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Supervisory Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing)-Assistant Chief
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 7 days ago
On-site Fort Meade, SD $69K – $89K Apply by Jun 8, 2026 Medical Supply Aide And Technician ESFJINFJISFJISTJ HealthcareTrades
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The Assistant Chief of Sterile Processing Service (SPS) is a direct report to the Chief of SPS of the VA Black Hills Healthcare System, a Complexity 2 facility. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of sterile processing service focused on high level disinfection, sterilization, sterile storage, infection control and prevention, staff education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the delivery of services provided by SPS.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Major duties include, but are not limited to, the following: Responsible and accountable for all elements of providing supervision in the SPS program.
- →Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates outcomes in the SPS program.
- →Functions as the first-level supervisor and demonstrates performance and leadership that is broad enough to impact oversight of the department Medical Supply Technicians, Lead Technician and Reusable Medical Device (RMD) Coordinator.
- →Provides leadership for critical and semi-critical RMD, including sterile storage, reprocessing, standard operating procedures (SOP), competency assessment, selection, operation, and maintenance of reprocessing equipment, staff education program for RMDs, and quality management of SPS.
- →Assists the Chief of SPS with assessing, monitoring, developing, and implementing corrective action plans for instrument processing, decontamination, sterilization, storage, biological monitoring, and high-level disinfection monitoring through an SPS quality management system.
- →Incumbent has knowledge in areas of patient care practices, microbiology, asepsis, disinfection/sterilization processes, adult education, infectious diseases, communication, and program administration.
- →Specific activities include but are not limited to education program development, evaluating concepts and project development, mentoring staff and medical providers in sterile processing principles and in the implementation of projects, data collection techniques, and developing evidence-based guidelines and protocols.
- →Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.
- →Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Functional Statement #: 000000 Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
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
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