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Supervisory Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing)-Chief
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 57 days ago
Hybrid Lebanon, PA $100K – $130K Apply by Aug 17, 2026 Medical Supply Aide And Technician ESFJINFJISFJISTJ HealthcareTradesTransportation
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This position is located in Sterile Processing Service (SPS), Lebanon VA Medical Center, Lebanon, Pennsylvania. This position provides leadership by identifying and maintaining SPS standards, for the practice of all services and care lines, and contributes to the fulfillment of the Mission of the clinical areas.
What You'll Do
- →Duties include but not limited to:The following is a summary of the major essential functions of this job.
- →The Incumbent may perform other related duties as assigned, both major and minor not mentioned below; periodically specific functions may change.
- →The incumbent supervises staff that range in grade from the GS 9, Assistant Chief, SPS, to the GS 6, medical technicians.
- →The skill-level diversity of staff creates a supervisory challenge in maintaining staff expertise in a discipline of ever-changing technology.
- →The incumbent must continually assure that SPS staff maintains quality and standards in reusable medical equipment (RME) processing.
- →The incumbent provides oversight to all facility RME; assuring actions regarding facility RME purchases are appropriate.
- →The incumbent provides oversight to all facility RME standard operating procedures (SOPs) to assure accordance with all procedures.
- →The incumbent faces frequent deadline changes.
- →Whenever the surgery schedule is altered, there is increased pressure for the Chief, SPS, to assure delivery of the alternate procedure trays.
- →Interaction with the vendor/contractor to expedite delivery of required surgical items has a direct impact on the timeliness of surgery and patient care.
- →The Chief, SPS, is responsible for assessing, monitoring, developing, and assisting with implementing corrective action plans for instrument and RME processing, decontamination, sterilization, biological monitoring, and high-level disinfecting monitoring.
- →He/she will coordinate recall of facility sterilized items whose sterility may have been compromised.
- →The Chief, SPS, is an active member of the Commodities Standards Committee, Medical Equipment Committee, and the Co-Chairperson of the RME Committee, and he/she will be an active participant in Environmental Rounds and Operating Room (OR)/SPS Quality Management (QM) meetings.
- →The Chief, SPS, will collaborate and communicate information or concerns between clinical services and SPS.
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.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation/examination.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
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