Serves as Assistant Chief of the Sterile Processing Services (SPS) Section at the MannGrandstaff VA Medical Center (VAMC) in Spokane, Washington. The SPS team provides sterilization, processing, and distribution of Reusable Medical Devices (RMD) to support VAMC staff in providing a full range of surgical/preoperative care and clinical support to Veterans. This is the full-performance level for the position.

Duties

Total-Rewards-of-an-Allied-Health-VA-Career-Brochure.pdf Medical Supply Aide and Technician: vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Total-Rewards-of-a-Medical-Supply-Aide-Career-Flyer.pdf Functions or Scope of Assigned Duties: Contributes to the oversight of all supervision, administrative, management, and direction of SPS. Manages, directs, and adapts work to accomplish program goals and objectives. Meets new and changing program requirements. Plans and projects staffing needs and requirements. Serves as liaison between SPS and other departments. Performs a full range of supervisory duties, including assigning, planning and evaluating work, recommending awards, approving leave, identifying training needs, and resolving staff issues. Makes selections, assigns personnel, and provides direction to subordinate staff. Communicates effectively with subordinate employees and internal/external staff of varying backgrounds. Oversees all decontamination, sterilization, and disposition of facility critical and semi-critical RMD. Assures the availability of RMD for the medical center. Ensures all functions of SPS and the RMD program are functioning effectively, regardless of organizational alignment, including decontamination, preparation, case carts, distribution, proper procedures for cleaning of reusable equipment are implemented, etc. Ensures SPS infection control standards are incorporated into day-today operations. Functions as a technical authority. Ensures the activities of the MSTs are supervised and coordinated to accomplish all RMD reprocessing correctly. Develops and maintains a system of internal reviews that ensure service programs operate in compliance. Develops and recommends new or revised policies. Manages the training, documenting, and evaluation of staff. Analyzes current and future workforce requirements to determine competencies and skills needed. Works with servicing Human Resources Management Office in participating in all steps of the recruiting and hiring process to expeditiously recruit for vacant positions and to select qualified employees. Successfully transitions new hires into the position. Provides employees with feedback on performance informally on a regular basis. Appropriately identifies and addresses specific, performance-related deficiencies with the employee in a timely manner to ensure employee is given every opportunity to improve to a successful level of performance. Develops the ability of the subordinate staff and others, as appropriate, to perform and contribute to the organization through coaching, mentoring, providing ongoing feedback, and by granting opportunities to learn through formal and informal methods. Appropriately recognizes and rewards employee's contributions and performance in accordance with policy and within established timeframes. Works with the servicing Human Resources Management Office, as appropriate, to ensure that an employee's conduct deficiencies are addressed expeditiously. Ensures that subordinates complete all mandatory training on a timely basis. Meets the needs of customers using the ICARE values while supporting VA missions. Consistently communicates and treats customers (Veterans, their representatives, visitors, and all VA staff) in a courteous, tactful, and respectful manner. Provides the customer with consistent information according to established policies and procedures. Handles conflict and problems in dealing with the customer constructively and appropriately. Sensitivity to the special needs of all customers in respect to age, developmental requirements, and culturally related factors must be consistently achieved. Follow all relevant safety and health standards, local directives and other requirements. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not authorized Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child. Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66. Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position Functional Statement #: 000000 Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. Basic Requirements: 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. Certification: None 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. English Language Proficiency: MSTs must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3j, this part. May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria). Grade Determinations: GS-09 Supervisory Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing) - Assistant Chief Experience: One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs: Ability to plan and project staffing needs and requirements. Ability to manage, interact and deal with individuals of varying backgrounds. Ability to manage, direct and adapt work to accomplish program goals and objectives, and meet new and changing program requirements. Ability to develop and recommend new or revised policies that are consistent with organizational goals and objectives. Ability to perform a full range of supervisory duties, including assigning, planning and evaluating work, recommending awards, approving leave, identifying training needs, and resolving staff issues Ability to evaluate new products and equipment, develop options, and make recommendations. Ability to manage, interpret, and present fiscal data (i.e. fund controls, contracts and equipment expenditures), forecast resource and equipment needs and administer an allocated budget. Assignment: The Assistant Chief contributes to the oversight of all supervision, administrative management and direction of the SPS. Oversees all decontamination, sterilization and disposition of facility critical and semi-critical RME. Develops and maintains a system of internal reviews that ensure service programs operate in compliance with regulatory and accrediting organizations. Contributes to the effective utilization of resources, budgetary allocation and fiscal management. Makes selections, assigns personnel and provides direction to subordinate staff. Manages the training, documenting and evaluating of staff. Serves as liaison between SPS and other departments. Preferred Experience: Supervisory experience References: FORMER VA HANDBOOK REFERENCE: PART II APPENDIX G47 EFFECTIVE DATE: May 28, 2014 The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-9. Physical Requirements: This work requires heavy lifting (45lbs and over), light carrying (under 15lbs), use of fingers, walking, standing, and repeated bending. Environmental factors are working in excessive heat, excessive cold, excessive intermittent noise, constant noise, fumes, smoke, or gases, and working around machinery with moving parts.

Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address Mann-Grandstaff Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 4815 North Assembly Street Spokane, WA 99205 US
• Name: Rebecca Hanson
• Phone: 509-434-7320
• Email: [email protected]