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Supervisory Medical Supply Technician (STERILE PROCESSING)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 55 days ago
On-site Chicago, IL $62K – $81K Apply by Jul 31, 2026 Medical Supply Aide And Technician ESTJESTPISFPISTP Trades
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The Supervisory Medical Supply Technician position in Sterile Processing at Jesse Brown VAMC, Chicago IL Sterile processing is responsible for high-level disinfectants of critical and semi-critical reusable medical equipment, maintaining quality assurance with all the machines. The Supervisory MST functions as a first-level supervisor responsible for the oversight of a group of MSTs, with administrative responsibility for planning and directing the work.
What You'll Do
- →Duties: The position functions as a first-level supervisor responsible for the oversight of a group of MSTs, with administrative responsibility for planning and directing the work.
- →Oversees attendance and leave, including approval of sick and annual leave and vacation schedules.
- →Informs higher level management of anticipated vacancies or increases in workload.
- →Recommends promotions, reassignments, recognition of superior performance, retention or release of probationary employees or other changes of assigned personnel.
- →Holds corrective interviews with employees, referring disciplinary problems to higher levels of management.
- →Resolves informal complaints of employees and deals with union representatives on personnel matters.
- →Provides technical supervision necessary for accomplishing the work of the Sterile Processing Unit.
- →Provides, distributes, and balances workload among employees in accordance with the established work flow and experience.
- →Monitors the status and progress of work and makes adjustments in accordance with established procedures.
- →Ensures timely accomplishments of assigned workload, and ensures that SPS Staff employees have sufficient workload.
- →Schedules, coordinates, prepares, and performs all training programs related to SPS directive and program requirements.
- →Monitors the demand and needs of the SPS program to determine the abilities of emergent focus for staff.
- →Responsible for the coordination, planning, implementation and training for SPS staff, services and ensures that the facility understands the program regulations and procedures.
- →Participates as a member and/or in an advisory capacity on committees in the absence of the Chief of SPS such as: Clinical Product Review, Infection Control, Emergency Management and RME committee.
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.
- ✓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 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.
- ✓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 trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
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