Lead Medical Supply Technician
Location: Omaha Nebraska
Description: Department Of Veterans Affairs is currently interviewing Lead Medical Supply Technician right now, this position will be placed in Nebraska. Detailed specification about this position opportunity please read the description below. VacancyID: 765527
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) needs employees who possess the energy, compassion, and commitment to serve those who se! rved our Country. Whatever the job title, every position in VA will give you a chance to make a meaningful and personal contribution to the lives of truly special and deserving people - our Veterans. Working for VA is one of the most emotionally satisfying and professionally rewarding ways to dedicate the best within you to your Country's service.
If you are transitioning from the military or a Veteran already, we invite you to explore the benefits of continuing your career at the VA. The VA is committed to hiring Veterans .
The VA is much more than just another employer. It is an honorable, open and welcoming community of those who care. Gratitude is our motivation and service is our mission.
The VA has adopted Core Values and Characteristics that apply universally across the Department. The five Core Values define Â"who we are,Â" our culture, and how we care for Veterans, their families and other beneficiaries. The Values are I ntegrity, C ommit! ment, A dvocacy, R espect and E xcellence (Â" I CARE Â").
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America's Veterans need you!
To find out more, go to http://www.va.gov/jobs/ .
KEY REQUIREMENTS
You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job.
You will be subject to a background/suitability investigation.
DUTIES:
This position is located at the VA Medical Center (VAMC), Omaha, NE. The Lead Medical Supply Technician is a non-supervisory employee who is responsible to ensure that the team completes its tasks effectively and efficiently and meets management goals and objectives. The lead uses a variety of coordinating, coaching, facilitating, consensus-building, and planning techniques.
Duties would include: Distribute and balance workload and tasks among team members, fill in for SPD staff when necessary, keep in touch with the status and progress of work, and make adjustment in accordance with the established priorities, answer questions from the team members, maintain records of work acc! omplishments and prepare reports, update supervisors on performance, progress, and subject-matter issues, assist with the preparation of budget reports, review completed work to assure requirements are met, and train and coach team members. You will also identify and receive contaminated surgical instruments, trays, surgical sets, suction equipment, hypothermia machines, IV poles, wheelchairs carts, endoscopes, power drills and saws, etc., prioritize instruments required for surgical procedures in the Operating Room, select proper methods for pre-cleaning, cleaning, and disinfecting all patient care items, disassemble and inspect items for damage or missing components, operate equipment and instruments to ensure proper functioning prior to sterilization or redistribution, test suction machined to verify acceptable vacuum, and initiate repair work orders for malfunctioning equipment. Other duties would include inspection, disassembly, cleaning, and routine maintenance of sur! gical devices, assemble instruments and other surgical items and kits b! y selecting the appropriate items, trays, instruments, and arranging them in the correct manner, inspect instruments for damage, use aseptic techniques and proper wrapping methods, inspect instruments for proper functioning, wear proper dress attire at all times, efficiently schedule operation of sterilizers to permit cooling or aeration of sterilized items prior to use, select the correct sterilization methods, label sterilized items with a control number and expiration date, review and sign sterilizer recording charts, maintain records for three years, quarantines implants for forty eight hours before release, assemble and load supplies on shelves or carts, and maintains sterile and non-sterile linen inventory.
DESIGNATED DRUG-TESTING POSITION: 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 emp! loyment with VA. Applicants will not be appointed to the position if a verified positive drug test result is received.
Work Schedule: Second Shift: 2pm-10:30pm
***RELOCATION EXPENSES MAY NOT BE AUTHORIZED-INCENTIVES MAY BE AUTHORIZED***
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
GS-07 Specialized Experience: You must possess at least one full year of specialized experience, to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the Lead Medical Supply Technician. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, Grade-06. Examples of Specialized Experience include: Experience in processing, assembling, trouble-shooting, preparing, sterilizing, storing, and issuing sterile and unsterile medical supplies and equipment. The applicant must possess knowledge of the technical names, general uses, physical characteristics, and operating conditi! ons of medical supply items; knowledge of decontamination, cleaning, pr! eparation, sterilization, and storage procedures; knowledge of aseptic techniques; and skill in operating a washer-sterilizer, ultrasonic instrument cleaners, and gas and steam sterilizers. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include work as an operating room technician, medical instrument technician, nursing assistant, corpsman, or laboratory worker ( A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position, salary/grade level, and the number of hours a week spent in such employment).
