Supply Technician - Medical

Veterans Health Administration; Fresno (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The Fresno VA Medical Center within the Veterans Health Administration is seeking a Supply Technician - Medical at GS-5 to support inventory, receiving, and distribution of medical supplies. The role involves stock replenishment, bar-coding, and assisting clinical and administrative areas with supply needs.

Candidate must meet experience and education requirements, have a valid driver's license, and be capable of lifting and moving supplies as part of daily duties.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience showing knowledge of supplies and materials handling.
• Experience using an automated system to maintain inventory and records.
• Ability to stock, replenish, and monitor stock levels.
• Ability to monitor expiration dates and ensure proper storage.
• Excellent attention to detail in receiving, storing, and distributing supplies.

Responsibilities

• Provide supplies and material to clinical and administrative areas.
• Scan, barcode, receive, store and distribute supplies and instruments.
• Pull stock and replenish stock; maintain records of inventory levels.
• Monitor expiration dates and rotate stock as needed.
• Assist customers with questions about supplies and materials.

Skills

Specialized experience

Inventory control

Receiving & distributing supplies

Scanning & bar-coding

Customer inquiries handling

Education

4 years of education above high school

Tools

Automated inventory system

Job description

This position is located in the Logistics Services at Fresno VA Medical Center in Fresno, CA.

Minimum Requirement

The following are minimum requirements for appointment as a Supply Technician - Medical in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), which all applicants must met.

• Specialized Experience (GS-05): You must have one (1) year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled (i.e., Supply Technician - Medical). To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (i.e., GS-04). Qualifying examples of 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. (CLEAR DETAILS OF EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Your resume must show complete information for each job entry, such as beginning and ending dates of employment, duties performed, and/or total hours worked per week.)
• Education (GS-05): Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed 4 years of education above the high school level 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. NOTE: One year of full-time undergraduate study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business or technical school. (UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED: If you do not submit your transcript, your application may not be reviewed.)
• Combination (GS-05): Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of specialized experience and education beyond as described above. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement for GS-05 level positions. (UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED: If you do not submit your transcript, your application may not be reviewed.)
• Driver's License: Incumbent must possess a current and valid state-issued Driver's License 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 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. 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.

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/.