Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing) - Quality Assurance

Summary

The Charleston VA Healthcare Network is recruiting for a Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing) - Quality Assurance! In this role, the incumbent oversees activities across all areas of the SPS Section-including Decontamination, Processing, Instrument Preparation, the GI Lab, the Operating Room Core Area, and Distribution-to ensure consistent, high-quality support for patient care.

Duties

• Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Major duties may include, but are not limited to: Functions or Scopes of Practice. The position demands a complete conceptual and practical working knowledge of all SPS functions. The incumbent serves as direct Liaison to all end using services in the facility where use, storage and reprocessing of RMD takes place. Ensures proper procedures are followed and that items are safe for use, delivered on time to the proper place, and in the right condition to be properly used for VA patient care. Reviews completed work to assure that Supervisor, SPS instructions on work sequence, procedures, methods and deadlines have been met as deemed appropriate to assess the quality and quantity of work produced by each employee. Prepares various Quality Assurance Reports for higher level supervisors. The incumbent is responsible for quality management, reprocessing activities, those which occur inside and outside of the SPS work area, training, competency assessment, and enhancing patient flow through the operating rooms and procedural areas, and aid in succession planning for all areas of SPS and sites where reprocessing occurs. The incumbent plans, develops, directs and maintains a Quality Control Program ensuring product quality assurance through random sampling, biological testing, product assessment and related means, providing QA reports upon need. The incumbent ensures the availability and control of many separately recurring reusable medical/surgical supplies and equipment, which have difficult supply and demand patterns due to the mission of the facility. The incumbent audits all locations where critical and semi-critical RMD is utilized, reprocessed and stored to include documentation to assure each patient care area and SPS is compliant with SPS/RMD directives and handbooks as well as industry standards such as Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) and International Reports. The incumbent coordinates with selected project team members performing, planning, developing, monitoring, and controlling costs, schedules, quality, and risk mitigation strategies for programs/projects related to surgical instruments and other areas that include instrument tracking within the facility. The incumbent maintains competency to perform a full range of duties as a Sterile Processing technician. Quality Assurance MST's are required to mentor new employees and assist with the New Employee Education Program. At times serve as Acting Supervisor of SPS, Lead MST, SPS Educator, OR/SPS Coordinator, Instrument Tracking Specialist, and RMD Coordinator in that person's absence. Work Schedule: 5:00pm - 1:30am Monday - Friday (with on-call requirements) Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases. When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade). Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child. 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 #: 58681F 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. 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.

Education

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.