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GS-07 Education: You must possess successfully completed one full year of graduate education with courses directly related to the work of the Lead Medical Supply Technician position. This education mus! t have been obtained in an accredited college or university. (One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent one year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 9 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the six months of full-time study requirement. Part-time graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a one year of full-time study at the school attended). (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED-Please provide information regarding the courses directly related to the work of this position).
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GS-07 Combination of Experience and Education: You must possess equivalent combinations of specialized experience (as described above) and successfully completed graduate education (as described above). (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED-Please provide information regarding the courses directly related to the work of this positi! on).
QUALIFY RANKING FACTOR:
A Quality Ranking Fact! or has been requested by the facility to help determine which of the basically qualified applicants are likely to be better qualified for a position. The quality ranking factor for this position is: Knowledge of the techniques needed to assign, coordinate, direct, and lead efficient operations in a sterile processing environment.
- Quality Ranking Factors are skills, knowledge, abilities, or other worker characteristics which could be expected to result in superior performance on the job. Quality ranking factors will not be used for screening , but may be used as ranking criteria. Applicants with higher proficiency levels may rank above those with lower proficiency levels on a quality ranking factor.
1. Knowledge of aseptic principles and techniques, including sterile processing.
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2. A bility to operate sterilization equipment.
3. Ability to assemble, wrap, and store reusable medical equipment (RME).
4. Knowledge of Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI), International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management (IAHCSMM) and Quality Control standards.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
You will be required to stand, bend, pull, push, lift, and carry supplies, materials, and equipment. Work is performed in a temperature controlled environment. Employee must be able to observe safety precautions while working on wet floors, around a variety of cleaning agents, chemicals, and around the steam, plasma, and gas equipment. Employee is in contact with many types of hospital diseases and is required to wear protective clothing and use universal precautions. The employee may potentially be exposed to Ethylene Oxide a minimum of 30 days per year.
For more information on these! qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Pers! onnel Management's website at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications .
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).
APPLICANTS PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Please refer to this checklist to ensure proper accreditation and for foreign education requirements.
Veteran's Preference:
When applying for Federal jobs, eligible veterans should claim preference on the Occupational Questionnaire in the section provided and provide a legible copy of DD-214(s) showing all dates of service as well as character of service (honorable, general, etc.). Additionally, veterans with service-connected disability of 10% or more must also s! ubmit a copy of their official statement from the Department of Veterans Affairs, or from a branch of the Armed Forces, certifying their service-connected disability and/or their receipt of compensation for service-connected disability. If the military member is within 120 days of separation and does not yet have a DD214, the member may instead submit any written document from the armed forces that certifies the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date the certification is signed.
Veterans with service-connected disability of less than 10%, non service-connected disability, and Purple Heart recipients, as-well-as those claiming derived preference for a spouse, widow or widower, or natural mother, should refer to and submit a completed " SF15, "Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference ," (go to http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf ) ! and required documentation with your application materials. For more in! formation on Veterans' Preference, please visit http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/veterans.aspx .
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
Applicants will be ranked based on four quality groups, as follows:
Best qualified - applicants possessing experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are highly proficient in all requirements of the job and can perform effectively in the position;
Highly qualified - applicants possessing experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the requirements of the job;
Well qualified - applicants possessing experience that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in some, but not all, of the requirements of the job; and
Qualified - applicants possessing experience and/or educatio! n that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors.
After the vacancy announcement closes, reviewed applications are evaluated against the questionnaire responses and placed in the appropriate quality group. Qualified veterans will be afforded preference by being placed at the top of the appropriate quality group. Qualifying veterans with a service-connected disability of 10% or more will be placed at the top of the best qualified group. The best qualified group is the first to be referred to the hiring facility for further consideration and possible interview. The remaining groups may be referred based on the number of applicants available.
BENEFITS:
VA offers a comprehensive benefits package. This link provides an overview of the benefits currently offered: http://www.va.gov/jobs/job_benefits/benefits.asp .
The Federal Government has special appointing authorities for persons with qualifying disabi! lities (go to http://www.opm.gov/disability/peoplewithdisabilities.asp ! ). For additional information on these, and other special appointing authorities, refer to this checklist or contact the hiring Human Resources Management Service at: 4101 Woolworth Avenue Omaha, NE 68105 US
OTHER INFORMATION:
The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation and be found well-qualified (have a final rating of 85 or more) for this vacancy. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/ctap/index.asp .
VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employees credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which th! ey earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
You may be required to serve a probationary period.
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If you were eligible to this position, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Department Of Veterans Affairs.
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This position starts available on: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 06:52:35 GMT