U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Supply Technician
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Portland, Oregon, United States, 97204
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs provided pay range
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Base pay range $43,457.00/yr - $56,489.00/yr
Summary This position serves as Supply Technician (Medical) for the Medical Supply Distribution (MSD) areas of Logistics Service within the VA Health Care System. As a Supply Technician, you will provide wards, clinics, operating rooms, secondary storage locations, and other hospital facilities with supplies and material including, but not limited to, sterile and non‑sterile medical supplies, instrument sets, and equipment.
Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet Specialized Experience requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement – 01/16/2026 – and Time‑In‑Grade requirements. Time‑In‑Grade Requirement: Applicants may be advanced without time restriction to positions up to GS‑5 if the position to be filled is no more than two grades above the lowest grade the employee held within the preceding 52 weeks under his or her latest non‑temporary competitive appointment. For this vacancy, employees under the GS pay system must have held a GS‑3 or higher position in the last 52 weeks to be eligible for the GS‑5 grade level. If you have not held a GS grade at any time in the past 52 weeks – or are a Wage Grade employee – this requirement does not apply to you. Note: Time‑In‑Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.
Specialized Experience: One (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS‑4 level in Federal service that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Specialized experience includes providing supplies and material to clinical and/or administrative areas, scanning, bar‑coding, receiving, storing and distributing supplies, instruments and other material; pulling stock, replenishing stock and maintaining records on stock levels; monitoring expiration dates; cleaning assigned areas in accordance with regulations and policy; utilizing an automated system to maintain inventory; and answering customer questions regarding supplies and materials. OR – Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed 4+ years above high school in any field for which high school graduation or an equivalent is the normal prerequisite, obtained in an accredited business, secretarial, technical school, junior college, college or university. OR – Combination: Applicants may combine education and experience. You must possess an equivalent combination of specialized experience and post‑high‑school education that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of this position.
Physical Requirements and Work Environment: The work requires standing and walking during the entire workday, frequent reaching, bending and lifting of supply packages (occasionally weighing as much as 50 pounds). Work requires pushing loaded carts of medical supplies (weighing in excess of 100+ pounds) and, with proper assistance, may move heavier items that weigh over 40 pounds. Works throughout the medical center and supported catchment areas, including wards, storage buildings, and warehouses ranging from a clean environment to hot‑cold‑drafty and poorly lit. The possibility of trips, falls, scrapes, cuts and bruises or injury are present. Work requires stocking supplies in the primary inventory area as well as numerous secondary inventory points throughout the hospital work area, including wards, clinics, operating rooms, warehouses and nursing areas. Work requires maintaining a clean environment while performing tasks that can produce dust or other infectious pollutants while transitioning between environments. Supported units may be offsite requiring round‑trip travel time in excess of 90 minutes. Tours of duty may require afternoon‑evening and/or overnight shifts.
Duties
Pulls stock inventory and material for delivery
Replenishes stock inventory
Interacts with clinical and administrative customers and maintains records on stock levels
Communicates to the Lead or Supervisor any concerns related to supplies, equipment and procedures
Provides information to customers regarding medical supplies
Monitors expiration dates, rotates stock to limit out‑dates and removes items from use as required
Monitors and controls critical supplies
Performs daily inventory using bar‑coding equipment on a predetermined schedule that will allow for timely replenishment
Resolves differences between records and physical count of stock
Distributes items according to established or ad hoc requirements in computerized inventory management systems
Delivers supplies in a timely manner and ensures supplies and material delivered are in sterile and operational condition
Completes specialty cart preparation
Cleans assigned secondary areas in accordance with aseptic principles
Receives supplies and material into the medical center's catchment area
Work Schedule: Monday‑Friday 7:00 am to 3:30 pm PST. Telework: Not authorized.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Supply Technician/PD99834S. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized.
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.
