Supervisory Medical Supply Technician; Sterile Processing

Supervisory Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing)

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Pay Range: $69,106.00/yr - $89,845.00/yr

Summary: The Supervisory Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing) functions as a first‑level supervisor responsible for the oversight of a group of medical supply technicians, with administrative responsibility for planning and directing the work, ensuring compliance with quality assurance programs and training requirements.

• Basic Requirements:
  • Citizenship – U.S. citizen
  • English language proficiency – required by 38 U.S.C. § 7402(d) and § 7407(d)
  • Experience – Six months of related experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the work or provides an understanding of the work
  • Education – One year above high school with at least 6 semester hours in health‑care related courses such as sterile processing, nursing assistant, hospital corpsman, operating room and surgical technician courses, or other courses related to the position
• Grandfathering Provision: Medical Supply Technicians (MST) employed in VHA on the effective date of the qualification standard (May 28 2014) are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the title, series and grade held that are part of the basic requirements of the occupation.
• Grade Determinations: In addition to meeting the basic requirements, to qualify for the GS‑08 level you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS‑7).
• Specialized Experience Examples:
  • Distributing and prioritizing workload among employees in accordance with established workflow or job specializations.
  • Assuring an even workflow and distribution of the workload.
  • Revising work schedules to meet anticipated and unanticipated changes in the workload.
  • Assigning work to staff based on experience and training needs.
  • Monitoring and reporting on status of work.
  • Reviewing work in progress or spot‑checking work to ensure completed work meets supervisors’ instructions on procedures, methods, and deadlines.
  • Assessing the quality and quantity of work by reviewing cleaning, reprocessing, and distribution of technical medical equipment, material, and instrumentation.
• Key Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs): Ability to manage, interact with and deal with individuals of varying backgrounds; direct staff and manage tasks; oversee all aspects of decontamination, preparation, sterilization, monitoring, and distribution of reusable medical equipment; perform full range of supervisory duties, including assigning, planning, evaluating work, recommending awards, approving leave, identifying training needs, and resolving staff issues.
• Preferred Experience: 1–2 years of supervisory experience.
• Knowledge: Reprocessing of reusable medical equipment and responsible for reusable instruments, equipment, medical devices, or supplies.
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Standards/.
• Full performance level of this vacancy is GS‑08; the actual grade at which an applicant may be selected is GS‑08.
• Physical Requirements: Typical for the occupation; may require standing, lifting, carrying, sitting, stooping, bending, pulling, and pushing; may be required to wear personal protective equipment and undergo annual TB screening or testing as a condition of employment.
• Work Environment: Office/clinic setting with normal safety precautions; sufficient lighting, heating, and ventilation; ability to handle several tasks at once in sometimes stressful situations.

• Direct supervision of day‑to‑day operations in the Sterile Processing Service (SPS), including reusable medical equipment (RME) reprocessing for all clinical services.
• Operationalize quality assurance program in daily practice to ensure that the right instrument is in the right condition, in the right place, at the right time.
• Operate in conjunction with the Educator to deploy a comprehensive training program for all SPS staff.
• Communicate daily with customers to ensure open communication and uninterrupted and consistently accurate flow of necessary RME supplies for procedures.
• Plan work for…