The Purchasing Agent position is located in the Prosthetic & Sensory Aids Service (PSAS) in the VA Medical Center in Salt Lake City, UT.
The primary purpose of this position is to perform direct medical supply Purchasing and Inventory Management support to the administrative and clinical services of the VA, to initiate the obligation for all related requirements necessary to provide prosthetic and sensory aids services, to include durable medical equipment and supplies directly to Veterans.
Major duties and responsibilities include: Perform direct purchasing of durable medical equipment and providing administrative support to clinical services within the VA. Initiate procurement of all outpatient medical requirements to include: direct individual purchases to the Veteran, stock purchases for immediate availability, all medical surgical implants used during surgery, and/or rental requirements.
Inbound customer service calls and providing resolutions to veterans, vendors, and clinicians. Reading, understanding, and adhering to provider prescriptions/consults to determine eligibility and entitlement of a Veteran's status for prescribed equipment. Accounting for all expenditures and inventory working between the purchasing card and prosthetics program. Balance expenditures against obligations.
Document all inventory and purchasing actions in the Veteran's medical record. Develop request for quotation, soliciting competitive offers, evaluating responds to bids and requests for proposal. Performing other duties as assigned. Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met.
Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm, Telework: Ad-hoc telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION
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/.
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This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $40736 – $59031/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-09-25.
There are 3 openings for this position.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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