Job Summary

The Supervisory Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing) - Assistant Chief is located within the Sterile Processing Service of the Dublin VA Medical Center. The Assistant Chief contributes to the oversight of all supervision, administrative. management and direction of the SPS.

Job Description

Basic Requirements: Citizenship - You must be a citizen of the United States English Language Proficiency - You must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), and 7407(d) Experience and/or Education - Experience - Six months of experience that demonstrates the 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. Grandfather Provision. A Medical Supply Technician (MST) employed in VHA on the effective date of the qualification standard (May 28, 2014) 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: Employees may be reassigned, promoted up to and including the full performance (journey) level or changed to lower grade within the occupation but may not be promoted beyond the journeyman level or placed in supervisory or managerial positions. Employees 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. Employees 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 re-entry to the occupation. Grade Determinations Supervisory Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing) - Assistant Chief - GS-9: Experience Requirement: In addition to meeting the basic requirements, to qualify for the GS-9 you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-8). Examples of specialized experience include but are not limited to: Serving as a first-level supervisor responsible for the oversight of a group of MSTs, with administrative responsibility for planning and directing the work; holding corrective interviews with employees, referring disciplinary problems to higher levels of management; resolving informal complaints of employees and dealing with union representatives on personnel matters; providing technical supervision necessary for accomplishing the work of the organizational unit. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs): In addition to the experience above, you must demonstrate the following KSAs: Ability to plan and project staffing needs and requirements. Ability to manage, interact and deal with individuals of varying backgrounds. Ability to manage, direct and adapt work to accomplish program goals and objectives, and meet new and changing program requirements. Ability to develop and recommend new or revised policies that are consistent with organizational goals and objectives. Ability to perform a full range of supervisory duties, including assigning, planning and evaluating work, recommending awards, approving leave, identifying training needs, and resolving staff issues. Ability to evaluate new products and equipment, develop options, and make recommendations. Ability to manage, interpret, and present fiscal data (i.e. fund controls, contracts and equipment expenditures), forecast resource and equipment needs and administer an allocated budget. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. Physical Requirements: This work is performed in various settings, to include but not limited to, Decontamination and Preparation areas, Endoscopy Suite, and in other services and departments throughout the medical center. - The employee may be required to work in a multitude of temperature variants. The employee is subject to the possibility of falls, scrapes, cuts, bruises, needle sticks, and other injuries from handling equipment. - The work requires standing and walking during the entire workday and frequent bending and lifting of sterile products and packages (occasionally weighing as much as 50 pounds). - The employee may be required to push loaded carts weighing several hundred pounds and work them over irregularities in the floor (e.g. door sills and elevator entrance). the work requires dexterity and visual acuity for manipulating, disassembly and assembly of instrumentation. - On a regular and recurring basis, the employee alternates between a contaminated environment and a carefully controlled clean environment. - The employee wears special clothing, hair covers, personal protective equipment (PPE), and shoe covers that can be uncomfortably warm. - The employee uses insulated gloves to remove carts from sterilizers. - The employee is subject to burns from accidentally touching hot items. - The hazards of working around minute quantities of sterilizing gases are unknown. - The employee often works around body fluids, mucous, excretions and bits of tissue, some of which may be foul smelling. - Strong, unpleasant odors are encountered while decontaminating bloody or grossly contaminated instrumentation or RME. - The work area is noisy due to the clatter of metal instruments, rumbling of carts and operation of pre-sterilizing equipment. - The position requires ability to work on computers for extended periods of time. - Requires the ability to frequently respond to multiple demand and priorities. - Self-care skills to maintain physical, psychological, and emotional health. - GEMS: Follows all relevant safety and health standards, local directives, and other requirements; support this facility's mission to be a good environmental steward by consciously reducing the impact on our environment, including recycling, substitution of hazardous chemical with less hazardous chemicals, and energy efficiency. Preferred Experience: 5 years of experience in Sterile Processing; 1 Year of Experience as a Lead Medical Supply Technician or Supervisor in Sterile Processing; National Certification