Lead Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing)

PLEASE READ THE COMPLETE ANNOUNCEMENT TO ENSURE YOU UNDERSTAND THE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND SUBMIT A COMPLETE APPLICATION PACKET. The Miami VA Healthcare System's Sterile Processing Service is seeking an experienced and dynamic Lead MST. Ideal applicants are those who want to contribute to the achievement of quality care standards, as well as the growth and development of a VA academic hospital program. PRINCIPALES MISSIONS : The Lead GS-08 Medical Supply Technician (MST) provides guidance to employees performing work at the GS-07 Lead level or below. The incumbent ensures work assignments of employees in the unit or team are carried out and will provide sterilization, preparation, supply items and reusable medical equipment decontamination and distribution support for the medical center. Other duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Working with the Supervisor, Sterile Processing Service (SPS), and/or Assistant Chief, SPS in the assignment of functions to team members in order to meet routine and unusual deadlines and priorities Distributing and prioritizing workload among employees in accordance with established workflow and/or job specializations; assuring an even distribution of the workload Revising work schedules to meet anticipated and unanticipated changes in the workload Assigning tasks as necessary to provide new employees with the experience and training required to perform decontamination of scopes and instrumentation in the work area Ensuring Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and SPS mandates are followed during the performance of workflow Reviewing or spot checking scope processing work to ensure completed work meets supervisors' instructions (e.g., work sequences, procedures, methods, and deadlines) Assessing the quality and quantity of work by reviewing the cleaning, reprocessing, and distribution of scope medical equipment, material and instrumentation Providing information to management officials concerning performance issues, assignment changes, and task completion Instructing employees on work-related activities, policies, procedures, and goals Ensuring timely accomplishment of assigned tasks and ensures that each employee has enough work to keep busy Assigning work to employees or assigns employees to position. Breaks out tasks as necessary to provide new employees with the experience and training required to perform the task Explaining work requirements, methods and procedures, as needed, giving special instructions on difficult or different operations and answering technical questions about the task Monitoring status and progress of work and making day-to-day adjustments in accordance with established priorities Maintaining a current knowledge and answering questions of other employees relating to procedures, policies, and directives Training or arranging for the training of team members in the accomplishment of tasks or projects; giving on-the-job training to new employees in accordance with established procedures and practices Obtaining assistance and/or needed information from the supervisory staff on problems that may arise or backlogs that cannot be disposed of promptly Referring questions or matters not covered by standards and problems in meeting performance standards to the supervisory staff Checking the cleaning, reprocessing and distribution of technical medical equipment, material and instrumentation as deemed appropriate to assess the quality and quantity of work produced by each employee Ensuring that items are safe to use, delivered on time at the proper place, and in the correct condition to be properly used for VA patient care Performing quality assurance inspections of instruments and equipment in the Sterile Preparation area of SPS prior to items being wrapped and sterilized Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 5:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.; 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., or 3:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.- Weekends and Holidays (Note: Work schedules are determined and approved by the

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OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate whole health care to Veterans? The Miami VA Healthcare System provides health care services at 9 locations in south Florida. Facilities include our Bruce W. Carter VA Medical Center in Miami and 8 community-based outpatient clinics in Deerfield Beach, Hollywood, Homestead, Key Largo, Key West, Miami, Pembroke Pines, and Sunrise. The Miami VA Healthcare System also includes an AIDS/HIV center, a prosthetic treatment center, a spinal cord injury rehabilitative center, and a Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center. VA Miami health care is recognized as a center of excellence in spinal cord injury research and substance abuse treatment and is a recognized chest pain center. In ad