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Medical Instrument Tech (GI) Supervisor
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
On-siteMather AFB, CA$68K – $89KApply by Jun 4, 2026Medical Instrument TechnicianESTJESTPISFPISTPTrades
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Incumbent serves as the Medical Instrument Technician Supervisor that provides oversight over medical instrument technician workload assessments, assigning work, and assuring proper staffing coverage provide performance input for evaluation and award purposes, evaluate training records and determine educational needs of the technical staff. They participate in quality improvement measures, recommending and implementing practice change when indicated.
What You'll Do
- →Duties: Supervises Medical Instrument Technician to accomplish daily work.
- →Exercises supervisory authorities and responsibilities involving work assignments and review, and the administrative and personnel management functions relative to the staff supervised.
- →Knowledge to educate MITs in the ability to set up equipment, assist with biopsy procurement, snare polypectomy, esophageal/pyloric/colonic dilation, variceal banding, injection, and/or electrocautery for treatment of bleeding, Barret's Esophagus treatment (BARRX) disease with ablation balloon, and endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) procedures.
- →The employee must ensure that the appropriate Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and manufacturer's instructions are followed for any step in the use of RMD and RMD storage (pre-cleaning, reprocessing, disinfection, sterilization, maintenance) in which he/she is involved.
- →Validates annual competencies for Set-Up and Precleaning of RMD for GI staff and provides retraining as needed.
- →Provides or facilitates scheduled training sessions in medical center/service level safety promotions as directed by the Nurse Manager.
- →Knows fire drill and emergency plans for work area, including location of all emergency fire equipment.
- →The incumbent provides knowledge and instructs the staff about protocols for fluoroscopy used during specific GI procedures.
- →Schedules vendor training for identified needs of the staff in the endoscopy unit.
- →Remains up to date on current manufacturer's instructions for use for RMD.
- →Functions as the primary person to place requests for new equipment and supplies using the logistics CPRC and SEPG systems, while communicating with providers and the nurse manager when issues arise.
- →The MIT supervisor is responsible for ensuring that all specialized GI accessories, including, but not limited to, snares, injection needles, esophageal and biliary stents which are ordered through Logistics in a timely fashion.
- →Specialized, patient specific, items require consultation directly with the Gastroenterologist for proper sizing, etc.
- →The supervisor establishes good working relationships with accessory vendors and maintains current ordering information needed by the department for the specialized accessories.
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.
- ✓You may be required to serve a probationary period.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓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 dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
Personality Fit
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