Supervisory Medical Support Technician - Assistant Chief
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · Fort Meade, SD · 1 mo ago
Full-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes summary, duties, qualifications, benefits, pay, schedule, etc. Must use for section headings. Do not repeat job title. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. Include only sections with real specific content.
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Summary: "Join the VA Black Hills Health Care System as the Assistant Chief of Sterile Processing Service and help lead a program essential to safe Veteran care. Provide leadership for sterile processing operations - quality management - staff education - infection prevention - and reprocessing of critical and semi-critical medical devices while advancing reliable - evidence-based practices - supporting process improvement - and strengthening care across the health care system."
That's about the role. Could be "About the role" heading.
Qualifications: Basic Requirements: English Language Proficiency, nursing education, licensure, etc. Also Grade Determinations (complex). Preferred Experience: 2-5 years in Sterile Processing Service preferred, 1-2 years leadership experience preferred, Sterile Processing Service certificate preferred.
We need to preserve all substantive info, not invent. Should we include Grade Determinations details? That's part of qualifications. It's lengthy but we must include. However we must avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We need to decide sections: About the role, Responsibilities (duties), Qualifications, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Also maybe Physical Requirements? Might be considered part of qualifications? The posting includes Physical Requirements: "You will be asked to participate in a pre-employment examination or evaluation..." That's substantive. Could be its own section? But we only create sections when there is real specific content. Could include "Physical Requirements". However the instruction says prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. Might combine Physical Requirements into Qualifications or a separate section? It's about physical demands; could be its own section but maybe thin. However it's specific content. I'd include a section "Physical Requirements". Also "Travel Requirements". Also "Work Schedule". Also "Telework". Also "Relocation/Recruitment Incentives". Those are specific but many are "Not Authorized". Those are still specific content (they say Not Authorized). Should we include? The instruction: "include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD")". "Not Authorized" is specific content, not filler. So we could include sections for those. But they'd be thin. Prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe combine all those into a "Additional Information" section? But we must follow headings list: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. The instruction says use
for section headings. Do not repeat job title. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. Include only sections with real specific content.
We need to parse content.
Summary: "Join the VA Black Hills Health Care System as the Assistant Chief of Sterile Processing Service and help lead a program essential to safe Veteran care. Provide leadership for sterile processing operations - quality management - staff education - infection prevention - and reprocessing of critical and semi-critical medical devices while advancing reliable - evidence-based practices - supporting process improvement - and strengthening care across the health care system."
That's about the role. Could be "About the role" heading.
Qualifications: Basic Requirements: English Language Proficiency, nursing education, licensure, etc. Also Grade Determinations (complex). Preferred Experience: 2-5 years in Sterile Processing Service preferred, 1-2 years leadership experience preferred, Sterile Processing Service certificate preferred.
We need to preserve all substantive info, not invent. Should we include Grade Determinations details? That's part of qualifications. It's lengthy but we must include. However we must avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We need to decide sections: About the role, Responsibilities (duties), Qualifications, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Also maybe Physical Requirements? Might be considered part of qualifications? The posting includes Physical Requirements: "You will be asked to participate in a pre-employment examination or evaluation..." That's substantive. Could be its own section? But we only create sections when there is real specific content. Could include "Physical Requirements". However the instruction says prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. Might combine Physical Requirements into Qualifications or a separate section? It's about physical demands; could be its own section but maybe thin. However it's specific content. I'd include a section "Physical Requirements". Also "Travel Requirements". Also "Work Schedule". Also "Telework". Also "Relocation/Recruitment Incentives". Those are specific but many are "Not Authorized". Those are still specific content (they say Not Authorized). Should we include? The instruction: "include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD")". "Not Authorized" is specific content, not filler. So we could include sections for those. But they'd be thin. Prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe combine all those into a "Additional Information" section? But we must follow headings list: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. The instruction says use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It suggests those are possible headings, but we can also use others? It says use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It implies we should use those headings when appropriate. It doesn't forbid other headings, but likely they expect those. We'll stick to those.
