience includes supplying clinical and administrative areas, stocking and tracking stock.
• Experience with inventory records, bar-coding, and replenishment.
• Ability to follow regulations for stock control and cleanliness.

Responsibilities

• Pulls stock inventory and material for delivery
• Replenishes stock inventory
• Interacts with clinical and administrative customers and maintains records on stock levels
• Monitors expiration dates and rotates stock
• Distributes items according to requirements in inventory systems
• Delivers supplies in a timely manner and ensures items are sterile and operational
• Delivers specialty cart preparation and cleans secondary areas

Skills

Inventory management

Barcoding

Customer service

Communication

Education

4+ years college

Tools

Barcode scanner

Automated inventory system

Job description

Summary
This position serves as Supply Technician (Medical) for the Medical Supply Distribution (MSD) areas of Logistics Service within the VA Health Care System. 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.

Summary
This position serves as Supply Technician (Medical) for the Medical Supply Distribution (MSD) areas of Logistics Service within the VA Health Care System. 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.
Qualifications
To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 10/28/2026. 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-05 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-04. 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: 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- 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. -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. For the GS-05 - only education in excess of 60 semester hours (2 years) is creditable. 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 - may move heavier items that weigh over 40 pounds. 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. Duties

• Duties include - but may not be limited to the following: 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: 7-330
• possible nights and weekends Position Description/PD#: Supply Technician (Medical)/PD99834S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized