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Lead Medical Supply Technician - Sterile Processing
Direct Jobs, Gainesville, Florida, us, 32635
Summary
This position is located within the Sterile Processing Service in the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System. Sterile Processing covers five locations including - Gainesville Medical Center - Lake City Medical Center - Jacksonville Outpatient Center (JOPC) - Tallahassee Health Care Center (THCC) - and the Villages Outpatient Center (TVOPC).
Qualifications 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
Citizenship
Citizen of the United States
(Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Handbook 5005 - Part II - Chapter 3 - Section A - paragraph 3g.) English Language Proficiency
MSTs must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with VA Handbook 5005 - Part II - chapter 3 - section A - paragraph 3j - Experience and/or Education Experience
Six months of experience that demonstrates the applicant's 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
Certification
None
Foreign Education
To be creditable - education completed outside the U.S. must have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education must have been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U
S
programs
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
In addition to meeting the basic requirements stated above - the following qualifications criteria must be met in determining the appropriate grade assignment of candidates
Lead Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing) - GS-7 Experience
One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-6) level
(Examples of experience include: Receives contaminated critical and semi-critical RME in the decontamination area and may receive noncritical equipment in the decontamination area as well
Disassembles the RME and determines the correct cleaning method - such as but not limited to ultrasonic cleaners - mechanical washers - cart washers and chemical cleaning/decontamination agents - as determined by manufacturer instructions
Inspects - assembles and determines the correct method and packaging for sterilization such as but not limited to steam - Sterrad - Steris - ETO - and high level disinfecting scope re-processors
Performs and documents daily operational checks and records for all sterilization equipment.) Demonstrated Knowledge - Skills - and Abilities (KSAs)
In addition to the experience above - the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs: Ability to instruct staff on the correct procedures and protocols for completing assignments
Skill in communicating with staff to ensure compliance with written directives - rules and regulations
Skill in interpersonal relationships in dealing with employees - team leaders - and managers
Knowledge of sterility principles in order to instruct staff on decontamination procedures
Ability to lead individuals - manage priorities - and schedule work assignments
Physical Requirements
This position may require shift work and/or rotation of tour assignments
Routinely requires heavy lifting (>45 lbs.) - heavy carrying (>45 lbs.) - straight pulling and pushing - walking - standing - kneeling - and/or repeated bending up to 8 hrs. - both legs required - near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4 - far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 - depth perception - ability to distinguish colors - ability to distinguish shades of colors - hearing aid permitted - and ability to operate transportation equipment
On a regular and recurring basis - the employee alternates between a contaminated environment and a carefully controlled clean environment
The employee wears special clothing - hair covers - personal protective equipment and shoe covers that can be uncomfortably warm
The employee uses insulated gloves to remove carts from sterilizers
The employee is subject to burns from accidentally touching hot items
The hazards of working around minute quantities of sterilizing gasses are unknown
The employee often works around body fluids - Blood Borne Pathogens - mucous - excretions and bits of tissue - some of which may be foul smelling
Strong - unpleasant odors are encountered while decontaminating bloody or grossly contaminated instrumentation or reusable medical equipment
The work area is noisy due to the clatter of metal instruments - rumbling of carts and operation of pre-sterilizing equipment
This position may incur occasional travel away from the duty station to support other locations within the NF/SG system to transport soiled and sterile instruments following policy and procedures or during periods of required coverage
In addition - this position may be selected to attend VHA sponsored educational training or certification courses
Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid Florida and Federal Driver License to operate a government vehicle.
