Supervisory Medical Supply Technician (Sterile Processing) - Assistant Chief

Summary The Assistant Chief position is located at the VA San Diego Healthcare System (VASDHS) in the Sterile Processing Service (SPS). The Assistant Chief is responsible for assisting the Chief, SPS in oversight of all operational and administrative activities of the service, quality management system activities within SPS, to include training, competency assessment, development and enforcement of standard operating procedures and serves as liaison between SPS and other departments.. Learn more about this agency This job is open to The public U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarification from the agency NOTE: The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this position. Duties The Assistant Chief Sterile Processing Service In the absence of the Chief, serves as a member or in an advisory capacity on committees such as Commodity Standardization, Infection Control, Environment of Care, and Reusable Medical Equipment (RME). The Assistant Chief is required to attend regularly scheduled meetings as assigned to represent SPS and to provide written and verbal reports. Assists the Chief, SPS in developing, directing and maintaining a Quality Control Program ensuring product quality assurance through random sampling, biological monitoring, product assessment and other means, and providing specific reports, in preparing and evaluating future scheduling projects, anticipating future workload requirements to forecast appropriate staffing levels, in managing the SPS Equipment Inventory Listing for equipment assigned to SPS such as sterilizers, washer/disinfector, ultrasonic, sealers through the nonexpendable property program for the assigned facility/system and requests replacement of all equipment under their purview and in conjunction with Chief, SPS, responsible for developing policies and procedures that meet the infection prevention standards set by JC, AAMI, AORN, IAHCSMM and others and for monitoring compliance with those policies to meet established local, VISN, VHA and JC requirements for safe patient care. Knowledgeable and prepared to function as Acting Chief of the service. Duties include, but are not limited to the following: Through subordinate supervisors provides technical and direct supervision to over 50 GS-5 through GS-9 Medical Supply Technicians. Manages, directs and adapts work to accomplish program goals and objectives, and to meet new and changing program requirements. Issues, adapts, implements and maintains local SPS policies and procedures as applicable to specific facility/system programs. Solicits assistance from, or responds to, inquiries from outside regulatory and advisory agencies to ensure compliance with established policies and procedures from organizations such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI), Joint Commission (JC), International Association for Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management (IAHCSMM), Association of PeriOperative Nurses (AORN), and others. Responsible for facilitating training in various aspects of SPS, including reprocessing and inventory management. Conducts departmental orientation, training, skills review and assists with educational programs to maintain high staff quality performance standards. Works closely with Supply Chain Management to monitor inventory levels to identify and take corrective action on matters relating to potential inventory shortages created because of additional case volume, scrap, or any customer related skills that may exist. Responsible for continuous quality improvement projects. Oversees appropriate reprocessing of reusable medical equipment (RME) to eliminate risk of infection and to provide timely safe patient care in all patient care areas. Reusable Medical Equipment is any medical equipment designed by the manufacturer to be reused for multiple patients. Personnel who are involved in the reprocessing of RME are responsible for knowing what …

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