Summary The incumbent is a member of the Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service within Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr VA Medical Center. The incumbent is a member of a team providing support and purchasing, services to an adult, Veteran population with specialized needs. The work has high visibility and a positive attitude and a motivation to expedite services and satisfaction are critical to accomplishing the VA mission. Responsibilities The incumbent is a member of the Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service within Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr VA Medical Center. The incumbent is a member of a team providing support and purchasing services to an adult, veteran population with specialized needs. The work has high visibility and a positive attitude and a motivation to expedite services and satisfaction are critical to accomplishing the VA mission. Major duties include, but not limited to: Serves as the Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service Supervisory Purchasing Agent and is responsible for all procurement functions of the Service and for ensuring that all patient prosthetic orders are procured within the time frame established by National Program Office. Responsible for decision making and purchasing authority on all areas involving purchasing prosthetic appliances, durable medical equipment and services for patients. Distributing the balance of workload among employees in accordance with established workflow responsibilities, day-to-day modifying workload to staffing levels, to assure timely completion of workload, assure each employee has enough work to keep busy and balanced workload. Instruct employees in specific tasks and job techniques. Provides written and/or oral instructions, on-line references and materials, and supplies. Provide on the job training to new employees and orientation, training and competencies. Maintains a thorough and current knowledge of all prosthetic applications, VHA directives, Prosthetic Sensory Aid Service policies and procedures. Checks prosthetic staffs' work in progress and reviews completed work to see if work is compliant with service line expectations. Evaluate the work performance of subordinates to ensure they are completing their work according to the current established policies, directives, regulations, and performance measures. Examining incoming prescriptions and prepare purchase orders for purchase, rent or lease of prosthetics and orthotic supplies, services and equipment. Prepares authorizations for procurement of prosthetic/orthotic appliances, sensory aids, durable medical equipment, wheelchairs, and scooter lifts, while adhering to contracts and schedules, both formal and informal. Examines clinical health record, other electronic databases, claim folders and contacts the various Regional Offices to ensure appropriate eligibility and entitlement for prosthetic items and services, advises Veterans of the same. Provides corrective counseling if needed. Performs annual Performance Appraisals with staff members. Work Schedule: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized Telework: Ad-Hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Purchasing Agent/PD50526A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/07/2026. 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-07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-06. 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-06 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not 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: experience with leading or supervising a select group or team, knowledge of federal laws and regulations pertaining to procurement and provision of prosthetic items and services; interpret and apply policies, procedures, rules, and regulations; communicate with and provide friendly customer service to a wide variety of contacts: patients, families, vendors/supply personnel, and staff including members of the health care team both within the local facility and at external facilities; identify needs, gather, organize, and maintain information; listen effectively and clarify information as needed; identify and analyze problems, use sound reasoning and find alternative solutions; and organize work, establish priorities, and meet deadlines. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Accountability Manages and Organizes Information Manages Resources Problem Solving Technical Competence 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: Work is primarily sedentary when performing purchasing functions for PSAS; however, while conducting inventory management functions, the incumbent may work comfortably in a warehouse environment, sitting, standing, walking, bending, lifting, carrying, retrieving, and managing inventory. Prolonged periods of working at a computer terminal is required. Ability to retrieve equipment from a storage room is required. Climbing associated with stocking of equipment and other items in storage areas is necessary. The incumbent may carry/lift items weighing up to twenty-five (25) pounds. 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/. Education There is no educational substitution at this grade level. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/. Additional Information Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.
