LEAD MED SUPLY TECHNICIAN (STERILE PROCESSING) - Veterans Health Administration

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Basic Requirements: Basic Requirements: To qualify for appointment to this position, all applicants must possess the following: Citizenship - You must be a citizen of the United States English Language Proficiency - English Language Proficiency - You must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) and VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Chapter 3, Section A, paragraph 3j. Experience and/or Education - Experience - Six months of experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the work or provides an understanding of the work; OR Education - One year above high school that included at least 6 semester hours in health care related courses such as sterile processing, nursing assistant, hospital corpsman, and operating room and surgical technician courses or other courses related to the position; OR Experience/Education Combination - Equivalent combination of experience and education are qualifying for entry level for which both education and experience are acceptable. May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria). Grade Determinations: GS-07 Lead Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing) Experience. One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level. In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs: 1. Ability to instruct staff on the correct procedures and protocols for completing assignments. 2. Skill in communicating with staff to ensure compliance with written directives, rules and regulations. 3. Skill in interpersonal relationships in dealing with employees, team leaders, and managers. 4. Knowledge of sterility principles in order to instruct staff on decontamination procedures. 5. Ability to lead individuals, manage priorities, and schedule work assignments Preferred Experience: Completion of SPS Level 1 training in TMS must be done within 90 days after being hired, preferred. Previous experience as lead MST or covering as lead MST, preferred. Experience in management of endoscopes reprocessing, preferred. Experience in identifying, managing, cleaning and/ or high- level disinfecting surgical instruments, preferred. Knowledge and experience in identifying and managing Orthopedic instrumentation, preferred. Approved professional agency certification for sterile processing, preferred. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019 Major Duties but not limited to: Is in charge of making the Medical Supply Technicians' staff work assignment, corrects & redirects staff while performing duties, monitors progress toward completion of assigned tasks. The Lead is responsible for all activities that occur in his/her area of responsibility within the department during their tour of duty. On a regular and recurring basis, lead duties in this position consist of the following: - Distributes and balances the workload among staff to ensure timely reprocessing and to ensure that each employee has enough work to keep busy. Assess quality and quantity of work produced by each employee. - Keeps in touch with the status and progress of work and makes day-to-day adjustments in accordance with established priorities. - Reports on expected time of completion of work and maintain records of work accomplishments and time expended. Prepares production reports as requested. - Instruct employees in specific tasks and job techniques and make available written instructions and reference materials as necessary. - Provides on the job training to new employees, new procedures, or accomplishments of new projects' tasks. - Maintains current knowledge and answer questions to other employees on procedures, policies, directives, etc. May obtain needed information or decisions from the supervisor on problems that arise or backlogs that cannot be disposed promptly. - Spot checks work in progress and assists in reviewing completed work to see that instructions, work sequences, procedures, methods, and deadlines have been met. - Participates in Operating Room daily huddles in coordination with the Program Manager Coordinator as part of coordination of surgical procedures. - Amend or reject work not meeting established standards. Refers to the supervisor questions or issues not covered by standards and/or problems in meeting performance standards. - Monitors working conditions such as, ventilation, lighting/illumination, safety, etc. - May inform employees of available services and employee activities. - Will resolve simple, informal complaints of employees, but refer othe