Title: Medical Support Technicians (1099)

Pay rate: $34-$35/hr. 1099

Locations: Location: VA Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS) 3801 Miranda Avenue Palo Alto CA 94304

Qualifications:

• All Medical Support Techs will have a minimum of 2 years recent experience.

Technical Proficiency:

• Medical Support Technicians to be technically proficient in the skills necessary to fulfill the government's requirements, including the ability to speak, understand, read, and write English fluently.
• Managing inventory: Pulling, replenishing, monitoring stock levels (including expiration dates and critical supplies), and conducting daily inventory using barcoding.
• Distribution: Distributing supplies based on requirements and delivering them in a timely and functional condition.
• Customer interaction: Providing information to customers and addressing any concerns.
• Preparation and cleaning: Preparing specialty carts and cleaning assigned areas according to aseptic principles.
• Receiving: Receiving supplies into the medical center.

Schedule:

VA Business Hours: Multiple Shifts to include: 7:00am-3:30pm; 7:30am-4:00pm; 8:00am-4:30pm; 10:30am- 7:00pm; 11:30am-8:00pm; 12:30pm-9:00pm; 3:30pm-12:00am; 12:00am – 8:30am.

Personnel shall be available and present during normal VAPAHCS hours, which will be established and may be revised as deemed appropriate for safe patient care. Currently, normal operating hours are twenty-four hours per day for 7 days per week. Based on requirements and history, the schedule shifts will be 8 hours. Employees will receive their schedule 2-4 weeks in advance. This can change due to patient care needs.

• A. Off-hours Coverage: Contractors will not be on-call.
• B. Length of shifts: There will be seven different 8-hour shifts (if applicable).
• C. Holidays and Overtime: Holiday and overtime will be scheduled and authorized as approved by the COR.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.