Supervisory Medical Supply Technician - Chief Sterile Processing Services (SPS)

Description:

The Chief Sterile Processing is a supervisor of the Service and is considered to be the medical center expert with respect to sterile processing and the most senior leader in the SPS management team. The Service Chief distributes workload among employees in accordance with established workflow and or job specializations. The Chief is responsible for all activities that occur in the department.

Requirements:

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 :

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• 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. Foreign Education: To be creditable, education completed outside the US must have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials an such education must have been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional US programs.; 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-10 Supervisory Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing) - Chief

Experience. One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level. Examples of specialized experience include, but are not limited to: contributes to the oversight of all supervision, administrative management and direction of the SPS; oversees all decontamination, sterilization and disposition of facility critical and semi-critical RME; develops and maintains a system of internal reviews that ensure service programs operate in compliance with regulatory and accrediting organizations; contributes to the effective utilization of resources, budgetary allocation and fiscal
management. Makes selections, assigns personnel and provides direction to subordinate staff; manages the training, documenting and evaluating of staff.
AND
Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs:

1. Ability to implement and incorporate regulations, policies, and procedures to manage SPS operations.
2. Ability to evaluate new products and equipment, develop options, and make recommendations.
3. Ability to integrate SPS managerial duties, which includes strategic planning of facility organizational goals and integration of SPS vision and values within the organizational mission.
4. Ability to perform a full range of supervisory duties, including assigning, planning and evaluating work, recommending awards, approving leave, identifying training needs, and resolving staff issues.
5. Skill to initiate and lead interdisciplinary groups in order to facilitate daily SPS functions.
6. Ability to analyze and interpret fiscal data in order to forecast resource and equipment needs.

Assignment. The Chief has the overall responsibility for the supervision, administrative management and direction of the SPS. Ensures SPS functions are in compliance with all regulatory mandates. Forecasts, plans, develops and manages the SPS program. Manages SPS personnel and serves as liaison between SPS and other departments. Maintains effective interdepartmental relationships, coordinates and resolves problems, and ensures cooperation with other programs and services. Manages the overall SPS budget including determining resource needs, allocating resources, and ensuring proper utilization in productivity, efficiency and cost effectiveness of SPS operations. Formulates objectives, develops priorities and implements plans that support organizational goals. Ensures operations are in compliance with all safety, regulatory and accrediting requirements. Oversees orientation and training of staff.

Note: You must provide detailed information of your experience performed. Information such as "I was a Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing)" is insufficient to determine your qualifications. Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hour worked per week.

Preferred Experience: Three (3) or more years of documented experience as a supervisor, or higher level of progressive responsibility in a highly complex environment.

References: : For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/ .

The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-10.

Physical Requirements: In addition to management responsibilities performed in an administrative office, work can sometimes be performed in various settings: intake, decontamination, preparation, clean sterile supply (preparation), out take and in other services and departments throughout the medical facility/campus. The incumbent may be required to work in areas that are hot, cold, drafty and poorly lighted. The employee is subject to the possibility of exposure to toxic and caustic chemicals, slips, trips, scrapes, cuts, bruises, and other injuries from material handling equipment. The work required standing and walking during the entire workday and frequent bending and and lifting packages occasionally weighing as much as 50 pounds.