Purchasing Agent

About the role

This position is organizationally located in the Prosthetic Service within the Medical Center. The incumbent will work under the supervision of the Chief and Assistant Chief of Prosthetic Service. The incumbent has coordination and active involvement with various Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) throughout VISN 17.

Responsibilities

• Receives and analyzes Prosthetic Consults and prescriptions for items, services, and home medical equipment from physicians, therapists, medical center personnel, patients, or their representatives.
• Reviews requests for completeness, comparing disability or diagnosis to equipment and/or services normally provided for the condition for which they are requested, and ensures that the proper documentation has been provided to justify the issuance and make arrangements to procure these items.
• Performs technical level purchasing support adhering to the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Veteran Affairs Acquisition Regulations (VAAR), Veteran Health Administration (VHA), and Prosthetics directives and handbooks, Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISN) policy and station memorandums to acquire Veteran specific medical equipment, supplies, and services based on a medical provider's clinical assessment and evaluation of the Veteran's medical condition.
• Sets up workflow protocols to ensure the timely execution of work.
• Cover other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 07/20/2026.
• Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
• Preferred Experience: Customer Service Procurement & Acquisition knowledge Strong Communication Technology Literacy Physical Requirements: Work is primarily sedentary when conducting purchasing functions for PSAS - however while conducting inventory management functions - the incumbent may work comfortably in a warehouse environment - sitting, standing, walking, bending, lifting, carrying, retrieving and managing inventory. Prolonged periods of working at a computer terminal is required. Ability to retrieve equipment from a storage room is required. Climbing associated with stocking of equipment and other items in storage areas is necessary. Incumbent may carry/lift items weighing up to twenty-five (25) pounds. Normal safety precautions are adequate. The work involves moderate discomfort when visiting sites away from the office. At times the employee may be required to wear protective clothing when visiting the Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Fabrication Laboratory. Often - walking between the main medical center and other parts of Prosthetics to conduct professional duties.

Qualifications

• To qualify for this position at the GS-5 level: You must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-04) in the Federal Service - that is directly related to the work of the position and has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties as Purchasing Agent.
• To qualify for this position at the GS-6 level: You must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-05) in the Federal Service - that is directly related to the work of the position and has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties as Purchasing Agent.

Skills

Customer Service Procurement & Acquisition knowledge Strong Communication Technology Literacy

Benefits

N/A

Pay

N/A

Schedule

Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm

Virtual

This is not a virtual position