Thus we need to map content to these headings.
- About the role: summary paragraph.
- Responsibilities: duties list.
- Requirements: maybe basic requirements (English proficiency, nursing education, licensure). Could also include Grade Determinations? That's part of qualification standard. Could be under Requirements.
- Qualifications: maybe preferred experience and certificate.
- Skills: maybe not explicitly listed; we could omit if no specific skills.
- Benefits: VA offers comprehensive total rewards package with details.
- Pay: mention "Competitive salary - regular salary increases - potential for performance awards". That's pay.
- Schedule: Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 7:30am-4:00pm; Telework: Not Authorized; Virtual: not a virtual position; Travel Requirements: 25% or less; driver's license requirements; etc. Could include under Schedule.
We must not repeat job title. No Job ID.
We must remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions. The posting didn't have obvious boilerplate except maybe the VA Mission Statement at end; that's maybe boilerplate? It's about Whole Health System; could be considered boilerplate but it's specific to VA. Might keep? It's not about the job directly. Might be considered boilerplate. Safer to remove the Whole Health System paragraph and mission statement.
Also remove "Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/" maybe keep? It's a reference; could be considered boilerplate? It's a link to qualification standard; maybe keep as part of Qualifications? It's a reference; could be considered supplemental. I'd keep it as part of Qualifications.
We must preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep all details from the posting that are substantive, but we can condense into lists/paragraphs as long as we don't lose info. Must not omit any detail. That's tricky: we must keep all specifics like numbers of days of leave, etc. We'll need to include them.
Let's extract all substantive info:
From summary: Already captured.
Duties list (bullet points):
- Leads key Sterile Processing Service operations involving decontamination - sterilization - high-level disinfection - sterile storage - and the safe reprocessing of critical and semi-critical reusable medical devices
- Assists the Chief of Sterile Processing Service with oversight of the department - including program development - operational planning - resource management - and evaluation of service-level outcomes
- Directs quality management activities by assessing processes - monitoring trends - analyzing data - and developing corrective action plans to strengthen instrument processing and reprocessing practices
- Develops and implements policies - programs - systems - standard operating procedures - and evidence-based practices that promote safe - consistent - and effective sterile processing operations
- Provides leadership for the selection - operation - maintenance - and appropriate use of equipment involved in the reprocessing of reusable medical devices
- Develops educational programs - mentors staff and medical providers - and promotes knowledge of sterile processing principles - infection prevention - reprocessing standards - and safe clinical practices
- Collaborates with clinical and interdisciplinary partners to identify risks - address negative trends and environment-of-care concerns - and improve the safety and reliability of reusable medical device processes
- Advances performance improvement through project development - data collection - statistical analysis - and the development of evidence-based clinical guidelines and protocols that support quality Veteran care
Qualifications Basic Requirements:
- English Language Proficiency (per 38 U.S.C. 7403(f))
- Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by ACEN or CCNE at time program completed
OR Individuals attending a master's level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program
Upon achievement of a State license - the individual may be appointed on temporary basis and later converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program (Reference VA Handbook 5005 - Appendix G6)
OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing - possession of a current - full - active - and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing to warrant an appointment as a Nurse who has completed an associated degree/entry level Nursing education program
Credit for foreign nursing education higher that associate degree/entry level requires a formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized equivalency evaluation accepted by VA such as International Consultants of Delaware (ICD)
Current - full - active - and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State - Territory or Commonwealth (i.e. - Puerto Rico) of the United States - or the District of Columbia
Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) Exception: Candidates who otherwise meet the basic education requirements - but do not possess the required licensure - may be appointed at the entry step of the grade and level applicable to the completed nursing education as a GNT on a 120-day temporary appointment while actively pursuing licensure (may be extended up to two years on a case-by-case-basis.)
