The Assistant Chief, Sterile Processing, contributes to the oversight of all supervision, administrative management, and direction of the Sterile Processing Service. The incumbent in this position oversees all decontamination, sterilization, and disposition of facility critical and semi-critical reusable medical equipment.
The Assistant Chief develops and maintains a system of internal reviews that ensure service programs operate in compliance with regulatory and accrediting organizations.
The Assistant Chief, Sterile Processing Service and fills an advanced performance level supervisory role in the Sterile Processing Service (SPS). In this position, the incumbent will provide supervision over staff who perform sterilization, preparation of supply items and reusable medical equipment decontamination and distribution support for the medical center.
The term "supply item" as used in this functional statement refers to disposable and reusable items for patient care including instrumentation (scissors, forceps, retractors, etc.) reusable medical equipment (suction machines, infusion pumps, etc.), surgical trays and sets and various other items that could be processed or assembled through the Preparation and Decontamination areas of the Sterile Processing Service.
Perform all functions of subordinate a Medical Supply Technician (MST) including, but not limited to: Conduct daily assessment of assigned area Assigns, plans, and evaluates work Recommends awards, approves leave, and identifies training needs and resolves staff issues Evaluates completed work for overall technical soundness and conformance to agency policies Retrieve reusable medical equipment (RME) from operating rooms and outpatient surgical clinics to include Dental Completion service specific orientation and staff in-service program of sterile processing Inspect packages for indications of proper sterilization Knowledgeable in high level disinfecting (HLD) scope reprocessor such as a Medivator Ensure instrument cleanliness and completeness as appropriate and deemed ready for sterilization Monitor instrument sets through the sterilization process using CensiTrac and QA monitors Work as part of team of technicians to improve the throughput of surgical instruments through SPS Receives contaminated critical and semi-critical RME in the decontamination area and reprocess using standard operation procedures (SOP) and manufacture information for use (IFU) Inspects, assembles, and determines the correct method and packaging for sterilization such as but not limited to steam, STERRAD, steam, and/or HLD scope reprocessors such as the Medivator Performs additional duties as assigned Work Schedule: 9:30am-6:00pm 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 #: 000000 / Supervisory Medical Supply Technician- Sterile Processing - Assistant Chief
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/.
Victoria.Williams3@va.gov · 2026325875
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $91782 – $119323/yr.
Applications close on 2026-09-28.
This position is open under the 'Fed Competitive' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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