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The Technician Supervisor of the Operating Room is responsible for organizing, directing, and evaluating the patient care delivery system within the intra-operative setting and under a matrix organization accountable to the Operating Room Nurse Manager. The Technician supervisor is directly responsible for the management of patient care delivered by Medical Instrument Technicians, Surgical Technician, Supply Technicians, and Health Technicians in the VAAAHS operating room. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/25/2022. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Overseas the daily operation of the unit involving the OR technicians, ensures that agency policies and priorities are being followed, work assignments made to maximize OR time, patient care, and provide exceptional care to Veterans. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have master's or equivalent graduate degree, or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.B. or J.D., if related. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond master's or equivalent graduate degree Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary. Typically, the employee sits comfortably to do the work. However, there may be some walking, standing, bending, or carrying of light items(medical records, computing devices, manuals, papers, books, small parts). The work requires manual dexterity for computer data entry, office machine operation and filing. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/. ["The Technician supervisor is directly responsible for the management of patient care delivered by Medical Instrument Technicians, Surgical Technician, Supply Technicians, and Health Technicians in the VAAAHS operating room. In addition, the Operating Room Technician Supervisor executes position responsibilities which demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to the management of patient care for adult and geriatric patients who are in the intra-operative arena, in accordance with AORN and AST standards of practice. The Technician Supervisor is also responsible for coaching and mentoring technicians under the guidance and direction of the Operating Room Nurse Manager. Incumbent works closely with the technicians, nurses, clinicians, and anesthesia personnel to assure optimum quality control, efficient coordination of activities, and high quality care during intraoperative procedures. Currently there are 20 FTE reporting to the OR Tech Supervisor Incumbent.\nThe working supervisor/technician is responsible for operations, and equipment within the unit. Areas of responsibility include but are not limited to: Supervisory Duties: Provides direct supervision to scrub technicians, Medical Instrument Technicians, Supply Technician, and Health Technicians performing a variety of duties within the operating room setting at the VAAAHS. This responsibility includes development of performance standards, writing position descriptions, evaluating work performance, counseling of employees whose performance is marginal or unsatisfactory, and initiating disciplinary action when necessary. Receives formal grievances, resolving those that can be resolved at the first full supervisory level. Hears and resolves complaints from employees. Oversees the daily operation of the unit involving the OR technicians, ensures that agency policies and priorities are being followed, work assignments made to maximize OR time, patient care, and provide exceptional care to Veterans. Collaborates with intradepartmental and interdepartmental supervisors and leadership to negotiate, decide, implement, and monitor effectiveness of work-related changes affecting the operating room. Incumbent is the leave approving official, approving/denying requests for leave for the operating room technicians. Responsible for creating a fair and equitable vacation schedule, as well as tracking leave usage and taking disciplinary action as necessary. Interview candidates for positions in the unit; prepares formal requests and recommendations for promotions, reassignments to such positions, and other status changes, or recognition of outstanding performance of assigned employees. Responsible for yearly performance appraisals, mid-term appraisals, and competency's. Annually reviews the functional statements and the performance standards on all employees under his/her supervision. Determines staffing requirement based on past, present, and future workload patterns and develops the monthly schedules in conjunction with the operating room manager. Supports OR Educator with formal orientation, training, and evaluation programs involving the various operating room technicians. Participating in education through departmental in-services. Participates in the evaluation of new and established employees. Utilizes developed expertise in surgical technology and supply inventory. Ensures technicians are compliant with AORN and AST standards of practice as well as hospital and unit specific policies. Non-Supervisory Duties: Ensures that adequate quantities of existing supplies are available to meet workload demands of the OR Technicians, through a cooperative systemized process managed by \"logistics.\" Assures that clean core is stocked with necessary supplies always with special attention to emergent equipment and supplies. Routinely checks for and removes outdated/expired items before the expiration date. Coordinates new product evaluation (researching product information, obtaining quotes, analyzing product benefits, present to committee for approval). Recommends methods and products to reduce costs and/or increase quality. Works with vendors for new/additional instrumentation needs Keeps abreast of the repairs and installation of OR equipment in conjunction with SPS and Biomed. Serves as a liaison between Operating Room, SPS, and Biomedical Engineering. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8am - 4:30pm\nTelework: Not available\nVirtual: This is not a virtual position\nRelocation/Recruitment Incentives: Recruitment incentive not authorized\nPermanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized\nFinancial Disclosure Report: Not required\nPosition Description/PD#: Supervisory Surgical Technician (Surgical Care)/PD63100"]