Reference For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
Duties
The Lead MST works in support of the Sterile Processing Service (SPS) management team
Duties and functions include but are not limited to the following: Has expert knowledge of all areas with Sterile Processing to include: decontamination - preparation and assembly - sterilization - endoscope reprocessing - sterile storage and distribution
Demonstrates ability to work in all these areas efficiently as needed
Serves as a service expert on basic and specialty instrumentation though knowledge or use of available resources to accurately assemble basic and complex surgical trays
Distributes and prioritizes workload among employees in accordance with established workflow and/or job specializations
Assures an even workflow and distribution of the workload
Ensures scanning of instruments/scopes/probes as required in all steps of the cleaning/sterilization process to ensure accurate tracking of item through the entire process and accurate capture of workload
Revises work schedules to meet anticipated and unanticipated changes in the workload
Assigns work to staff based on experience and training needs
Monitors and reports on the status of work
Ensures SOPs - Policies - and SPS mandates are followed during the performance of workflow
Reviews work in progress or spot checks work not requiring review to ensure completed work meets supervisors' instructions on such things as work sequence - procedures - methods - and deadlines
Assesses the quality and quantity of work by reviewing the cleaning - reprocessing - and distribution of technical medical equipment - material and instrumentation
Ensures service maintains a clean clutter free work environment including but not limited to appropriate par levels - replacing loose instrumentation in appropriate storage locations - scanning trays following policy and procedures to appropriate storage location and putting trays in correct location
Provides information to management officials concerning performance issues - assignment changes - task completion - and competency review
Provides customer service by fielding requests from end-users
Consistently demonstrates effective customer service by interacting with co-workers - staff - patients - visitors - students - and volunteers in a courteous and professional manner
Trouble shoots and analyzes mechanical failures and makes necessary adjustments to complex decontamination and sterilization equipment - as well as interprets alarm conditions which may occur while operating the equipment
Performs and/or oversees maintenance per manufacturer's guidelines on all equipment used in scope processing - decontamination - and sterile processing
Instructs employees on work-related activities - policies - procedures and goals
Utilizes advanced functions of instrument tracking system to manage RME throughout the facility
Provides guidance and training to staff members with less experience
Participates in and oversees a quality assurance program to ensure appropriate and safe reprocessing is being performed as evidence by documenting: sterilizer recording charts - digital printouts - biologicals and Bowie Dick test results - high level disinfectant records - and other associated quality assurance documentation
Assists in document control - meeting the mandate of storing QA documentation for 3 years
Work Schedule: Full-Time - Monday - Friday - Rotating Schedule
1500-2330 - 1900-0330 - 1100-1930 Travel: Required up to 25% of the time
Valid Driver's License required Compressed/Flexible: Not Available Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases
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)Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual - based on prior [work experience] or military service experience
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 #: 50696F
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Qualifications 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
Citizenship
Citizen of the United States
(Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Handbook 5005 - Part II - Chapter 3 - Section A - paragraph 3g.) English Language Proficiency
MSTs must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with VA Handbook 5005 - Part II - chapter 3 - section A - paragraph 3j - Experience and/or Education Experience
Six months of experience that demonstrates the applicant's 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
Certification
None
Foreign Education
To be creditable - education completed outside the U.S. must have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education must have been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U
S
programs
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
In addition to meeting the basic requirements stated above - the following qualifications criteria must be met in determining the appropriate grade assignment of candidates
Lead Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing) - GS-7 Experience
One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-6) level
(Examples of experience include: Receives contaminated critical and semi-critical RME in the decontamination area and may receive noncritical equipment in the decontamination area as well
Disassembles the RME and determines the correct cleaning method - such as but not limited to ultrasonic cleaners - mechanical washers - cart washers and chemical cleaning/decontamination agents - as determined by manufacturer instructions
Inspects - assembles and determines the correct method and packaging for sterilization such as but not limited to steam - Sterrad - Steris - ETO - and high level disinfecting scope re-processors
Performs and documents daily operational checks and records for all sterilization equipment.) Demonstrated Knowledge - Skills - and Abilities (KSAs)
In addition to the experience above - the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs: Ability to instruct staff on the correct procedures and protocols for completing assignments
Skill in communicating with staff to ensure compliance with written directives - rules and regulations