NOTE: Grandfathering Provision - All persons currently employed in VHA in 0610 series and performing the duties as described in the qualification standard on the effective date of the standard (1/29/2024) are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the grade held including positive education and licensure/certification
Grade Determinations: The following Scope - Education and Dimension criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates - and if appropriate - the level within a grade
The Dimension requirements (Practice - Veteran/Patient Driven Care - Leadership - Professional Development and Evidence-Based Practice/Research) are detailed for each grade and level within the online assessment: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13071412
Then list of Nurse I Level I, II, III, Nurse II, Nurse III with education/experience combos.
Preferred Experience:
- 2-5 years in Sterile Processing Service preferred
- 1-2 years leadership experience preferred
- Sterile Processing Service certificate preferred
Reference link for qualification standard.
Physical Requirements:
- You will be asked to participate in a pre-employment examination or evaluation as part of the pre-employment process for this position
- Questions about physical demands or environmental factors may be addressed at the time of evaluation or examination.
Benefits/Pay/Schedule etc:
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package:
- VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay: Competitive salary - regular salary increases - potential for performance awards
- Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave - 13 days of sick leave - 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
- 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)
- Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
- Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 7:30am-4:00pm
- Telework: Not Authorized
- Virtual: This is not a virtual position
- Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
- Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
- Travel Requirements: You may be expected to travel 25% or less of the time for this position to various care locations within the service area - including Veteran homes as part of Home Health care delivery
- You must possess and maintain a current - valid - unrestricted state-issued driver's license
- You must provide a safe - clean driving record from the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) during onboarding
- You must successfully complete a driver's physical examination to demonstrate medical ability to safely operate a government-owned or leased vehicle - as required under 5 CFR 930 and HR Job Aid 05-OB-010.002
We need to output HTML with sections.
We must not include markdown fences.
We'll produce something like:
About the role
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It implies we should use those headings when appropriate. It doesn't forbid other headings, but likely they expect those. We'll stick to those.
Thus we need to map content to these headings.
- About the role: summary paragraph.
- Responsibilities: duties list.
- Requirements: maybe basic requirements (English proficiency, nursing education, licensure). Could also include Grade Determinations? That's part of qualification standard. Could be under Requirements.
- Qualifications: maybe preferred experience and certificate.
- Skills: maybe not explicitly listed; we could omit if no specific skills.
- Benefits: VA offers comprehensive total rewards package with details.
- Pay: mention "Competitive salary - regular salary increases - potential for performance awards". That's pay.
- Schedule: Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 7:30am-4:00pm; Telework: Not Authorized; Virtual: not a virtual position; Travel Requirements: 25% or less; driver's license requirements; etc. Could include under Schedule.
We must not repeat job title. No Job ID.
We must remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions. The posting didn't have obvious boilerplate except maybe the VA Mission Statement at end; that's maybe boilerplate? It's about Whole Health System; could be considered boilerplate but it's specific to VA. Might keep? It's not about the job directly. Might be considered boilerplate. Safer to remove the Whole Health System paragraph and mission statement.
Also remove "Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/" maybe keep? It's a reference; could be considered boilerplate? It's a link to qualification standard; maybe keep as part of Qualifications? It's a reference; could be considered supplemental. I'd keep it as part of Qualifications.
We must preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep all details from the posting that are substantive, but we can condense into lists/paragraphs as long as we don't lose info. Must not omit any detail. That's tricky: we must keep all specifics like numbers of days of leave, etc. We'll need to include them.
Let's extract all substantive info:
From summary: Already captured.
