Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing) Position Available In Indian River, Florida

Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing) Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion West Palm Beach VA Healthcare System Summary In this position, the incumbent will provide sterilizion, preparion, supply items and reusable medical equipment decontaminion and distribution support for the medical center. Disassembles the RME and determines the correct cleaning method, such as but not limited to ultrasonic cleaners, mechanical washers, cart washers and chemical cleaning/decontaminion agents, as determined by manufacturer instructions. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 06/20/2025 to 06/27/2025 This job will close when we have received 50 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Salary $34,202

• $62,244 per year Pay scale & grade GS 3
• 6 Locion 3 vacancies in the following locion: Vero Beach, FL Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 6 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTC-12746432-25-JYM

Control number 839159200 This job is open to The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Federal employees

• Excepted service Current federal employees whose agencies have their own hiring rules, pay scales and evaluion criteria.

Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Clarificion from the agency This job is open to current permanent Department of Veteran Affairs employees, current permanent Federal employees of other agencies and all US Citizens. Videos Duties Duties and responsibilities of the Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing) include, but are not limited to: Receives contamined critical and semi-critical RME in the decontaminion area and may receive noncritical equipment in the decontaminion area as well. Disassembles complex RME and determines the correct cleaning method, such as but not limited to ultrasonic cleaners, mechanical washers, cart washers and chemical cleaning/decontaminion agents, as determined by manufacturer instructions. Inspects, assembles and determines the correct method and packaging for sterilizion such as but not limited to steam, Sterrad and high-level disinfecting scope re-processors. Performs and documents daily operional checks and records for all sterilizion equipment. The employee will work as team member with other Medical Supply Technicians of various experience to carry out the daily work utilizing the written standard opering procedures and/or manufactures written instructions in accordance with instructions, policies, previous training, or accepted/standard practices. Assembles instruments; including the most complex sets, and other surgical items, by selecting approprie items, trays, instruments, etc. and assembles them in the correct manner to ensure approprie sterilizion. Performs and documents daily operional checks and records for all sterilizion equipment. Builds the full complement of Opering Room case carts to include RME, implants, and disposable. Identifies suitable replacement if requested item is not available. Utilizes advanced functions of instrument tracking system. Provides guidance and training to staff members with less experience.

Work Schedule :

Monday

• Friday, 7:00am
• 3:30pm or 10:00am
• 6:30pm

Compressed/Flexible :

Not Available Telework :

Not Available Virtual:

This is not a virtual position. Functional Stement # : 40545F Fi nancial

Disclosure Report:

Not required

• Training held a Thomas H.

Corey VA Medical Center:

7305 North Military Trail West Palm Beach, FL 33410-6400 for about 6 months.

• Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.

S. Citizen to apply for this job. All applicants tentively selected for VA employment in a testing designed position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. You may be required to serve a probionary period. Subject to background/security investigion. Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identificion required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver’s licenses or ste-issued dentificion cards th are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identificion for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examinion. Participion in the seasonal influenza vaccinion program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Qualificions Applicants pending the completion of educional or certificion/licensure requirements may be referred and tentively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS

Citizenship. Citizen of the United Stes. (Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Chapter 3, Section A, paragraph 3g.) English Language Proficiency. MSTs must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with VA policy. Experience and/or Educion Experience. Six months of experience th demonstres the applicant’s ability to perform the work or provides an understanding of the work; OR Educion. One year above high school th included least 6 semester hours in health care reled courses such as sterile processing, nursing assistant, hospital corpsman, and opering room and surgical technician courses or other courses reled to the position; OR, Experience/Educion Combinion. Equivalent combinion of experience and educion are qualifying for entry level for which both educion and experience are acceptable. Certificion. None. May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfhering Provision as described in the VA Qualificion Standard for this occupion (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupion and meet the criteria).

Grade Determinions :

In addition to meeting the basic requirements sted above, the following qualificions criteria must be met in determining the approprie grade assignment of candides. GS-3 Medical Supply Technician

• Sterile Processing
• Entry Level Experience or Educion. None beyond the basic requirements GS-4 Medical Supply Technician
• Sterile Processing
• Developmental Level Experience.

Six months experience as a MST, opering room or surgical technician or other position th demonstred knowledge of sterile processing in a clinical setting; OR Educion. Two years of educion above high school th included least 12 semester hours in courses reled to the occupion.

NOTE:

Successful completion of a course for medical technicians, hospital corpsmen, medical service specialists, or nursing assistants obtained in a training program given by the Armed Forces, the U.S. Maritime Service, or hospitals under close medical and professional supervision, may be substituted on a month-for-month basis for up to 6 months of experience. Demonstred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs). In addition to the experience above, the candide must demonstre the following

KSAs:

Knowledge of universal precautions for safety and prevention of cross contaminion. Basic knowledge of medical terminology in order to assemble specialty opering room/clinic instrument sets. Basic knowledge of sterilizion and cleaning equipment. Ability to communice both orally and in writing. GS-5 Medical Supply Technician

• Sterile Processing
• Developmental Level Experience.

One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level; OR Educion. Four academic years above high school leading to a Bachelor’s degree with least 12 semester hours in courses reled to the occupion or a Bachelor’s degree. Demonstred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs). In addition to the experience above, the candide must demonstre the following

KSAs:

Basic knowledge of surgical instruments used in opering rooms and clinic settings. Basic knowledge of event-reled packaging in regards to sterility. Knowledge of sterilizion and cleaning equipment. GS-6 Medical Supply Technician

• Sterile Processing
• Full Performance Level Experience.

