Supply Technician (Medical)

Veterans Health Administration

City of Syracuse (NY)

On-site

USD 41,000 - 53,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

Veterans Health Administration at the Syracuse VA Medical Center is seeking a Supply Technician (Medical) to ensure timely distribution of medical supplies and equipment across wards, clinics, operating rooms, and other facilities.

Responsibilities include scanning, receiving, storing, and delivering materials, maintaining stock levels, and coordinating with Inventory Management Specialists. Must live within or relocate to a commutable distance; standard schedule Mon-Fri 8:00am–4:30pm.

Qualifications

Transcript must be submitted with your application if basing qualifications on education.
Certificate of Foreign Equivalency required for foreign education.
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

Responsibilities

Provide wards, clinics, operating rooms, and other hospital facilities with supplies and material including sterile and non-sterile medical supplies, instruments, and equipment.
Perform scanning, barcoding, receiving, storing, and distributing medical supplies and equipment.
Maintain stock at primary and secondary inventory locations and pull stock for delivery as needed.
Replenish stock inventory and communicate issues to supervisors or Inventory Management Specialists.
Monitor stock levels, document discrepancies, and coordinate recalls or hazard alerts as required.
Conduct daily inventory of inventory points using barcode equipment and ensure timely replenishment orders.
Deliver supplies promptly in sterile and operational condition.

Skills

Inventory management

Barcoding

Stock replenishment

Medical supplies handling

Education

Transcript required

Foreign education evaluation certificate

Tools

Barcode scanners

Job description

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

This position is located in the Syracuse VA Medical Center, Medical Supply Distribution (MSD) areas of the Logistics Service and supported catchment areas. The primary purpose of the position is to ensure that supplies and material are distributed to all areas serviced by Logistics.

Key Responsibilities

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Major Duties: Provides 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, instruments sets, and equipment.

Assignments include but are not limited to: scanning, barcoding, receiving, storing, and the distribution of medical and surgical supplies, instruments, and other material. Maintains stock at primary and secondary inventory locations for all clinical and administrative services. This involves pulling stock inventory and material from main inventory for delivery.

Replenishes stock inventory; interacting with clinical and administrative customers to ensure issues and needs are identified and either resolved or escalated to supervisors or Inventory Management Specialists as needed. Maintains records on stock levels; recommending revisions in stock levels as needed to supply changes to Inventory Management Specialists.

Communicates to the lead or supervisor any concerns related to supplies, equipment and procedures, providing information as needed orally or in writing regarding customer or external stakeholder issues, general telephone inquiries and visitor referrals.

Supports managers in checking inventory for stock identified for recalled items and hazard alerts; ensures critical supplies are appropriately monitored and controlled, resolving deviations when possible, and escalating significant deviations to the Inventory Management Specialists. Performs daily inventory of primary and secondary inventory points using bar coding equipment on a predetermined schedule that will allow for timely replenishment orders.

Resolves differences between records and physical count of stock and fills requests for items based on daily schedules of need or on an emergent basis as appropriate. Delivers supplies in a timely and accurate manner, ensuring supplies and material delivered are in sterile and operational condition. Performs all duties as assigned. Work Schedule: M-F (8am - 4:30pm) Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized

Requirements & Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. NOTE: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.

If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $40736 – $52957/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-06.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.