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The Phoenix VA Health Care System is looking for a passionate and dedicated Medical Supply Technician to partner with our exceptional Sterile Processing team. In this crucial role, you'll ensure our medical center operates smoothly by handling sterilization, preparation, and decontamination of essential medical supplies. Join us and be the heartbeat of our commitment to excellent patient care! NOTE: The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this position. Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional At the VA Phoenix Health Care System, we're dedicated to improving the lives of Veterans and their families every day. We proudly serve Veterans in central Arizona at the Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center and 12 community based outpatient VA clinics. Typical duties include but are not limited to: * Provide sterilization, preparation, supply items and decontamination support for the medical center. * Receives contaminated critical and semi-critical RME in decontamination area and may receive noncritical equipment in the decontamination area as well. * Disassembles the RME and determines the correct cleaning method, such as but not limited to ultrasonic cleaners, mechanical washers, cart washers and chemical cleaning/decontamination agents as determined by manufactures instructions. * Removes soil, blood, tissue fragments, body fluids and other contaminants by wiping, soaking, rinsing and scrubbing. * Performs and documents daily operational checks and records for all sterilization equipment. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 08:00am-4:30pm, 03:30pm- 12:00am. Work schedule may be adjusted to meet the needs of the service. Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized for highly qualified candidate at service discretion. 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. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.