One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-5). Basic knowledge of surgical instruments used in opering rooms and clinic settings, basic knowledge of event-reled packaging in regards to sterility, and knowledge of sterilizion and cleaning equipment. Demonstred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs). In addition to the experience above, the candide must demonstre the following

KSAs:

Knowledge of surgical instruments used in opering rooms and clinic settings. Knowledge of universal precautions for safety and prevention of cross contaminion. Working knowledge of medical terminology, anomy and physiology, microbiology, medical conditions and procedures. Knowledge of sterility principles in regards to instrumention. Ability to read and interpret written instructions and procedures. Creditable Experience Knowledge of Current MST Practices. To be creditable, the experience must have demonstred the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) associed with MST responsibilities. Experience sisfying this requirement may be paid/non-paid employment as an MST. Quality of Experience. Qualifying experience must be a level comparable to MST experience the next lower grade level of the position being filled. Part-Time Experience. Part-time experience as a MST is creditable according to its relionship 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.

References:

For more informion on this qualificion standard, please . Preferred Experience 2 Years specialized experience in Sterile Processing Service. Nional Certificion by the Certificion Board of Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) and/or by the Healthcare Sterile Processing Associion (HSPA, formerly IAHCSMM) is preferred but not required. Knowledge of all areas with Sterile Processing to include: decontaminion, preparion and assembly, sterilizion, endoscope reprocessing (if applicable), sterile storage and distribution. Knowledge of sterility principles in order to instruct staff on decontaminion procedures. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-06. The actual grade which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of GS-03 to GS-06. Physical Requirements. This position may require shift work and or rotion of tour assignments. Routinely requires heavy lifting (45 lbs. and over), heavy carrying (45 lbs. and over), straight pulling and pushing (up to 8 hrs.), walking (8 hrs.), standing (8 hrs.), kneeling (8 hrs.), repeed bending (8 hrs.), both legs required, near vision correctable 13″ to 16″ to Jaeger 1 to 4, far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20, depth perception, ability to distinguish colors, ability to distinguish shades of colors, hearing aid permitted, and ability to opere transportion equipment.

Educion Note:

Only educion or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your educion here: . If you are using foreign educion to meet qualificion requirements, you must send a Certifice of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for th educion. For further informion, : . Additional informion Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacion)

Leave:

Federal Employees earn annual leave a re (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the re which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment de and is not guaranteed. During the applicion process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive stus. VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-reled positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority. If you are unable to apply online or need an alterne method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant’s criminal history prior to accepting a tentive job offer. For more informion about the Act and the complaint process, . Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How You Will Be Evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Your applicion, resume, C.V., and/or supporting documention verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect considerion for employment. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify informion provided by a candide (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candide’s abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position. It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those th have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members :

Please the site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegrion support for military service members. Area of Considerion

• Eligible applicions reviewed and referred in the following order: Current permanent VA employees of the facility.

All other VA employees. All other applicants. Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required Documents As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have

• whether you’re a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you’re eligible under their policies. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume Transcript
• If you are basing your qualificion on educion

Resume:

Your resume must include the following informion for each job listed: Job title Current grade level & step Duties (be as detailed as possible…we will NOT make assumptions of your qualificions) Month and year start/end des (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008) Full-time or part-time stus (include hours worked per week) If you are selected, you may be required to submit additional informion regarding your level of knowledge, skills and abilities required for this position. The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please use this to ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50’s (current/former Federal employees), etc. Cover Letter Certificion by the CBSPD or

HSPA/IAHCSMM SF-50

• if current federal employee
• SF-50
• If your most recent SF-50 has an effective de (shown in box 4) within the past year, it may not clearly demonstre you possess the 1 full year of specialized experience in your present grade, as required by the announcement.

In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50, prior to your most recent one. The yearly Cost of Living Adjustment SF-50, issued in January, does not prove a full year of specialized experience. Monetary or time off award SF-50’s do not provide sufficient informion and will not be accepted. Examples of approprie SF-50’s include: Within grade increases the highest grade held; or Promotions with an effective de more than one year old; or SF-50’s the highest grade held with an effective de more than one year old If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 06/27/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

USA JOBS

resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. Agency contact informion Jenniffer Marrero Diaz Phone Address West Palm Beach VA Medical Center 7305 North Military Trail West Palm Beach, FL 33410 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full

• and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities.

HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair and Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Required Documents To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume Transcript

• If you are basing your qualificion on educion

Resume:

Your resume must include the following informion for each job listed: Job title Current grade level & step Duties (be as detailed as possible…we will NOT make assumptions of your qualificions) Month and year start/end des (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008) Full-time or part-time stus (include hours worked per week) If you are selected, you may be required to submit additional informion regarding your level of knowledge, skills and abilities required for this position. The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please use this to ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50’s (current/former Federal employees), etc. Cover Letter Certificion by the CBSPD or

HSPA/IAHCSMM SF-50

• if current federal employee
• SF-50
• If your most recent SF-50 has an effective de (shown in box 4) within the past year, it may not clearly demonstre you possess the 1 full year of specialized experience in your present grade, as required by the announcement.

In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50, prior to your most recent one. The yearly Cost of Living Adjustment SF-50, issued in January, does not prove a full year of specialized experience. Monetary or time off award SF-50’s do not provide sufficient informion and will not be accepted. Examples of approprie SF-50’s include: Within grade increases the highest grade held; or Promotions with an effective de more than one year old; or SF-50’s the highest grade held with an effective de more than one year old If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 06/27/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

USA JOBS

resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. Agency contact informion Jenniffer Marrero Diaz Phone Address West Palm Beach VA Medical Center 7305 North Military Trail West Palm Beach, FL 33410 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full

• and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities.

HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair & Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 06/20/2025 to 06/27/2025 This job will close when we have received 50 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Salary $34,202

• $62,244 per year Pay scale & grade GS 3
• 6 Locion 3 vacancies in the following locion: Vero Beach, FL Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 6 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTC-12746432-25-JYM

Control number 839159200 ., .