Supply Technician

About the role

This position serves as Supply Technician (Medical) for the Medical Supply Distribution (MSD) areas of Logistics Service within the G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center. As a Supply Technician - you will provide wards - clinics - operating rooms - secondary storage locations - and other hospital facilities with supplies and material including - but not limited to - sterile and non-sterile medical supplies - instrument sets and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Pulls stock inventory and material for delivery
• Replenishes stock inventory
• Interacts with clinical and administrative customers and maintains records on stock levels
• Communicates to the Lead or Supervisor any concerns related to supplies - equipment and procedures
• Provides information to customers regarding medical supplies
• Monitors expiration dates - rotates stock to limit outdates and removes items from use as required by outdates
• Monitors and controls critical supplies
• Performs daily inventory using bar coding equipment on a predetermined schedule that will allow for timely replenishment
• Resolves differences between records and physical count of stock
• Distributes items according to established or ad hoc requirements in computerized inventory management systems
• Delivers supplies in a timely manner and ensures supplies and material delivered are in sterile and operational condition
• Completes specialty cart preparation
• Cleans assigned secondary areas in accordance with aseptic principles
• Receives supplies and material into the medical center's catchment area

Qualifications

• Must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 09/24/2026.
• Time-In-Grade Requirement: If you are a current Federal employee who has held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks, you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-04 level (or equivalent) to qualify for GS-05; submit an SF-50 showing eligibility; if the most recent SF-50 is within the past year, provide an additional SF-50 demonstrating one-year time-in-grade.
• Specialized Experience: One (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-4 level in Federal service, including providing supplies to clinical/administrative areas; scanning, bar-coding, receiving, storing, distributing supplies/instruments/equipment; pulling/replenishing stock and maintaining stock records; monitoring expiration dates; cleaning assigned areas per regulations; using automated inventory systems; answering customer questions about supplies.
• Education Substitution: Successfully completed 4 years of post‑high‑school education (accredited business, secretarial, technical school, junior college, college, or university).
• Combination: Equivalent combination of specialized experience and post‑high‑school education; for GS‑05 only education exceeding 60 semester hours (2 years) is creditable.
• Driver's License Requirement: Must possess a current, valid state‑issued driver's license; you will be required to show it at the interview (do not submit a copy with your application).

Schedule

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm (subject to change based on the needs of the Agency). This is not a virtual position.