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Prosthetics Purchasing Agent
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 13 days ago
About the Role
This position is located in the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service (PMRS) under the supervision of the department Chief. The incumbent initiates and completes the procurement of prosthetics goods and services for eligible Veterans at the Butler VA Health Care System, Butler, PA.
What You'll Do
- →***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Duties include but are not limited to the following: Receives and analyzes Prosthetic Consults, and prescriptions for items, services and home medical equipment.
- →Reviews requests for completeness, proper documentation and makes arrangements to procure prosthetic items.
- →Examines clinical health records and claims folders to determine eligibility and entitlement for items and services.
- →Procures specialized medical equipment with critical and unique characteristics and considers associated guidance from a variety of sources.
- →Authorizes and prepares complex purchase orders for a wide variety of devices, medical supplies, and durable medical equipment.
- →Executes price adjustments; resolves any discrepancies, modifications, amendments to purchase orders and cancellations for purchase orders.
- →Uses different solicitation methods, ordering or reporting procedures, purchasing methods, or clauses and provisions depending upon the type, complexity, quantity, dollar value, or urgency of the requirement.
- →Determines the availability of replacement parts responsible to execute and coordinating returns, warranty work and complicated repairs which may include modifications to purchase orders and other time-consuming negotiations.
- →Reconciles all invoices for certification of payment by reviewing patient records against invoices to ensure that accurate cost is being charged for service/item rendered and verify the correct total cost.
- →Performs other duties as assigned.
- →Work Schedule: Full Time, Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
- ✓In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.
- ✓The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment.
- ✓A pre-placement physical examination is not required.
- ✓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) - See "Required Documents" below for details.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary 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.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
Personality Fit
This role is commonly a great fit for these MBTI types:
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