Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing)

Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing) Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion Veterans Health Administrion

• Captain James A.

Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC) Summary In this position, the incumbent will perform segments of work pertaining to the decontaminion, preparion, sterilizion, high level disinfection, transportion of clean and soiled Reusable Medical Devices (RMD) and preparion of case carts. Performs other duties as assigned in the department. Learn more about this agency Summary In this position, the incumbent will perform segments of work pertaining to the decontaminion, preparion, sterilizion, high level disinfection, transportion of clean and soiled Reusable Medical Devices (RMD) and preparion of case carts. Performs other duties as assigned in the department. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/04/2026 to 05/29/2026 This job will close when we have received 75 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Learn more Salary $62,841

• $81,693 per year Pay scale & grade GS 6 Locion 3 vacancies in the following locion: North Chicago, IL 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 None Job family (Series) 0622 Medical Supply Aide And Technician Supervisory stus No Security clearance Other Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk Trust determinion process Credentialing Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus Yes Announcement number

CAZP-12947597-26-RA

Control number 867762100 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency Open to the public.

NOTE:

The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this position. For more informion, refer to Required Documents below. Videos Duties Help Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Medical Supply Technicians in the Veterans Health Administrion (VHA) receive contamined critical and semi-critical reusable medical equipment (RME) in the decontaminion area, and may receive noncritical equipment.

• Disassembles RME and determines the correct cleaning method, such as, but not limited to, ultrasonic cleaners, mechanical washer-disinfectors, cart washer 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, Steris, and high-level disinfecting scope re-processors.
• Performs and documents daily operional checks and records for all processes and equipment.
• The incumbent will have knowledge of the processes for Reusable Medical Equipment (RME) as required by this position.
• The incumbent required to maintain current knowledge of the Standard Opering Procedures (SOPs) which document the processes and procedures for cleaning, disinfection, sterilizion and preparion of RME approprie to this position.
• The incumbent able to demonstre their ability to utilize an acceptable proficiency in the use of RME approprie to this position.
• RME is any medical equipment designed by the manufacturer to be reused for multiple pients.
• All personnel who are involved in the reprocessing of RME are responsible for knowing wh reusable instruments, equipment, medical devices or supplies are used (inventory) in their clinical area.

Work Schedule :

3:00pm-11:30pm/ 11:00pm-7:30am w/call (Multiple Shifts)

Compressed/Flexible :

Not Authorized Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Stion (Relocion 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) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.

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 Authorized Virtual:

This is not a virtual position. Functional Stement # : 07478F Permanent Change of Stion (PCS): Not Authorized Requirements Help 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. 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 identificion 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). Complete all applicion requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evalue your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizional goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your trial period, your employment termined unless you receive certificion, in writing, th your continued employment advances the public interest. 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 :

US Citizenship :

Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Experience and/or Educion. (1) Experience. Six months of experience th demonstres the applicant's ability to perform the work or provides an understanding of the work; or (2) 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 (3) Experience/Educion Combinion. Equivalent combinion of experience and educion are qualifying for entry level for which both educion and experience are acceptable. KSA s must be clearly outlined in your resume in order to receive credit

Grade Determinions :

GS-06 GRADE REQUIREMENTS

Experience. One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level. Demonstred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, the candide must demonstre the following

KSAs:

1. Knowledge of surgical instruments used in opering rooms and clinic settings. 2. Knowledge of universal precautions for safety and prevention of cross contaminion. 3. Working knowledge of medical terminology, anomy and physiology, microbiology, medical conditions and procedures. 4. Knowledge of sterility principles in regards to instrumention. 5. Ability to read and interpret written instructions and procedures. Assignment. This is the full performance level for the occupion. Receives contamined critical and semi-critical RME in the decontaminion area and may receive noncritical equipment in the decontaminion area as well. 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. Inspects, assembles and determines the correct method and packaging for sterilizion such as but not limited to steam, Sterrad, Steris, ETO, and high level disinfecting scope reprocessors. Performs and documents daily operional checks and records for all sterilizion equipment.

Reference:

For more informion on this qualificion standard, please https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificionStandards/ . The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-6. The actual grade which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-6

Physical Requirements:

This work is performed in various settings: decontaminion, preparion, clean sterile supply (preparion) and in other services and departments throughout the medical facility/campus. The incumbent may be required to work in areas th are hot, cold, drafty and poorly lighted. The employee is subject to the possibility of falls, scrapes, cuts, bruises, and other injuries from merial handling equipment. The work requires standing and walking during the entire workday and frequent bending and lifting of packages (occasionally weighing as much as 50 pounds). The work requires dexterity and visual acuity for manipuling, disassembly and assembly of instrumention. On a regular and recurring basis, the employee alternes between a contamined environment and a carefully controlled clean environment. The employee wears special clothing, hair covers, personal protective equipment and shoe covers th can be uncomfortably warm. The employee uses insuled gloves to remove carts from sterilizers. The employee is subject to burns from accidentally touching hot items. The hazards of working around minute quantities of sterilizing gasses are unknown. The employee often works around body fluids, mucous, excretions and bits of tissue, some of which may be foul smelling. Strong, unpleasant odors are encountered while decontamining bloody or grossly contamined instrumention or reusable medical equipment. The work area is noisy due to the clter of metal instruments, rumbling of carts and operion of pre-sterilizing equipment. Educion

IMPORTANT

A transcript must be submitted with your applicion if you are basing all or part of your qualificions on 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: http://ope.ed.gov/accredition/ . 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, : https://sites.ed.gov/internional/recognition-of-foreign-qualificions/ . Additional informion Receiving Service Credit for 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, Human Resources and Administrion/Operions, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) The Fair Chance Act . Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help 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 Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits 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 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 VA for Vets 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. Benefits Help 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 Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits 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 Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume Special Note for

Applicions:

To complete your applicion, please use the following link https://vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Resume.docx to download the standard Clinical Resume Document. This one-page document does not need to be modified and must be uploaded into the two-page restricted 'Resume' document upload field. Your full resume/CV may be uploaded without page limition into the 'Other' document upload field. The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please 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 DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (Schedule A) Disability Letter (VA) License Other (1) PCS Orders Performance Appraisal Professional Certificion Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-15 SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript 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 schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . 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 Help 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 05/29/2026 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12947597 . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

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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 Ralph Abueg Phone 858 552 8585 X72611 ralph.abueg@va.gov Address Captain James A Lovell Federal Health Care Center 3001 Green Bay Road North Chicago, IL 60064 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 USAJobs Help Center .

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. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume Special Note for

Applicions:

To complete your applicion, please use the following link https://vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Resume.docx to download the standard Clinical Resume Document. This one-page document does not need to be modified and must be uploaded into the two-page restricted 'Resume' document upload field. Your full resume/CV may be uploaded without page limition into the 'Other' document upload field. The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please 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 DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (Schedule A) Disability Letter (VA) License Other (1) PCS Orders Performance Appraisal Professional Certificion Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-15 SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript 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 schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . 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 Help 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 05/29/2026 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12947597 . 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. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Ralph Abueg Phone 858 552 8585 X72611 ralph.abueg@va.gov Address Captain James A Lovell Federal Health Care Center 3001 Green Bay Road North Chicago, IL 60064 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 USAJobs Help Center .

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. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/04/2026 to 05/29/2026 This job will close when we have received 75 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Salary $62,841

• $81,693 per year Pay scale & grade GS 6 Locion 3 vacancies in the following locion: North Chicago, IL 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 None 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

CAZP-12947597-26-RA

Control number 867762100