Supply Technician - Medical

About the role

This position serves as Supply Technician for the Medical Supply Distribution (MSD) areas of Logistics Service at the Syracuse VA Medical Center in Syracuse, NY. 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.
• Maintains expiration dates, rotates stock to limit outdates and removes items from use as required by outdates.
• Maintains control over critical supplies.
• Daily inventory using bar coding equipment on a predetermined schedule that allows for timely replenishment.
• Solves discrepancies 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.

Requirements

To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the following:

• SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: One (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-4 level in the Federal service that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position. Qualifying specialized experience includes providing supplies and material to clinical and/or administrative areas of a facility; scanning, bar-coding, receiving, storing and distributing supplies, instruments and other material; pulling stock, replenishing stock and maintaining records on stock levels; monitoring expiration dates; cleaning assigned areas in accordance with regulations and policy; utilizing an automated system to maintain inventory; and answering customer questions regarding supplies and materials.
• EDUCATION SUBSTITUTION (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED): Successful completion of 4 years of education above high school level in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite. This education must be obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. If you are qualifying on education, transcripts are required.
• COMBINATION (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED): An equivalent combination of specialized experience and post-high-school education as described above that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of this position. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable towards meeting the specialized experience requirement. If you are qualifying with a combination of experience and education, your experience must be detailed in your resume and transcripts are required.
• DRIVER'S LICENSE REQUIRED: A current, valid state-issued Driver's License is required for this position. NOTE: We cannot accept photographs, therefore; please do not submit a copy of your license with your application package. If an interview is requested, you will be required to provide a copy of your current, valid state-issued Driver's License.

Qualifications

To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the following:

• SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: One (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-4 level in the Federal service that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position. Qualifying specialized experience includes providing supplies and material to clinical and/or administrative areas of a facility; scanning, bar-coding, receiving, storing and distributing supplies, instruments and other material; pulling stock, replenishing stock and maintaining records on stock levels; monitoring expiration dates; cleaning assigned areas in accordance with regulations and policy; utilizing an automated system to maintain inventory; and answering customer questions regarding supplies and materials.
• EDUCATION SUBSTITUTION (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED): Successful completion of 4 years of education above high school level in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite. This education must be obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. If you are qualifying on education, transcripts are required.
• COMBINATION (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED): An equivalent combination of specialized experience and post-high school education as described above that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of this position. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable towards meeting the specialized experience requirement. If you are qualifying with a combination of experience and education, your experience must be detailed in your resume and transcripts are required.
• DRIVER'S LICENSE REQUIRED: A current, valid state-issued Driver's License is required for this position. NOTE: We cannot accept photographs, therefore; please do not submit a copy of your license with your application package. If an interview is requested, you will be required to provide a copy of your current, valid state-issued Driver's License.