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Purchasing Agent
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 10 days ago
About the Role
This position is located at the James A Haley VA Medical Center in Tampa PA in the Prosthetic & Sensory Aids Service (PSAS) line. This position serves as a direct medical supply purchasing and Inventory Management support to the administrative and clinical services of the VA to initiate the obligation for all related requirements necessary to provide prosthetic and sensory aids services.
What You'll Do
- →Include but are not limited to: Performs technical level purchasing adhering to the FAR, V AAR, VHA, Prosthetics Directives, and Handbooks, Local and VIN policy and station memorandums to acquire Veteran-specific medical equipment, supplies and services based on a medical provider's clinical assessment and evaluation of the Veteran's medical condition.
- →Provides Veteran care and support services to an adult population and serves as the point of contact for external customer service inventory needs and support.
- →Routinely reviews for discrepancies or loopholes in lengthy specifications or statements of work that are very detailed, or otherwise to understand.
- →Responsible for utilizing PSAS reporting tools to monitor and track PSAS open purchase card orders, to ensure timely service is provided to Veterans.
- →Work closely with the clinicians and suppliers to meet delivery deadlines, ensures emergent delivery and repairs to guarantee a Veteran's life is never threatened.
- →The purchasing agent must work directly with vendors to trouble shoot duplicate billing errors and resolve those errors to ensure appropriate reconciliation of purchase orders.
- →Ensures accountability of all stock equipment issued, linking to individual Veteran.
- →Independently documents issued equipment to alert for replenishment.
- →Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm Telework: Ad-Hoc Only Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Position Description/PD#: 06593A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 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 or trial 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
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