Join the VA Black Hills Health Care System as the Assistant Chief of Sterile Processing Service and help lead a program essential to safe Veteran care. Provide leadership for sterile processing operations, quality management, staff education, infection prevention, and reprocessing of critical and semi-critical medical devices while advancing reliable, evidence-based practices, supporting process improvement, and strengthening care across the health care system.
Make a meaningful impact on Veteran safety by helping lead a Sterile Processing Service that supports high-quality care throughout the VA Black Hills Health Care System. As Assistant Chief, you will work alongside Sterile Processing leadership and interdisciplinary partners to strengthen safe, reliable reprocessing practices, advance infection prevention, develop staff expertise, and drive improvements in quality and operations.
This leadership opportunity offers the chance to influence practices across the service, mentor staff and clinical partners, use data to identify opportunities for improvement, and help ensure reusable medical devices are consistently prepared to support safe Veteran care.
Duties include, but are not limited to: - Leads key Sterile Processing Service operations involving decontamination, sterilization, high-level disinfection, sterile storage, and the safe reprocessing of critical and semi-critical reusable medical devices. - Assists the Chief of Sterile Processing Service with oversight of the department, including program development, operational planning, resource management, and evaluation of service-level outcomes.
- Directs quality management activities by assessing processes, monitoring trends, analyzing data, and developing corrective action plans to strengthen instrument processing and reprocessing practices. - Develops and implements policies, programs, systems, standard operating procedures, and evidence-based practices that promote safe, consistent, and effective sterile processing operations.
- Provides leadership for the selection, operation, maintenance, and appropriate use of equipment involved in the reprocessing of reusable medical devices. - Develops educational programs, mentors staff and medical providers, and promotes knowledge of sterile processing principles, infection prevention, reprocessing standards, and safe clinical practices.
- Collaborates with clinical and interdisciplinary partners to identify risks, address negative trends and environment-of-care concerns, and improve the safety and reliability of reusable medical device processes. - Advances performance improvement through project development, data collection, statistical analysis, and the development of evidence-based clinical guidelines and protocols that support quality Veteran care.
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) 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) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30am-4:00pm Telework: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Travel Requirements: You may be expected to travel 25% or less of the time for this position to various care locations within the service area, including Veteran homes as part of Home Health care delivery. You must possess and maintain a current, valid, unrestricted state-issued driver's license.
You must provide a safe, clean driving record from the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) during onboarding. You must successfully complete a driver's physical examination to demonstrate medical ability to safely operate a government-owned or leased vehicle, as required under 5 CFR 930 and HR Job Aid 05-OB-010.002. The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers.
This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community.
This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.
sandi.ortega@va.gov · 910-232-7476
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $66367 – $127336/yr.
Applications close on 2026-09-30.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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