Supply Technician

$40,196 - $52,252/Yr

United States Department of Veterans Affairs - Kansas City, MO

Part-time,Full-time - Entry Level

Onsite - Kansas City, MO

Administration of Human Resource Programs

About the position

The Supply Technician (Medical) position at the Kansas City VA Medical Center is responsible for managing the distribution of medical supplies within the Medical Supply Distribution (MSD) areas of Supply Chain Management. This role involves ensuring that various hospital facilities, including wards, clinics, and operating rooms, are adequately stocked with both sterile and non-sterile medical supplies, instrument sets, and equipment. The technician will interact with clinical and administrative staff to maintain inventory levels and ensure timely delivery of supplies.

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 outages, and removes items from use as required by outages.
• Monitors and controls critical supplies.
• Performs daily inventory using bar coding equipment on a predetermined schedule that allows 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.

Requirements

• One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-4 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.
• 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.
• Alternatively, applicants may qualify based on education, having successfully completed 4 years above high school in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package as a federal employee, including access to a range of benefits designed to make a federal career rewarding.