Materials Operations Support (Main Hospital Distribution) - PRN

University of Utah - Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake City, UT

Educational Services

About the position

This position is responsible for participating in and overseeing the ordering, receiving, inspecting, storing, issuing and shipping of equipment, materials and supplies for various departments as a member of our supply chain division. The incumbent is responsible for inventorying and restocking materials and patient care supplies including clean linen, crash cart equipment and intubation boxes. Additionally, the incumbent is responsible for cleaning patient use equipment and ensuring that safety inspections, preventive maintenance and calibrations are completed prior to scheduled expiration dates. This position is not responsible for providing care for patients.

Responsibilities

• Supports response to product recall notices.
• Orders, receives and oversees the ordering and receipt of materials, equipment, stock and supplies for the organization.
• Uses the department's computer system to maintain verification of all transactions.
• Maintains a record of stock received and issued to departments.
• Inspects and verifies that received stock meets specifications and that orders are complete.
• Resolves order problems with vendors and departments, as necessary.
• Stores articles by style, size, material, etc. according to departmental procedures.
• Rotates supplies to ensure that items do not expire before use.
• Delivers goods to the appropriate areas on a routine or STAT basis.
• Maintains a clean, sanitary and orderly storeroom.
• Performs various clerical duties such as data entry of requisitions and receipts and answering phones.
• Answers staff questions regarding storeroom activities, as required, to ensure that quality service is delivered.
• Documents patient charges for equipment use and specialty cart supplies.
• Cleans and sanitizes patient use equipment using industry standard cleaning products and techniques.
• Maintains acceptable scores for ATP surface testing for infection control.
• Ensures that safety inspections, preventive maintenance and calibrations on equipment are completed prior to scheduled expiration dates.
• Delivers clean linen to various hospital and clinic locations following a predetermined par level.
• Performs other duties, as assigned.
• May oversee the delivery or distribution of goods by filling requisitions and comparing nomenclature, stock numbers, etc.
• May handle the packaging and shipping of packages.
• May make decisions regarding the physical layout of the storeroom.
• May assist in the counting, sorting and folding of linen.

Requirements

• Six (6) months of customer service, shipping and receiving or stock room experience, or the equivalency.

Nice-to-haves

• Valid, current Utah driver's license with proof of insurability.
• Completion of a medical terminology course within one year of employment.
• Previous storeroom supervision and employee leadership experience.

Benefits

• UTA Transit Pass