Lead Supply Technician

Job Description

Oversee medical supply distribution across wards and departments to ensure timely deliveries.

Job Title

Lead Supply Technician

Job Description

Major duties and responsibilities include:

  • Distributes and balances workload among employees in accordance with established workflow or job specialization and assures timely accomplishment of assigned workload;
  • Monitors status and progress of work and makes day-to-day adjustments in accordance with established priorities;
  • Maintains current knowledge and answers questions of other employees on procedures, policies, directives, or other guidelines as necessary and obtains needed information or decisions from supervisor on problems;
  • Maintains stock at primary and secondary inventory locations for all clinical and administrative services, including pulling stock inventory and material from inventory for delivery, replenishing stock inventory, interacting with customers to resolve issues, maintaining records on stock levels, etc.;
  • Performs inventory using bar code equipment and resolves differences between records and physical count of stock;
  • Ensures areas are cleaned in accordance with aseptic principles as published in infection control guidelines, local Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and Joint Commission standards as scheduled;
  • Receives supplies and materials into the catchment area including unpacking/uncrating supplies from shipping cartons; storing supplies and materials; and ensuring sterility and integrity of the supplies and material as well as the data integrity of the inventory management system;
  • Works with clinical and administrative customers as well as outside vendors with tact and diplomacy to coordinate work activities and resolve operating issues pertaining to supply management requirements.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday – Friday, 3:00pm – 11:30pm, occasional weekends and holidays.

Position Description/PD#: Lead Supply Technician/ PD99833S

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.

Distribute and balance workload among employees according to workflow and priorities, Monitor status and progress of work and adjust as needed, Maintain stock at primary and secondary inventory locations and replenish as necessary, Operate barcode scanning equipment and manage inventory records, Ensure aseptic cleaning and infection-control standards are followed throughout the work areas