Supervisory Medical Supply Technician; Sterile Processing

Summary

The Supervisory Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing) provides guidance concerning strategic program requirements - objectives and interpretation. The supervisor is responsible for exercising independent judgement in the management of administrative controls - planning - training - including Quality Management - oversight of processing activities - ensuring competencies and directing all functional activities within the Sterile Processing Service (SPS).

• United States Citizenship:
  Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
• 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 Grandfathering Provision
• All MSTs that are employed in VHA in this occupation on the effective date of this qualification standard are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the title - series and grade held - that are part of the basic requirements of the occupation
• For employees who do not meet all the basic requirements required in this standard - but who met the qualifications applicable to the position at the time they were appointed to it - the following provisions apply: 1
• Employees grandfathered into the GS-622 occupational series as MSTs may be reassigned - promoted up to and including the full performance (journeyman) level
• Note:
  
  This position is above the full performance level
• 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
• Physical Requirements
• Described in VA Directive and Handbook 5019
• English Language Proficiency
• MSTs must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with VA policy
• GRADE REQUIREMENTS Creditable
  
  Experience:
  
  Knowledge of Current MST Practices
• To be creditable - the experience must have demonstrated the knowledge - skills - and abilities (KSAs) associated with MST responsibilities
• Experience satisfying this requirement may be paid/non-paid employment as a MST
• Quality of Experience
• Qualifying experience must be at a level comparable to MST experience at the next lower grade level of the position being filled
• For all assignments above the full performance level - the higher level duties must consist of significant scope - administrative independence - complexity (difficulty) and range of variety as described in this standard at the specified grade level and be performed by the incumbent at least 25% of the time
• Part-Time Experience
• Part-time experience as a MST is creditable according to its relationship to the full-time workweek
• For example - a MST employed 20 hours a week - or on a 1/2-time basis - would receive 1 full-time workweek of credit for each 2 weeks of service
• Grade Determinations:
  The following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates
• GS-08 Supervisory Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing) Experience Requirement:
  In addition to meeting the basic requirements - to qualify for the GS-08 you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-7)
• Examples of specialized experience include but are not limited to:
  Distributing and prioritizing workload among employees in accordance with established workflow and/or job specializations
• assuring an even workflow and distribution of the workload
• revising work schedules to meet anticipated and unanticipated changes in the workload
• assigning work to staff based on experience and training needs
• monitoring and reporting on the status of work
• reviewing work in progress or spot checking work not requiring review to ensure completed work meets supervisors' instructions on such things as work sequence - procedures - methods - and deadlines
• assessing the quality and quantity of work by reviewing the cleaning - reprocessing - and distribution of technical medical equipment - material and instrumentation
• Demonstrated Knowledge - Skills - and Abilities
• In addition to the experience above - the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs:
  Ability to manage - interact and deal with individuals of varying backgrounds
• Ability to direct staff and manage tasks to be completed
• Ability to oversee and supervise all aspects of decontamination - preparation - sterilization - monitoring - and…