Lead Supply Technician

The incumbent is responsible for ordering, processing, and loading medical supplies through automated systems, including the Unified Financial Management System (UFMS). Duties include maintaining inventory, tracking supplies, processing orders, and ensuring medical items are available when needed. The position is located at the Chinle Service Unit, General Service Depart, Central Supply, Chinle, Arizona, A REAL ID will be required beginning May 7, 2025, in accordance with 6 C.F.R. 37.5 (2021). PRINCIPALES MISSIONS : Lead and coordinate daily Central Supply operations, ensuring medical supplies and equipment are available to support patient care. Order, receive, inspect, store, and distribute medical supplies using automated systems such as the Unified Financial Management System (UFMS). Monitor inventory levels, conduct physical inventories, and maintain accurate stock records to prevent shortages and overstocking. Train, guide, and provide technical assistance to supply technicians on ordering procedures, inventory control, and warehouse operations. Review supply requests, prioritize orders, and ensure timely distribution of medical supplies to departments and healthcare staff. Maintain compliance with federal purchasing regulations, safety requirements, and established supply management procedures. Identify supply needs, resolve inventory discrepancies, prepare reports, and recommend improvements to ensure efficient Central Supply operations and uninterrupted patient care. QUALIFICATIONS REQUISES : To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: GS07: Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: Reviewing assigned work to employees after distributing workload; training staff and reporting performance to supervisor; maintaining audits on supply transactions by using accounting transaction and inventory systems. Maintaining and auditing information on supply transactions. Entering data and, establishing issue quantity estimates. Determining causes of discrepancies. Coordinating the availability of in/our patient services of supplies. Responding to urgent requests of inventory stock items. Performing extensive fact finding. Reviewing purchase order files. Collaborating patient charge information. Participating in quality assurance activities. OTHER SIGNIFICANT FACTORS: This position is expected to rotate shifts, days, evenings, and nights: work on weekends and holidays; and on callback duty as needed to provide requested supplies on a an emergency basis and or restocking the inpatient and outpatient areas due to supply outage. Time In Grade Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade Requirements: Merit Promotion (status) candidates must have completed one year of service at the next lower grade level. Time-In-Grade provisions do not apply under the Excepted Service Examining Plan (ESEP). You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.

Salaire : $50,460 – $65,599/Per Year | Avantages : https://www.ihs.gov/OHR/pay-and-benefits/insurance/

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