The Lead Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing) serves as a key leadership figure within the Sterile Processing Service (SPS), supporting the SPS management team by overseeing daily operations, guiding staff, and ensuring adherence to established protocols and quality standards.
Major Duties but not limited to: Is in charge of making the Medical Supply Technicians' staff work assignment, corrects & redirects staff while performing duties, monitors progress toward completion of assigned tasks. The Lead is responsible for all activities that occur in his/her area of responsibility within the department during their tour of duty.
On a regular and recurring basis, lead duties in this position consist of the following: - Distributes and balances the workload among staff to ensure timely reprocessing and to ensure that each employee has enough work to keep busy. Assess quality and quantity of work produced by each employee. - Keeps in touch with the status and progress of work and makes day-to-day adjustments in accordance with established priorities.
- Reports on expected time of completion of work and maintain records of work accomplishments and time expended. Prepares production reports as requested. - Instruct employees in specific tasks and job techniques and make available written instructions and reference materials as necessary. - Provides on the job training to new employees, new procedures, or accomplishments of new projects' tasks.
- Maintains current knowledge and answer questions to other employees on procedures, policies, directives, etc. May obtain needed information or decisions from the supervisor on problems that arise or backlogs that cannot be disposed promptly. - Spot checks work in progress and assists in reviewing completed work to see that instructions, work sequences, procedures, methods, and deadlines have been met.
- Participates in Operating Room daily huddles in coordination with the Program Manager Coordinator as part of coordination of surgical procedures. - Amend or reject work not meeting established standards. Refers to the supervisor questions or issues not covered by standards and/or problems in meeting performance standards. - Monitors working conditions such as, ventilation, lighting/illumination, safety, etc.
- May inform employees of available services and employee activities. - Will resolve simple, informal complaints of employees, but refer other situations to the supervisor. - Reports to the supervisor on performance, progress, and training needs of employees. - Completes competencies for MSTs, as delegated.
- Reports to supervisor employees on behavior problems In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate the following Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA's) below: 1. Ability to instruct staff on the correct procedures and protocols for completing assignments. 2. Skill in communicating with staff to ensure compliance with written directives, rules and regulations. 3.
Skill in interpersonal relationships in dealing with employees, team leaders, and managers. 4. Knowledge of sterility principles in order to instruct staff on decontamination procedures. 5. Ability to lead individuals, manage priorities, and schedule work assignments. Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Work Schedule: Rotating Shifts, Weekends and Holidays, coverage for CBOCs as needed. Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not authorized.
Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized. Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases . When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).
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 Available. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 61426F Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.
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/.
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $50460 – $65599/yr.
Applications close on 2026-10-23.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government · Retrieved 2026-10-16 · Not affiliated with or endorsed by OPM or USAJOBS.gov
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