Medical Supply Technician RMD Coordinator

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Monitors quality assurance in the receiving inspecting cleaning/ decontamination reprocessing sterilization and distribution of surgical instruments and medical equipment reprocessed in SPS.
Ensures national sterile processing standards are followed in the process of receiving cleaning/decontamination reprocessing sterilization and distribution of critical and/or semi- critical reusable medical equipment.
Ensures staff is competent for reprocessing critical and semi-critical RMD.
Updates the Chief (or designee) on patient safety alerts and issues concerning reusable medical equipment.
Establishes and maintains frequent contacts with interdisciplinary staff and outside vendors and manufactures.
Develops procedures within the Censitrac instrument tracking system to evaluate the quality of work performance and outcomes as it relates to the quality assurance program.
Tracks and analyze required documentation pertaining to critical and semi-critical RMD within the scope of SPS for quality control purposes.
Responsible for facilitating training in various aspects of SPS including reprocessing and inventory management. Conducts departmental orientation training skills review and assists with educational programs to maintain high staff quality performance standards. Identifies and promotes staff development.
Loading and operation of sterilizers such as Steam Sterrad and high-level disinfecting process
as well as reprocessing of endoscopes.
Conducts Quality Assurance monitoring on all activities performed in Sterile Processing.
Incumbent performs and reports all monthly quality checks of RMD at point of use to identify non-conforming product.
Maintains documentation of all QA activities and reports to the Chief SPS Assistant Chief SPS and recommends improvement opportunities. Assist with generating the quarterly SPAT and PCSC Reports.
Co-Chairs the Facility Reusable Medical Equipment Committee maintains Agenda Minutes and Various staff resources like Alerts and recalls pertaining to RMD. Educates RMD Champions that serve as a liaison for areas that use RMD.
Conducts RMD tracer rounds for all areas of the Facility that utilize RMD including the CBOCs reports finding in the Facility RMD Committee meeting agendas.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8AM-4:30PM
Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized.
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)
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: Not Available.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 662-10662F
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.

• 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 identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation.
• 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.

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

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
  • (1) Experience. Six months of experience that demonstrates the applicants ability to perform the work or provides an understanding of the work; or
  • (2) 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
  • (3) Experience/Education Combination. Equivalent combination of experience and education are qualifying for entry level for which both education and experience are acceptable.
• Certification. None.
• Grandfathering Provision. All MSTs that are employed in VHA in this occupation on the effective date of this qualification standard are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the title series and grade held that are part of the basic requirements of the occupation. For employees who do not meet all the basic requirements required in this standard but who met the qualifications applicable to the position at the time they were appointed to it the following provisions apply:
  • (1) Employees grandfathered into the GS-622 occupational series as MSTs may be reassigned promoted up to and including the full performance (journeyman) level or changed to lower grade within the occupation.
  • (2) MSTs who are appointed on a temporary basis prior to the effective date of the qualification standard may not have their temporary appointment extended or be reappointed on a temporary or permanent basis until they fully meet the basic requirements of the standard.
  • (3) MSTs who are converted to title 38 hybrid status under this provision and subsequently leave the occupation lose protected status and must meet the full VA qualification standard requirements in effect at the time of reentry to the occupation.

• Ability to interact with individuals of varying backgrounds in order to assess the needs of the department.
• Ability to coordinate work in order to complete duties in an accurate and timely manner.
• Ability to interpret and apply sterile processing/infection prevention regulations and policies.
• Ability to evaluate new products and equipment.
• Ability to initiate and lead interdisciplinary groups in carrying out sterile processing functions.