Materials Operations Support

Huntsman Cancer Institute - Salt Lake City, UT

Full-time

Salt Lake City, UT

Hospitals

About the position

The Materials Operations Support position at University of Utah Health is responsible for overseeing the ordering, receiving, inspecting, storing, issuing, and shipping of equipment, materials, and supplies for various departments. The role includes inventory management, ensuring cleanliness and safety of patient use equipment, and maintaining compliance with safety inspections and preventive maintenance schedules. This position plays a crucial role in supporting patient care by ensuring that necessary materials are available and properly maintained, although it does not involve direct patient care.

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

• Employee discounts on services and products.
• Health insurance coverage.
• Paid holidays and vacation time.