Duties list (bullet points):
- Leads key Sterile Processing Service operations involving decontamination - sterilization - high-level disinfection - sterile storage - and the safe reprocessing of critical and semi-critical reusable medical devices
- Assists the Chief of Sterile Processing Service with oversight of the department - including program development - operational planning - resource management - and evaluation of service-level outcomes
- Directs quality management activities by assessing processes - monitoring trends - analyzing data - and developing corrective action plans to strengthen instrument processing and reprocessing practices
- Develops and implements policies - programs - systems - standard operating procedures - and evidence-based practices that promote safe - consistent - and effective sterile processing operations
- Provides leadership for the selection - operation - maintenance - and appropriate use of equipment involved in the reprocessing of reusable medical devices
- Develops educational programs - mentors staff and medical providers - and promotes knowledge of sterile processing principles - infection prevention - reprocessing standards - and safe clinical practices
- Collaborates with clinical and interdisciplinary partners to identify risks - address negative trends and environment-of-care concerns - and improve the safety and reliability of reusable medical device processes
- Advances performance improvement through project development - data collection - statistical analysis - and the development of evidence-based clinical guidelines and protocols that support quality Veteran care
Qualifications Basic Requirements:
- English Language Proficiency (per 38 U.S.C. 7403(f))
- Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by ACEN or CCNE at time program completed
OR Individuals attending a master's level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program
Upon achievement of a State license - the individual may be appointed on temporary basis and later converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program (Reference VA Handbook 5005 - Appendix G6)
OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing - possession of a current - full - active - and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing to warrant an appointment as a Nurse who has completed an associated degree/entry level Nursing education program
Credit for foreign nursing education higher that associate degree/entry level requires a formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized equivalency evaluation accepted by VA such as International Consultants of Delaware (ICD)
Current - full - active - and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State - Territory or Commonwealth (i.e. - Puerto Rico) of the United States - or the District of Columbia
Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) Exception: Candidates who otherwise meet the basic education requirements - but do not possess the required licensure - may be appointed at the entry step of the grade and level applicable to the completed nursing education as a GNT on a 120-day temporary appointment while actively pursuing licensure (may be extended up to two years on a case-by-case-basis.)
NOTE: Grandfathering Provision - All persons currently employed in VHA in 0610 series and performing the duties as described in the qualification standard on the effective date of the standard (1/29/2024) are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the grade held including positive education and licensure/certification
Grade Determinations: The following Scope - Education and Dimension criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates - and if appropriate - the level within a grade
The Dimension requirements (Practice - Veteran/Patient Driven Care - Leadership - Professional Development and Evidence-Based Practice/Research) are detailed for each grade and level within the online assessment: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13071412
Then list of Nurse I Level I, II, III, Nurse II, Nurse III with education/experience combos.
Preferred Experience:
- 2-5 years in Sterile Processing Service preferred
- 1-2 years leadership experience preferred
- Sterile Processing Service certificate preferred
Reference link for qualification standard.
Physical Requirements:
- You will be asked to participate in a pre-employment examination or evaluation as part of the pre-employment process for this position
- Questions about physical demands or environmental factors may be addressed at the time of evaluation or examination.
Benefits/Pay/Schedule etc:
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package:
- VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay: Competitive salary - regular salary increases - potential for performance awards
- Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave - 13 days of sick leave - 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
- 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)
- Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
- Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 7:30am-4:00pm
- Telework: Not Authorized
- Virtual: This is not a virtual position
- Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
- Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
- Travel Requirements: You may be expected to travel 25% or less of the time for this position to various care locations within the service area - including Veteran homes as part of Home Health care delivery
- You must possess and maintain a current - valid - unrestricted state-issued driver's license
- You must provide a safe - clean driving record from the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) during onboarding
- You must successfully complete a driver's physical examination to demonstrate medical ability to safely operate a government-owned or leased vehicle - as required under 5 CFR 930 and HR Job Aid 05-OB-010.002
We need to output HTML with sections.
We must not include markdown fences.
We'll produce something like:
About the role
Join the VA Black Hills Health Care System as the Assistant Chief of Sterile Processing Service and help lead a program essential to safe Veteran care. Provide leadership for sterile processing operations - quality management - staff education - infection prevention - and reprocessing of critical and semi-critical medical devices while advancing reliable - evidence-based practices - supporting process improvement - and strengthening care across the health care system.
Responsibilities
- Leads key Sterile