Seniority level Mid‑Senior level
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Management and Manufacturing
Industries Government Administration
Hillsboro, OR $41,600.00‑$49,920.00 5 hours ago
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Base pay range $43,457.00/yr - $56,489.00/yr
Summary This position serves as Supply Technician (Medical) for the Medical Supply Distribution (MSD) areas of Logistics Service within the VA Health Care System. As a Supply Technician, you will provide wards, clinics, operating rooms, secondary storage locations, and other hospital facilities with supplies and material including, but not limited to, sterile and non‑sterile medical supplies, instrument sets, and equipment.
Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet Specialized Experience requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement – 01/16/2026 – and Time‑In‑Grade requirements. Time‑In‑Grade Requirement: Applicants may be advanced without time restriction to positions up to GS‑5 if the position to be filled is no more than two grades above the lowest grade the employee held within the preceding 52 weeks under his or her latest non‑temporary competitive appointment. For this vacancy, employees under the GS pay system must have held a GS‑3 or higher position in the last 52 weeks to be eligible for the GS‑5 grade level. If you have not held a GS grade at any time in the past 52 weeks – or are a Wage Grade employee – this requirement does not apply to you. Note: Time‑In‑Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.
Specialized Experience: One (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS‑4 level in Federal service that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Specialized experience includes providing supplies and material to clinical and/or administrative areas, scanning, bar‑coding, receiving, storing and distributing supplies, instruments and other material; pulling stock, replenishing stock and maintaining records on stock levels; monitoring expiration dates; cleaning assigned areas in accordance with regulations and policy; utilizing an automated system to maintain inventory; and answering customer questions regarding supplies and materials. OR – Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed 4+ years above high school in any field for which high school graduation or an equivalent is the normal prerequisite, obtained in an accredited business, secretarial, technical school, junior college, college or university. OR – Combination: Applicants may combine education and experience. You must possess an equivalent combination of specialized experience and post‑high‑school education that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of this position.
Physical Requirements and Work Environment: The work requires standing and walking during the entire workday, frequent reaching, bending and lifting of supply packages (occasionally weighing as much as 50 pounds). Work requires pushing loaded carts of medical supplies (weighing in excess of 100+ pounds) and, with proper assistance, may move heavier items that weigh over 40 pounds. Works throughout the medical center and supported catchment areas, including wards, storage buildings, and warehouses ranging from a clean environment to hot‑cold‑drafty and poorly lit. The possibility of trips, falls, scrapes, cuts and bruises or injury are present. Work requires stocking supplies in the primary inventory area as well as numerous secondary inventory points throughout the hospital work area, including wards, clinics, operating rooms, warehouses and nursing areas. Work requires maintaining a clean environment while performing tasks that can produce dust or other infectious pollutants while transitioning between environments. Supported units may be offsite requiring round‑trip travel time in excess of 90 minutes. Tours of duty may require afternoon‑evening and/or overnight shifts.
Duties
Pulls stock inventory and material for delivery
Replenishes stock inventory
Interacts with clinical and administrative customers and maintains records on stock levels
Communicates to the Lead or Supervisor any concerns related to supplies, equipment and procedures
Provides information to customers regarding medical supplies
Monitors expiration dates, rotates stock to limit out‑dates and removes items from use as required
Monitors and controls critical supplies
Performs daily inventory using bar‑coding equipment on a predetermined schedule that will allow for timely replenishment
Resolves differences between records and physical count of stock
Distributes items according to established or ad hoc requirements in computerized inventory management systems
Delivers supplies in a timely manner and ensures supplies and material delivered are in sterile and operational condition
Completes specialty cart preparation
Cleans assigned secondary areas in accordance with aseptic principles
Receives supplies and material into the medical center's catchment area
Work Schedule: Monday‑Friday 7:00 am to 3:30 pm PST. Telework: Not authorized.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Supply Technician/PD99834S. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized.
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.
Seniority level Mid‑Senior level
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Management and Manufacturing
Industries Government Administration
Hillsboro, OR $41,600.00‑$49,920.00 5 hours ago
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