Medical Supply Technician
Location: Omaha Nebraska
Description: Department of Veterans Affairs is at present recruited Medical Supply Technician right now, this career will be placed in Nebraska. Further informations about this career opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. VacancyID:
765534
The
Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) needs employees who possess the energy, compassion, and commitment to serv! e those who served our Country. Whatever the job title, every position in VA will give you a chance to make a meaningful and personal contribution to the lives of truly special and deserving people - our Veterans. Working for VA is one of the most emotionally satisfying and professionally rewarding ways to dedicate the best within you to your Country's service.
If you are transitioning from the military or a Veteran already, we invite you to explore the benefits of continuing your career at the VA.
The VA is committed to hiring Veterans
.
The VA is much more than just another employer. It is an honorable, open and welcoming community of those who care. Gratitude is our motivation and service is our mission.
The VA has adopted Core Values and Characteristics that apply universally across the Department. The five Core Values define Â"who we are,Â" our culture, and how we care for Veterans, their families and other beneficiaries. Th! e Values are
I
ntegrity,
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dvocacy,
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xcellence (Â"
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America's Veterans need you!
To find out more, go to
http://www.va.gov/jobs/
.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job.
You will be subject to a background/suitability investigation.
You must pass a physical in order to be placed into position.
DUTIES:
This position is located at the VA Medical Center (VAMC), Omaha, NE.
In this position you will be responsible for processing and preparing the complete range of clean and sterile medical supplies, instruments, and equipment required for patient care. The Medical Supply Technician will rotate through the various work assignments in Reprocessing, which include decontamination and preparation. You will receive and decontaminate used and contaminated items from a w! ide variety ranging from simple instruments to complex surgical items which will require skilled careful positioning of parts and the complete elimination of foreign particles.
You will prepare instrument trays, examine items to determine effectiveness of cleaning, inspect instruments, select the appropriate method of sterilization, test equipment and resolve problems encountered during the day to day work assignments.
Work Schedule: Two shifts available.
1st Shift:
7:30A.M. TO 3:30P.M. - 1 Vacancy
2nd Shift:
2:30P.M. TO 10:30P.M. - 2 Vacancies
**NOTE: MUST BE ABLE TO PASS A PHYSICAL**
***RELOCATION INCENTIVE MAY BE AUTHORIZED***
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
GS-06 Specialized Experience: You must possess at least one full year of
specialized experience, to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of! the Medical Supply Technician. To be creditable, specialized experienc! e must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, Grade-05.
Examples of Specialized Experience include:
Experience in processing, assembling, trouble-shooting, preparing, sterilizing, storing, and issuing sterile and unsterile medical supplies and equipment. The applicant must possess knowledge of the technical names, general uses, physical characteristics, and operating conditions of medical supply items; knowledge of decontamination, cleaning, preparation, sterilization, and storage procedures; knowledge of aseptic techniques; and skill in operating a washer-sterilizer, ultrasonic instrument cleaners, and gas and steam sterilizers. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include work as an operating room technician, medical instrument technician, nursing assistant, corpsman, or laboratory worker (A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actua! lly spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position, salary/grade level, and the number of hours a week spent in such employment).
OR
GS-06 Education: You must possess successfully completed six months of graduate education with courses directly related to the work of the Medical Supply Technician position such as medical supply processing, storage and distribution, sterile supplies, operating room, and surgical technician courses; or other fields related to this position.
This education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. (Six months of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent six months of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 9 semester hours should be considered! as satisfying the six months of full-time study requirement. Part-time! graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to six months of full-time study at the school attended). (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED-Please provide information regarding the courses directly related to the work of this position).
OR
GS-06 Combination of Experience and Education: You must possess equivalent combinations of specialized experience (as described above) and successfully completed graduate education (as described above). (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED-Please provide information regarding the courses directly
related to the work of this position).
This position includes a
Selective Placement Factor
(skill, knowledge, ability or other worker characteristic basic to - and essential for - satisfactory performance of the job). Selective Placement Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet it are ineligible for further consid! eration.