Skill in interpersonal relationships in dealing with employees - team leaders - and managers
Knowledge of sterility principles in order to instruct staff on decontamination procedures
Ability to lead individuals - manage priorities - and schedule work assignments
Physical Requirements
This position may require shift work and/or rotation of tour assignments
Routinely requires heavy lifting (>45 lbs.) - heavy carrying (>45 lbs.) - straight pulling and pushing - walking - standing - kneeling - and/or repeated bending up to 8 hrs. - both legs required - near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4 - far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 - depth perception - ability to distinguish colors - ability to distinguish shades of colors - hearing aid permitted - and ability to operate transportation equipment
On a regular and recurring basis - the employee alternates between a contaminated environment and a carefully controlled clean environment
The employee wears special clothing - hair covers - personal protective equipment and shoe covers that can be uncomfortably warm
The employee uses insulated gloves to remove carts from sterilizers
The employee is subject to burns from accidentally touching hot items
The hazards of working around minute quantities of sterilizing gasses are unknown
The employee often works around body fluids - Blood Borne Pathogens - mucous - excretions and bits of tissue - some of which may be foul smelling
Strong - unpleasant odors are encountered while decontaminating bloody or grossly contaminated instrumentation or reusable medical equipment
The work area is noisy due to the clatter of metal instruments - rumbling of carts and operation of pre-sterilizing equipment
This position may incur occasional travel away from the duty station to support other locations within the NF/SG system to transport soiled and sterile instruments following policy and procedures or during periods of required coverage
In addition - this position may be selected to attend VHA sponsored educational training or certification courses
Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid Florida and Federal Driver License to operate a government vehicle.
Reference For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
Duties
The Lead MST works in support of the Sterile Processing Service (SPS) management team
Duties and functions include but are not limited to the following: Has expert knowledge of all areas with Sterile Processing to include: decontamination - preparation and assembly - sterilization - endoscope reprocessing - sterile storage and distribution
Demonstrates ability to work in all these areas efficiently as needed
Serves as a service expert on basic and specialty instrumentation though knowledge or use of available resources to accurately assemble basic and complex surgical trays
Distributes and prioritizes workload among employees in accordance with established workflow and/or job specializations
Assures an even workflow and distribution of the workload
Ensures scanning of instruments/scopes/probes as required in all steps of the cleaning/sterilization process to ensure accurate tracking of item through the entire process and accurate capture of workload
Revises work schedules to meet anticipated and unanticipated changes in the workload
Assigns work to staff based on experience and training needs
Monitors and reports on the status of work
Ensures SOPs - Policies - and SPS mandates are followed during the performance of workflow
Reviews work in progress or spot checks work not requiring review to ensure completed work meets supervisors' instructions on such things as work sequence - procedures - methods - and deadlines
Assesses the quality and quantity of work by reviewing the cleaning - reprocessing - and distribution of technical medical equipment - material and instrumentation
Ensures service maintains a clean clutter free work environment including but not limited to appropriate par levels - replacing loose instrumentation in appropriate storage locations - scanning trays following policy and procedures to appropriate storage location and putting trays in correct location
Provides information to management officials concerning performance issues - assignment changes - task completion - and competency review
Provides customer service by fielding requests from end-users
Consistently demonstrates effective customer service by interacting with co-workers - staff - patients - visitors - students - and volunteers in a courteous and professional manner
Trouble shoots and analyzes mechanical failures and makes necessary adjustments to complex decontamination and sterilization equipment - as well as interprets alarm conditions which may occur while operating the equipment
Performs and/or oversees maintenance per manufacturer's guidelines on all equipment used in scope processing - decontamination - and sterile processing
Instructs employees on work-related activities - policies - procedures and goals
Utilizes advanced functions of instrument tracking system to manage RME throughout the facility
Provides guidance and training to staff members with less experience
Participates in and oversees a quality assurance program to ensure appropriate and safe reprocessing is being performed as evidence by documenting: sterilizer recording charts - digital printouts - biologicals and Bowie Dick test results - high level disinfectant records - and other associated quality assurance documentation
Assists in document control - meeting the mandate of storing QA documentation for 3 years
Work Schedule: Full-Time - Monday - Friday - Rotating Schedule
1500-2330 - 1900-0330 - 1100-1930 Travel: Required up to 25% of the time
Valid Driver's License required Compressed/Flexible: Not Available Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases
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)Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual - based on prior [work experience] or military service experience
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 #: 50696F
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