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Lead Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 7 days ago
On-site Beckley, WV $64K – $83K Apply by Jun 22, 2026 Medical Supply Aide And Technician ESTJESTPISFPISTP Trades
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The Lead Medical Supply Technician (MST) is assigned to Sterile Processing Service department and provides support for all matters of concern relating to procedures for the decontamination, high-level disinfection, and/or sterilization of critical and semi-critical reusable medical instruments and equipment storage of items reprocessed at Beckley VA Medical Center facility with management of Reusable Medical Devices (RMD) and single use (disposable) medical devices.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties to include but not limited to: Estimates and reports on expected time of completion of work and maintains records of work accomplishments and time expended and prepares production reports as requested.
- →Instructs employees in specific tasks and job techniques and make available written instructions, reference materials and supplies.
- →Provides mentoring and preceptorship to existing employees related to job training of new employees in accordance with established procedures and practices.
- →Maintains a current knowledge and answer questions of other employees on procedures, policies, standard operating procedures and directives.
- →Maintains quality metrics and quality assurance measures as required for tray assembly, tray inspection, workflow sequence, standard operating procedures, sterilization methods and deadlines have been met.
- →Amends or rejects work not meeting established standards.
- →Monitors working conditions such as seating, ventilation, lighting, and safety.
- →Resolves simple informal departmental conflict.
- →Collects, receives, inspects, decontaminates, high-level disinfects and performs terminal sterilization of soiled supplies, instruments, equipment, and apparatus to include complex diagnostic equipment and medical apparatus.
- →Performs appropriate and safe reprocessing for all RMD by strictly adhering to the Quality Management Program requirements.
- →Inspects, assembles, packages, high-level disinfects and sterilizes all instruments, instrument sets, and packs for use throughout the medical center.
- →Performs appropriate and safe reprocessing for all RMD by strictly adhering to the Quality Management Program (e.g., uses testers, bioburden checks and instrument integrity checks).
- →Operates all sterilization that pertains to sterilization processes such as Steam Sterilizers, Sterrad, Sterrad NX, heat sealers, and incubators.
- →Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8-hour tours with rotational tours to meet patient care needs and rotational call weekdays, weekends, and Holidays.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 99b268aa-e58f-4d3d-a8e5-92a7e8179042
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