Lead Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing)

The Lead MST works in support of the Sterile Processing Service (SPS) management team. Distributes and prioritizes workload among employees in accordance with established workflow and/or job specializations. Assures an even workflow and distribution of the workload. Revises work schedules to meet anticipated and unanticipated changes in the workload. Assigns work to staff based on experience and training needs. Monitors and reports on the status of work. Ensures SOPs and SPS mandates are followed during the performance of workflow. Reviews work in progress or spot checks work not requiring review to ensure completed work meets supervisors instructions on such things as work sequence procedures methods and deadlines. Assesses the quality and quantity of work by reviewing the cleaning reprocessing and distribution of technical medical equipment material and instrumentation. Provides information to management officials concerning performance issues assignment changes and task completion. Instructs employees on work-related activities policies procedures and goals.

Lists the major duties and responsibilities of the position may include but are not limited to:

Receives the day-to-day assignments from the supervisor distributing and balances the workload among employees in accordance with established workflow and assures timely accomplishment of the assigned workload. Monitor employees and equipment. Makes day-to-day adjustments in accordance with established priorities obtaining assistance from the supervisor as needed for problems that may arise and responsible for conducting walk through inspection of the work area with the supervisor to communicate status reports and work-related issues.

During performance reviews with the supervisor provides information on employee under their leadership on performance and makes recommendations on ratings. Instructs employees in specific tasks and job techniques and makes available written instructions reference materials and supplies. Give on-the-job training to new employees and assists with initial and ongoing competency-based assessments of permanent and temporary personnel in accordance with established procedures and practices.

Maintains current knowledge and answers questions of other employees on procedures policies directives etc. and obtains needed information or decision from supervisor on problems that arise. Reviews completed work to see that supervisors instructions on work sequence procedures methods and deadlines have been met. Amends or rejects work not meeting established standards refers to supervisor questions or matters not covered by standards and problems in meeting performance standards.

Resolves simple informal complaints of employees and refers others to supervisor. Responsible for reporting to supervisor on performance progress and training needs of employees and on disciplinary problems. Provide information to supervisor as requested concerning outstanding performance and personnel needs. Serves as a resource between the operating room clinics and logistics. Ensures changes to procedures or trays are logical and correct. Inspects instruments for cleanliness damage and utilizes recommended procedures for testing the functionality of instruments.

Perform other duties as assigned normally of a related nature.

Work Schedule: Monday To Friday 7am to 3:30pm
Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave 13 days of sick leave 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual based on prior work experience or military service experience.
Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth adoption or foster care placement of a child.
Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment full time employees with a total family income below $144000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Telework: No
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 13618F
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the Required Documents section of this announcement.

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• Experience and/or Education
  • Experience. Six months of experience that demonstrates the applicants ability to perform the work or provides an understanding of the work; OR
  • Education. One year above high school that included at least 6 semester hours in health care related courses such as sterile processing nursing assistant hospital corpsman and operating room and surgical technician courses or other courses related to the position; OR
  • Experience/Education Combination. Equivalent combination of experience and education are qualifying for entry level for which both education and experience are acceptable.
• Certification. None.

• Foreign Education. To be creditable education completed outside the U.S. must have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education must have been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U. S. programs.
• English Language Proficiency. MSTs must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with chapter 3 section A paragraph 3j this part.