Lead Medical Supply Tech (Sterile Processing)

VA Portland Health Care System is a Complexity Level 1a Facility and provides extensive primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary care in outpatient, inpatient, residential, and community settings. VAPORHCS is a multi-site medical system that includes a major medical facility in Portland, Oregon, outpatient and residential facilities in Vancouver, Washington, and 10 Community Based Outpatient Clinics.

The duties of this position include but are not limited to the following: The Lead MST is responsible for the lead duties in the Sterile Processing Service. Incumbent must be able to direct and lead SPS personnel and communicate effectively to ensure user unit needs are met on a consistent basis. Must be organized and detail oriented to provide direction to Medical Supply Technicians GS-0622-3/4/5/6 as to complete tasks in a timely accurate manner. Incumbent will accommodate special and emergent requirements through consultation and coordination with the medical/surgical professional staff. The incumbent advises medical personnel on the proper use of medical sterile equipment and problems that may arise. - Distributes and balances the workload among staff to ensure timely processing. - Keeps in touch with the status and progress of work, and makes just in time adjustments in accordance with established priorities. - Reports on expected time of completion of work and maintains records. Prepares reports as requested. - Instructs employees on specific tasks and job techniques and makes available written instructions and reference materials. - Provides/assists with onboarding and training of new employees. - Maintains current knowledge and answer questions of other employees on procedures, policies, directives, etc. - Spot checks work in progress and assists in reviewing completed work to see that instructions, work sequences, procedures, methods and deadlines have been met. - 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 seating, ventilation, lighting, safety, PPE, etc. - May inform employees of available services and employee activities. - Will resolve simple, informal complaints of employees, but refer more complex situations to the supervisor. - Reports to the supervisor on performance, progress, and training needs of employees. - Reports all behavior problems to supervisor. The incumbent will have knowledge of the processes for Reusable Medical Devices (RMD) as required by this position. The incumbent will be required to maintain current knowledge of the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) which document the processes and procedures for cleaning, disinfection, sterilization and preparation of RMD appropriate to this position. The incumbent will be able to demonstrate their ability to utilize an acceptable proficiency in the use of RMD appropriate to this position. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 3:00pm - 11:30pm PST Telework: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

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