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Purchasing Agent
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 4 days ago
About the Role
The incumbent has coordination and active involvement with various Community Based Outpatient Clinics. Additional information to ensure the reader understands the position's overall purpose. Relevant mission and function information should be included in the Introduction. The incumbent receives and analyzes Prosthetic Consults, and prescriptions (VAF 10-2431) for items, services and home medical equipment from physicians, therapists, medical center personnel, patients or their representatives.
What You'll Do
- →The incumbent receives and analyzes Prosthetic Consults, and prescriptions for items, services and home medical equipment.
- →The incumbent reviews requests for completeness, proper documentation and make arrangements to procure these items.
- →Establishes workflow protocols to ensure the timely execution of work.
- →Coordinate work for special circumstances.
- →As the subject matter expert (SME), will advise other services on the policies and procedures to establish requisitions for services, equipment and commodities.
- →Review requests from various sources and making substitutions if necessary (within scope).
- →As a subject matter expert, the incumbent will provide general guidance to potential vendors on requirements and information needed to be entered into the VHA's local vendor file.
- →Examine clinical health records and claims folders to determine eligibility and entitlement for items and services.
- →Advise Veterans and clinicians in relation to eligibility for entitlements for items and services.
- →Procure specialized medical equipment with critical and unique characteristics and associated guidance from a variety of sources.
- →Purchases various equipment, supplies, and services through the use of the government purchase card for micro purchase.
- →The incumbent will be responsible and knowledgeable in various purchasing strategies, such as how to solicit, who to solicit, what clauses to include, which offers to accept or how much lead time.
- →The incumbent will negotiate prices with sole source vendors, persuade reluctant vendors and collect data for requirements not previously required.
- →Authorizes and prepares complex purchase orders for a wide variety of devices, medical supplies and durable medical equipment.
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: 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) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period 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.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period, 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:
Job ID: 01081bd6-792d-4164-8b03-130322a418d4
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