Supply Technician Medical

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION***

The Supply Technician - Medical 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 instrument sets and equipment.

The major duties include but are not limited to:

• 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;
• Receives supplies and material into the medical centers catchment area; and
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• To be considered for this position you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• 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.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See Required Documents below for details.

• 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

To qualify for this position at the GS-5 level you must meet one of the following:

Experience: You must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-4) in the federal service that has given you the particular knowledge skills and abilities required to successfully perform the duties of a Supply Technician - Medical and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. 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. NOTE: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title duties month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week. OR
Education: Successfully completed four (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 must have been obtained in an accredited business secretarial or technical school junior college college or university. One year of full-time academic 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 secretarial or technical school. NOTE: Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. OR
Combination: Equivalent combinations of successfully completed post-high school education (beyond the second year) and specialized experience as described above which meet the total experience requirements for this grade level. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business secretarial or technical school junior college college or university. NOTE: Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. AND

Drivers License Requirement (Screen-out): This position requires a current and valid state-issued drivers license (and must possess at application) to perform the official duties of the position. Note: We cannot accept photographs; therefore please do not submit a copy of your drivers license with your application package. If an interview is requested you may be required to provide a copy of your current and valid state-issued drivers license.

For more information on these qualification standards please visit the United States Office of Personnel Managements website at 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 moves heavier items that weigh over 40 pounds.
Work is performed 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.