The Selective Placement Factor for this position is:
Dissemble, determine the appropriate methods for sterilizing, and process a variety of endoscopes and cystoscopes.
You will be rated on the following Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other characteristics (KSAOs) as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position:
1. Knowledge of aseptic principles and techniques, including sterile processing.
2.
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bility to operate sterilization equipment.
3. Ability to assemble, wrap, and store reusable medical equipment (RME).
4. Knowledge of Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI), International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management (IAHCSMM) and Quality Control standards.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
The work requires regular and recurring physical exertion such as standing for prolonged periods of time, carrying medical su! pply items weighing up to 50 pounds, frequently bending and stretching/! reaching, and pushing fully-loaded medical supply carts weighting as much as 750 pounds which must be negotiated up inclines and over rises, or positioning them on sterilizer track rails. The work requires dexterity in such tasks as inserting small rods into needle openings or precisely aligning components parts while reassembling medical equipment. Tension and stress are induced by the critical nature of producing work results critical to patient care on pre-established time frames and in emergent situations. Workdays can be lengthened without notice by emergency surgery instrumentation needs.
**NOTE: MUST BE ABLE TO PASS A PHYSICAL**
For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at
http://www.opm.gov/qualifications
.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If! your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).
APPLICANTS PLEASE NOTE:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Please refer to this
checklist
to ensure proper accreditation and for foreign education requirements.
Veteran's Preference:
When applying for Federal jobs, eligible veterans should claim preference on the Occupational Questionnaire in the section provided and provide a legible copy of DD-214(s) showing all dates of service as well as character of service (honorable, general, etc.). Additionally, veterans with service-connected disability of 10% or more must also submit a copy of their official statement from the Department of Veterans Affairs, or from a branch of the Armed Forces, certifying their service-connected disability and/or! their receipt of compensation for service-connected disability. If the! military member is within 120 days of separation and does not yet have a DD214, the member may instead submit any written document from the armed forces that certifies the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date the certification is signed.
Veterans with service-connected disability of less than 10%, non service-connected disability, and Purple Heart recipients, as-well-as those claiming derived preference for a spouse, widow or widower, or natural mother, should refer to and submit a completed "
SF15, "Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference
," (go to
http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf
) and required documentation with your application materials. For more information on Veterans' Preference, please visit
http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/veterans.aspx
.
! HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
Applicants will be ranked based on four quality groups, as follows:
Best qualified - applicants possessing experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are highly proficient in all requirements of the job and can perform effectively in the position;
Highly qualified - applicants possessing experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the requirements of the job;
Well qualified - applicants possessing experience that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in some, but not all, of the requirements of the job; and
Qualified - applicants possessing experience and/or education that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors.
After ! the vacancy announcement closes, reviewed applications are evaluated ag! ainst the questionnaire responses and placed in the appropriate quality group. Qualified veterans will be afforded preference by being placed at the top of the appropriate quality group. Qualifying veterans with a service-connected disability of 10% or more will be placed at the top of the best qualified group. The best qualified group is the first to be referred to the hiring facility for further consideration and possible interview. The remaining groups may be referred based on the number of applicants available.
BENEFITS:
VA offers a comprehensive benefits package. This link provides an overview of the benefits currently offered:
http://www.va.gov/jobs/job_benefits/benefits.asp
.
The Federal Government has special appointing authorities for persons with qualifying disabilities (go to
http://www.opm.gov/disability/peoplewithdisabilities.asp
). For additional information on these, and other spec! ial appointing authorities, refer to this
checklist
or contact the hiring Human Resources Management Service
at: 4101 Woolworth Avenue
Omaha, NE 68105
US
OTHER INFORMATION:
The
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
(ICTAP) and
Career Transition Assistance Plan
(CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation and be found well-qualified (have a final rating of 85 or more) for this vacancy. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at
http://www.opm.gov/ctap/index.asp
.
VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employees credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited ser! vice can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leav! e. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
You may be required to serve a probationary period.
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If you were eligible to this career, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Department of Veterans Affairs.
If you interested on this career just click on the Apply button, you will be redirected to the official website
This career starts available on: Sat, 20 Oct 2012 22:24:57 GMT